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Psilocybe muliercula

Psilocybe muliercula is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Psilocybe muliercula rather than just read about it. In short: Psilocybe muliercula is a species of entheogenic mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae. This mushroom is native to Mexico and contains the compounds psilocybin and psilocin.

Key takeaways

Psilocybe muliercula belongs to biology; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Psilocybe muliercula to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Psilocybe muliercula from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Psilocybe muliercula is a species of entheogenic mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae. This mushroom is native to Mexico and contains the compounds psilocybin and psilocin. It is in the section Zapotecorum, other members of this section include Psilocybe angustipleurocystidiata, Psilocybe aucklandii, Psilocybe collybioides, Psilocybe graveolens, Psilocybe kumaenorum, Psilocybe zapotecorum, Psilocybe pintonii, Psilocybe subcaerulipes, Psilocybe moseri, Psilocybe zapotecoantillarum, Psilocybe zapotecocaribaea, and Psilocybe antioquiensis. Unable to locate this species in the field, botanist Roger Heim and mycologist Rolf Singer based their descriptions of this mushroom on dried specimens purchased from Matlatzinca Indians in the marketplace of Tenango del Valle, in the Nevado de Toluca region of the state of Mexico. In 1958 Roger Heim described this fungus as Psilocybe wassonii, but without any Latin designation; Rolf Singer and Alexander Hanchett Smith described it in the same year as Psilocybe muliercula (muliercula = "little women"). Both descriptions reported this fungus growing in Pinus forests surrounding the town of Tenango del Valle. However, after several expeditions to the area, Mexican mycologist Gaston Guzman located it 10 kilometers from Tenango del Valle in an Abies forest on the slopes of the Nevado de Toluca. Psilocybe muliercula is known to grow in Abies and Pinus forests at elevations of 3150–3500 and 2600–2800 meters, respectively." It is often found in areas after landslides.

See also List of Psilocybin mushrooms Psilocybin mushrooms

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Psilocybe muliercula

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Psilocybe muliercula claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Psilocybe muliercula before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Psilocybe muliercula ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Psilocybe muliercula

In research: Psilocybe muliercula appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Psilocybe muliercula in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Psilocybe muliercula is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Entheogens, Fungi described in 1958, Fungi of North America, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Psilocybe muliercula outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Psilocybe muliercula in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Psilocybe muliercula in simple terms?

Psilocybe muliercula is a species of entheogenic mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae. This mushroom is native to Mexico and contains the compounds psilocybin and psilocin.

Why does Psilocybe muliercula matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Psilocybe muliercula?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Psilocybe muliercula.