Psilocybe sierrae Magic Mushrooms
Psilocybe sierrae: Background
Psilocybe sierrae: Habitat
Psilocybe sierrae magic mushrooms grow solitary to gregariously on dung in grassy areas. Reported Oregon and British Columbia in October through November, and in Chile during August. This species distribution is likely more extensive than presently realized.
Psilocybe sierrae: Taxonomy/Naming
Genera
Psilocybe
Species Name
sierrae
Sub Species
sierrae
Common Name
Also known as Psilocybe subfimetaria
Psilocybe sierrae: Physical Description
Pileas
Cap is conic to bell-shaped, expanding to broadly bell-shaped with maturity. Ochraceous to olive brown, bruising blue.
Gills
Gills reach the stem but do not attach and are initially clay coloured, becoming violet-brown with white edges upon maturity.
Spore Print
Dark purple-brown
Spores
Dark purple-brown
Stipe
Stem is usually slightly enlarged at the base, pallid, and forms a well-developed partial veil that leaves a fibrillose annular zone.
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