Psilocybin mushrooms are mushrooms which contain the hallucinogenic substances psilocybin, psilocin, baeocystin and norbaeocystin.The mushrooms are collected and grown as an entheogen and recreational drug, despite being illegal in many countries.Many psilocybin mushrooms are in the genus Psilocybe, but species across several other genera contain the drugs. Featuring the same mycotoxins as the death cap mushroom, C. filaris is potentially fatal if eaten. Psilocybe cyanescens. They are a golden or toasted-brown color and are feared in folklore due to being poisonous. prov. The autumn skullcap, about and inch and a half in width, tends to grow on decaying coniferous trees and is yellow-brown to brown in color. . ] by Michael Kuo. (STAMETS & GARTZ, 1995). Autumn Skullcap (Galerina marginata) Funeral bell, also called deadly galerina, Galerina marginata, is a deadly poisonous mushroom. ... one Conocybe and one Inocybe. Europe. Similar to Galerina, a Conocybe species can be distinguished microscopically by its cellular cap cuticle, which is filamentous (thread-like) in Galerina. Inocybe spp. Galerina marginata. ... NAMA is committed to the promotion of scientific and educational activities related to fungi. There are many species of fungi and mushrooms that if ingested can cause great harm to your health. . Conocybe filaris. And there are a few that will even kill if consumed. Conocybe filaris is an innocent-looking lawn mushroom that is especially common in the Pacific Northwest. Tom Volk's Fungus of the Month for May 2003. blickwinkel/Alamy. This month's fungus is Galerina autumnalis, the deadly Galerina. Conocybe species have cap cuticles resembling cobblestones. Asia, Australia, and Europe 4. There are more than 160 different species, most of which contain psilocybin. D. Clarke, C. Crews, in Encyclopedia of Food Safety, 2014 Amatoxin Poisoning Occurrence. NAMA supports the protection of natural areas and their biological integrity. Inocybe Mushrooms can be small or medium in size, have long stems and tiny convex caps. Panaeolus cyanescens. The Genus Inocybe [ Basidiomycetes > Agaricales > Cortinariaceae . Both are found worldwide. Mushrooms in the genera Inocybe and Clitocybe species are the most common members of this group. Now we describe these fungi as Psilocybe azurescens nom. Amatoxins are found in certain fungi in the unrelated genera Amanita, Galerina, Lepiota, and Conocybe.Of particular concern are the death cap A. phalloides, the European destroying angel (Amanita virosa), and the American destroying angel (Amanita bisporigera and Amanita verna). For the rest of my pages on fungi, please click TomVolkFungi.net Galerina autumnalis is a deadly poisonous mushroom, rather common in our area and just about everywhere else I've looked. Inocybe species tend to grow under or around conifers or broad-leafed trees, and Clitocyte species grow in grasslands or on the forest floor. It can be found in relatively wet forests on very well decayed wood. So I'm sitting at the collection tables after a day of fungus hunting, surrounded by mushrooms, microscopes, keys, drying equipment, and mycologists. It is easy to confuse Conocybe species for Galerina species unless the microscopic nature of the cap cuticle is examined. Image credit: Henri Koskinen/Shutterstock.com. In continuation of these studies, in this paper some analysis and cultivation experiments of the species from America and South Africa including of some results of the "classic" fungus Psilocybe mexicana HEIM and a new Galerina (BESL, 1993) are described. Muscarine, the toxin, competes with acetylcholine at its receptor-binding sites.