'Magic mushroom' in Queen Elizabeth II's garden 

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\'Magic mushroom\' in Queen Elizabeth II\'s garden

FILE - This is a Saturday, June 8, 2013 file photo members of Household Cavalry as they ride outside Buckingham Palace in central London. A mushroom with hallucinogenic properties has been found growing at Buckingham Palace but no one suspects Queen Elizabeth II of cultivating the magic mushroom. The Amanita muscaria was found growing wild in the extensive palace gardens during preparations for a television show. Palace officials said Friday Dec. 12, 2014 there are several hundred species of mushrooms growing in the palace gardens, including a number of naturally occurring Amanita muscaria. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

LONDON (AP) — A mushroom with hallucinogenic properties was found growing at Buckingham Palace but no one suspects Queen Elizabeth II of cultivating the magic mushroom.

The Amanita muscaria was found growing wild in the extensive palace gardens during preparations for a television show.

The mushroom\'s hallucinogenic properties have long been known and it has commonly been used in rituals.

Palace officials said Friday there are several hundred species of mushrooms growing in the palace gardens, including a number of naturally occurring Amanita muscaria.

Officials say mushrooms from the garden are not used in the palace kitchens.

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