| Panaeolus affinis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Bolbitiaceae |
| Genus: | Panaeolus |
| Species: | P. affinis
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| Binomial name | |
| Panaeolus affinis (E. Horak) Ew. Gerhardt
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Panaeolus affinis is a species of psychoactive mushroom belonging to the genus Panaeolus and is classified under the order Agaricales . Before the name of the species was changed in 1996, it was known as Copelandia affinis. The mushroom was first observed in 1980 by E. Horak.[1][2] The mushroom contains the chemicals psilocybin and psilocin, which cause hallucinations and distorted perception of reality when ingested.[3][4]
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- ^ "Psilocybin/Psilocyn | CESAR". www.cesar.umd.edu. Retrieved 2019-04-19.