Psilocybe ruiliensis

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Psilocybe ruiliensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hymenogastraceae
Genus: Psilocybe
Species:
P. ruiliensis
Binomial name
Psilocybe ruiliensis
T. Ma, X.F. Ling & K.D. Hyde (2016)

Psilocybe ruiliensis is a species of psilocybin mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae. Described as new to science in 2016, it is found in Yunnan province of southwest China. The species epithet, ruiliensis, is a reference to the location Ruili where the type collections were found. The type specimens were growing solitary to scattered in grasslands in which cows and horses had previously grazed. [1]

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  1. Tao Ma; Xiao-Fei Ling; Kevin D. Hyde (16 November 2016). "Species of Psilocybe (Hymenogastraceae) from Yunnan, southwest China" . Phytotaxa. 284 (3): 181. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.284.3.3.