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Spore secrets: African ‘magic mushroom’ finally reveals its origins
Mail & Guardian SA
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South Africa
health
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14/03/2026
Africa may be the birthplace of the world’s most popular magic mushroom. Scientists have identified Psilocybe ochraceocentrata, a potent psychedelic cousin of Psilocybe cubensis, growing on grasslands and cattle dung in SA and Zimbabwe
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