Steven Hayden Pollock

American physician and mycologist (1947–1981).

Steven Hayden Pollock (August 12, 1947 – February 1, 1981) was an American mycologist who studied psychoactive mushrooms and published many articles on the potential of mushrooms to treat illness and improve quality of life. He was shot dead in his office and the murder remains unprosecuted.

Abbreviations: S.H.Pollock
Occupations: mycologist, botanist
Citizenships: United States
Dates: 1947-08-12T00:00:00Z – 1981-02-01T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Los Angeles
Direct attributions: 0 plants, 3 fungi
Authorship mentions: 0 plants, 3 fungi

3 fungi attributed to3 fungi:

Psilocybe tampanensis Guzmán & S.H. Pollock 1978
fungi species in the hymenogastraceae family
Psilocybe tampanensis is a very rare psychedelic mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae. Originally collected in the wild in a sandy meadow near Tampa, Florida, in 1977, the fungus would not be found in Florida again until 44 years later. The original Florida specimen was cloned, and descendants remain in wide circulation. The fruit bodies (mushrooms) produced by the fungus are yellowish-brown in color with convex to conic caps up to 2.4 cm (0.9 in) in diameter atop a thin stem up to 6 cm (2.4 in) long. Psilocybe tampanensis forms psychoactive truffle-like sclerotia that are known and sold
Psilocybe schultesii Guzmán & S.H. Pollock 1979
fungi species in the hymenogastraceae family
Psilocybe schultesii is a species of mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae.
Psilocybe wassoniorum Guzmán & S.H. Pollock 1979
fungi species in the hymenogastraceae family
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