page_title: Psilocybe
section_title: Distribution and habitat
hierarchical_section_title: Psilocybe / Distribution and habitat
caption_attribution_description: English: Global distribution of pschoactive species of Psilocybe genus mushrooms
context_page_description: Psilocybe is a genus of gilled mushrooms, growing worldwide, in the family Hymenogastraceae. Most or nearly all species contain the psychedelic compounds Psilocybin, psilocin and baeocystin.
context_section_description: Geographically, species in this genus are found throughout the world in most biomes.  The greatest species diversity seems to be in the neotropics, from Mesoamerica through Brazil and Chile. Psilocybe are found in a variety of habitats and substrates. Many of the species found in temperate regions, such as Psilocybe cyanescens, seem to have an affinity for landscaped areas mulched with woodchips and are actually rather rare in natural settings removed from human habitation. Contrary to popular belief, only a minority of Psilocybe species, such as P. cubensis and P. subcubensis, grow directly on feces. Many other species are found in habitats such as mossy, grassy, or forest humus soils.
caption: Global distribution of over 100 psychoactive species of genus Psilocybe mushrooms.[13]:207
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