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Psilocybe: History & Regions

Psilocybe (/ˌsaɪloʊˈsaɪbi/ SY-loh-SY-bee) is a genus of gilled mushrooms, growing worldwide, in the family Hymenogastraceae. Many species contain the psychedelic prodrug psilocybin.

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Psilocybe topic overview

The analysis highlights History and Regions as prominent areas in the source structure around Psilocybe.

Related topics
119
Source areas
9
Connected nodes
128
Extracted relationships
151
Concept neighborhoods
28
Bridge connections
128

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

History and ethnography · 25 topics
Taxonomy · 24 topics
Distribution and habitat · 20 topics
Psychoactivity · 20 topics
Notable species · 10 topics
Description · 9 topics
Overview · 6 topics
Legal status · 4 topics
Cited books · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Taxonomy

Description

Distribution and habitat

Psychoactivity

History and ethnography

Legal status

Notable species

Cited books

  • ISBN ISBN (identifier)

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Psilocybe connects Entity context

The extracted context around Psilocybe shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Psilocybe → After, Agaricales, Albert Hofmann, Americas, By, Christian, Columbian, Deconica, Galerina, Garcia, Gordon Wasson, Hallucinogenic, Hallucinogenic Psilocybe, Heim, Heim's, However, Hymenogastraceae, In, Isauro Nava Garcia, Kuehneromyces Another extracted example is Psilocybe → An Identification Guide, Berkeley, Berlin, California, Chemistry, Cramer, Distribution, Germany, Guzmán, Hallucinogenic Species, History, ISBN, Known Species Including, Nova Hedwigia Beihefte, Psilocybin Mushrooms, Stamets, Systematic Revision, Ten Speed Press, The, Vol. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Psilocybe

Top relations

related to history · 40
Psilocybe → After, Agaricales, Albert Hofmann, Americas, By, Christian, Columbian, Deconica, Galerina, Garcia, Gordon Wasson, Hallucinogenic, Hallucinogenic Psilocybe, Heim, Heim's, However, Hymenogastraceae, In, Isauro Nava Garcia, Kuehneromyces
related to Cited books · 21
Psilocybe → An Identification Guide, Berkeley, Berlin, California, Chemistry, Cramer, Distribution, Germany, Guzmán, Hallucinogenic Species, History, ISBN, Known Species Including, Nova Hedwigia Beihefte, Psilocybin Mushrooms, Stamets, Systematic Revision, Ten Speed Press, The, Vol
related to Legal status · 14
Psilocybe → Brazil, Convention, Florida, However, In, Internationally, Psychotropic Substances, Schedule II, Supreme Court, The, This, UN, United Nations, United States
related to Biochemistry and pharmacology · 12
Psilocybe → After, DMT, HT, Hydroxylation, Initially, Psilocin, Psilocybin, The, This, To, Tryptophan, Two
related to Modern classification · 12
Psilocybe → Deconica, Fungi, However, Hymenogastraceae, In, International Botanical Congress, Negative, Nomenclature Committee, Redhead, Since, Strophariaceae, The
related to Notable species · 11
Psilocybe → Europe, Found, Native, North America, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, South AfricaPsilocybe, Southern Africa, Stropharia, The, Washington
related to Distribution and habitat · 10
Psilocybe → Africa, Brazil, Chile, Contrary, Geographically, Hymenogastraceae, In, Many, Mesoamerica, The
related to Medical and psychiatric aspects · 7
Psilocybe → Central America, For, Medical, Native Americans, Psilocybin, Shamans, The
related to Other · 7
Psilocybe → Ethnomycology, INCHEM, Neurotropic FungiPsilocybe Mushrooms, Studies, The Shroomery Detailed, Toxicology, Worldwide Geographical Distribution
related to Taxonomy · 7
Psilocybe → Machiel, MushroomExpert, Noordeloos, Taxonomic, Taxonomy, The Strophariaceae, Transition

