Psilocybe cyanescens Wakef.
(Blueleg Brownie)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Psilocybe cyanescens (Blueleg Brownie)
Genus	Psilocybe (a genus of brownie toadstools)
Family	STROPHARIACEAE (a family of toadstools)
Order	AGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Psilocybe cyanescens is also a member of:
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Agaricales)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Dennis, R.W.G. & Wakefield, E.M.	1946	New or interesting British fungi	TBMS Vol 29 (3): 141-166.
	Pegler, D.N. & Legon, N.W.	1998	Profiles of Fungi No. 98: Psilocybe cyanescens Wakef. apud Dennis & Wakef.	Mycologist Vol 12 (4): 180-181.

Psilocybe cyanescens (Blueleg Brownie) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Psilocybe
(a genus of brownie toadstools)

STROPHARIACEAE
(a family of toadstools)

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Psilocybe cyanescens (Blueleg Brownie)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Psilocybe cyanescens (Blueleg Brownie)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Psilocybe cyanescens is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)