Psilocybe ochraceocentrata mushrooms, a brand new species present in Zimbabwe and South Africa
Cathy Sharp
Psychedelic mushrooms rising in southern Africa have been recognized as a brand new species that’s the closest relative of Psilocybe cubensis, essentially the most well-known magic mushroom species. The invention brings scientists a step nearer to understanding the evolutionary origins of those psychoactive fungi.
Alex Bradshaw at Clark College in Worcester, Massachusetts, and his colleagues have named the newly described species Psilocybe ochraceocentrata, due to the ochre color within the centre of the cap. It was collected from a number of websites throughout Zimbabwe and South Africa between 2013…
