# World’s first ‘dark magic mushroom’ discovered in Florida

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2 outlets covering · First listed: Popular Science, Nov 12, 2026, 10:59 AM · Read it: <https://www.popsci.com/environment/dark-magic-mushroom-discovery-florida/>

‘Galerina indica’ is both psychedelic and toxic.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 12, 2026, 8:40 AM: [Dark magic mushroom is first to contain both psychedelic and toxic compounds](<https://phys.org/news/2026-11-dark-magic-mushroom-psychedelic-toxic.html>) — Phys.org (Science news)
  The world of mushrooms is surrounded by myth and misunderstanding. One thing seems clear: There are magic mushrooms, containing psychedelic compounds, and there are poisonous mushrooms, containing amatoxins. Or is it?
- Nov 12, 2026, 10:59 AM: [World’s first ‘dark magic mushroom’ discovered in Florida](<https://www.popsci.com/environment/dark-magic-mushroom-discovery-florida/>) — Popular Science (Magazine, United States)
  ‘Galerina indica’ is both psychedelic and toxic.