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Psilocybe subaeruginascens

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Kingdom
  
Fungi

Class
  
Homobasidiomycetes

Family
  
Strophariaceae

Rank
  
Species

Division
  
Basidiomycota

Order
  
Agaricales

Genus
  
Psilocybe

Psilocybe subaeruginascens Shroomery Psilocybe subaeruginascens

Scientific name
  
Psilocybe subaeruginascens

Similar
  
Psilocybe quebecensis, Psilocybe graveolens, Psilocybe mescaleroensis, Psilocybe aucklandii, Psilocybe plutonia

Psilocybe subaeruginascens is a psychedelic mushroom which has psilocybin and psilocin as main active compounds. This mushroom is closely related to Psilocybe subfimetaria and Psilocybe stuntzii.

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Description

Psilocybe subaeruginascens Psilocybe subaeruginascens Exotic Magic Mushroom Species

  • The cap is 1-6 cm, conical to convex, tan brown, hygrophanous, margin striate when moist, and often has a broad umbo. It bruises bluish where damaged.
  • The gills are crowded, sometimes forking, slightly mottled, cream color when young, violet brown in age, with adnate to adnexed and sometimes subdecurrent attachment.
  • The spores are dark violet brown, rhomboid to subrhomboid to subellipsoid, and 7.5-12 x 6.5-8.5 µm .
  • The stipe is 2.5 to 6.5 cm long, .2 to .3 cm thick, white to gray, finely striate, and equal to slightly enlarged near the base. It has a well-developed partial veil which leaves a persistent membranous annulus on the upper stem. It bruises blue where damaged.
  • The taste and odor are farinaceous.

    • Distribution and habitat

    Psilocybe subaeruginascens Spring Psilocybe subaeruginascens Mushroom Hunting and

    Psilocybe subaeruginascens grows in gregariously and in cespitose clusters in wood chips, piles of leaves, and woody debris in urban areas and along trails and roads in deciduous forests and gardens. It is occasionally found in dung. It is found from April to July in southern Japan and subtropical Java. This species or a very similar one has also been reported from the Bay Area of California.

    Psilocybe subaeruginascens Psilocybe subaeruginascens Exotic Magic Mushroom Species

    References

    Psilocybe subaeruginascens Wikipedia
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