Closest relative of 'magic mushroom' discovered in Africa

Closest relative of 'magic mushroom' discovered in Africa

A team of biologists, mycologists and microbiologists in the U.S., South Africa and Zimbabwe reports that a species of mushroom growing in parts of Africa is the closest relative of Psilocybe cubensis, the most widespread hallucinogenic mushroom known to science.

Magic mushroom discovery might explain how species spread worldwide

The discovery of a close relative of the world's most popular psychedelic fungus suggests magic mushrooms came from Africa about 1.5 million years ago.