Important terminology

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Important terminology

psilocybin species hallucinogenic mushrooms psilocin genus mushroom isbn found spores serotonin oclc however fruit use semilanceata clade non-bluing compound body

Psilocybe relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 151 structured relationships around Psilocybe. Examples in this analysis include Psilocybe → is a → compound of the Greek elements ψιλός and mossy → instance of → Many other species are found in habitats. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Psilocybeis acompound of the Greek elements ψιλός0.90text
mossyinstance ofMany other species are found in habitats0.80text
grassyinstance ofMany other species are found in habitats0.80text
or forest humus soilsinstance ofMany other species are found in habitats0.80text
Psilocyberelated to Biochemistry and pharmacologyThe0.60section
Psilocyberelated to Biochemistry and pharmacologyThis0.60section
Psilocyberelated to Biochemistry and pharmacologyTryptophan0.60section
Psilocyberelated to Biochemistry and pharmacologyTwo0.60section
Psilocyberelated to Biochemistry and pharmacologyDMT0.60section
Psilocyberelated to Biochemistry and pharmacologyHydroxylation0.60section
Psilocyberelated to Biochemistry and pharmacologyAfter0.60section
Psilocyberelated to Biochemistry and pharmacologyPsilocin0.60section

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Psilocybe bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Species, Hallucinogenic and Mushroom. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Psilocybe
    • Species
    • Hallucinogenic
    • Mushroom
    • Native
    • Non-bluing
    • Bluing
    • Semilanceata
    • Study
    • Found
    • Strophariaceae
    • Africa
    • Cubensis
  • psilocybe
    • Species
    • Hallucinogenic
    • Mushroom
    • Native
    • Non-bluing
    • Bluing
    • Semilanceata
    • Study
    • Found
    • Strophariaceae
    • Africa
    • Cubensis
  • hallucinogenic
    • Use
    • Mushroom
    • Psilocybe
    • Mushrooms
    • Species
    • Known
    • Used
    • Clade
    • Drugs
    • Non-bluing
    • Spores
    • Psilocybin
  • psilocybe cyanescens
    • Species
    • Hallucinogenic
    • Mushroom
    • Native
    • Non-bluing
    • Bluing
    • Semilanceata
    • Study
    • Found
    • Strophariaceae
    • Africa
    • Cubensis
  • psilocybe maluti
    • Species
    • Hallucinogenic
    • Mushroom
    • Native
    • Non-bluing
    • Bluing
    • Semilanceata
    • Study
    • Found
    • Strophariaceae
    • Africa
    • Cubensis
  • hallucinogenic drugs
    • Use
    • Mushroom
    • Psilocybe
    • Spores
    • Mushrooms
    • Species
    • Psilocybin
    • Psilocin
    • Used
    • Known
    • Clade
    • Drugs
  • psilocybe ochraceocentrata
    • Species
    • Hallucinogenic
    • Mushroom
    • Native
    • Non-bluing
    • Bluing
    • Semilanceata
    • Study
    • Found
    • Strophariaceae
    • Africa
    • Cubensis
  • psilocybe natalensis
    • Species
    • Hallucinogenic
    • Mushroom
    • Native
    • Non-bluing
    • Bluing
    • Semilanceata
    • Study
    • Found
    • Strophariaceae
    • Africa
    • Cubensis

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Psilocybe, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Psilocybe with History and ethnography. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
PsilocybeHistory and ethnography · splits 103 ⟂ 26
PsilocybeTaxonomy · splits 104 ⟂ 25
PsilocybeDistribution and habitat · splits 108 ⟂ 21
PsilocybePsychoactivity · splits 108 ⟂ 21
PsilocybeNotable species · splits 118 ⟂ 11
PsilocybeDescription · splits 119 ⟂ 10
PsilocybeOverview · splits 122 ⟂ 7
PsilocybeLegal status · splits 124 ⟂ 5

Map overview Semantic statistics

Psilocybe

Nodes129
Edges128
Triples151
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015504
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Psilocybe to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History & Regions, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Psilocybe · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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