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Another new bluing species of Psilocybe from Georgia, U.S.A.

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Gastón Guzmán at Institute of Ecology INECOL
Gastón Guzmán
Richard T Hanlin at University of Georgia
Richard T Hanlin
Craig White at AOL
Craig White
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A new species of Psilocybe from Georgia is described as P. atlantis. The new species belongs to section Mexicana. Species in this section are typically hallucinogenic. This is the second species of Psilocybe reported from Georgia, only P. weilii (section Cordispora) was known previously from the state.
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