Psilocybe subaeruginascens Magic Mushrooms
Psilocybe subaeruginascens: Background
Psilocybe subaeruginascens: Habitat
Psilocybe subaeruginascens magic mushrooms grow gregariously and in clusters on the wood chips, piles of leaves, woody debris, and occasionally on the dung of urban areas and along trails/roads in deciduous forests and gardens. It is found from April to July in southern Japan and subtropical Java, and February and March in South Africa.
Psilocybe subaeruginascens: Taxonomy/Naming
Genera
Psilocybe
Species Name
subaeruginascens
Sub Species
subaeruginascens
Common Name
Psilocybe subaeruginascens: Physical Description
Pileas
Cap is conic to convex, often with a broad central bump. Colour is tan brown, bruises blue.
Gills
Gills are crowded, slightly mottled, and cream-coloured when young becoming violet-brown with sporulation. Fixture to the stem is broad, reaches it but does not attach, or attaches in a slightly sloping manner (subdecurrent
Spore Print
Dark purple-brown
Spores
Dark purple-brown
Stipe
Stem is white to gray and may be slightly enlarged near the base. It has a well-developed partial veil which leaves a membranous annulus.
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