Psilocybe ochraceocentrata mushroom, new species discovered in Zimbabwe and South Africa
Kathy Sharp
A new psychedelic mushroom that grows in southern Africa has been identified as the closest relative to mushrooms. Cylocyber cubensis, The most famous magic mushroom species. This discovery brings scientists one step closer to understanding the evolutionary origins of these psychoactive fungi.
alex bradshaw Professors at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, have named the newly described species. Psilocybe ochraceocentrata, Because the center of the cap is ocher. Collected from multiple locations in Zimbabwe and South Africa during 2013.
Source: www.newscientist.com
