Mushrooms · La Saladita, Guerrero

Teonanácatl

Psilocybe mexicana

Spanish: Teonanácatl

Teonanácatl (Psilocybe mexicana)
Photographed by enri7 on iNaturalist · taken in Sta Maria Tlayacampa, Tlalnepantla, Méx., México, not near La Saladita

Psilocybe mexicana is a psychedelic mushroom. Its first known usage was by the natives of Central America and North America over 2,000 years ago. Known to the Aztecs as teonanácatl from Nahuatl: teotl "god" + nanácatl "flesh." This species was categorized by French botanist Roger Heim.

TaxonomyAgaricomycetes › Agaricales › Hymenogastraceae
Local recordsNot recorded by research-grade iNaturalist observations within about 50 km; listed from the site's curated guide
Global records308 on iNaturalist

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Cite as: “Teonanácatl (Psilocybe mexicana) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/psilocybe-mexicana/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.