Psilocybe sierrae Magic Mushrooms

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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