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Amanita muscaria mushroom

Three red capped mushrooms outside: Amanita muscaria.

The toxin muscarine is found in the mushroom Amanita muscaria, more commonly known as fly agaric. While the toxin can produce a hallucinatory effect and may cause death, it is not one of the mushroom species commonly referred to as ‘magic mushrooms’. Magic mushrooms contain the toxin psilocybin.

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