Psilocybe mescaleroensis Magic Mushrooms
Psilocybe mescaleroensis: Background
Psilocybe mescaleroensis magic mushrooms were brought to scientific attention by Lee Walstad.
Psilocybe mescaleroensis: Habitat
Psilocybe mescaleroensis magic mushrooms grow scattered to gregariously on dead grasses in savannas near the pine woodlands of New Mexico, often near gopher holes, during the summer and fall.
Psilocybe mescaleroensis: Taxonomy/Naming
Genera
Psilocybe
Species Name
mescaleroensis
Sub Species
mescaleroensis
Common Name
Psilocybe mescaleroensis: Physical Description
Pileas
Cap is convex with a broad central bump (umbo) and wavy edges. Brownish-yellow with an orangish center.
Gills
Gills are attached to the stem or reach it but do not attach, and are cream coloured when young, becoming chocolate brown with sporulation.
Spore Print
Dark chocolate brown
Spores
Dark chocolate brown
Stipe
Stem is slender and may be slightly enlarged towards the cap. Base has white mycelial chords. White though may have orange patches, and bruises blue. Produces a fragile and membranous white annulus that may be dusted with spores.
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