Oregon is at the forefront of psilocybin’s future, but the host fungi’s past is still mysterious

Oregon is at the forefront of psilocybin’s future, but the host fungi’s past is still mysterious

On a balmy April morning, a massive flush of psilocybe mushrooms popped up in a Portland, Oregon city park.This particularly gregarious bloom of Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata, or “ovoids,” stretched over a large mulched area, attracting casual pickers who filled their tote bags to the brim.One Portland resident, mycologist Jordan Jacobs, brought his camera to document the occasion instead.“[Psilocybe fungi] actually thrive in areas where human civ…