- Psilocybe subaeruginosa
Taxobox
name = "Psilocybe subaeruginosa"
image_width = 250px
regnum = Fungi
divisio =Basidiomycota
classis =Agaricomycetes
ordo =Agaricales
familia =Strophariaceae
genus =Psilocybe
species = "P. subaeruginosa"
binomial = "Psilocybe subaeruginosa"
binomial_authority = Clelandmycomorphbox
name = Psilocybe subaeruginosa
whichGills = adnate
whichGills2 = adnexed
capShape = conical
capShape2=convex
hymeniumType=gills
stipeCharacter=bare
ecologicalType=saprotrophic
sporePrintColor=purple brown
howEdible=psychoactive"Psilocybe subaeruginosa" is a
psychedelic mushroom which haspsilocybin andpsilocin as main active compounds.Description
*Cap: 1-6 cm, conical to convex, tan brown, hygrophanous, margin striate when moist, uplifting in age, often with a slight umbo. Bruising bluish where damaged.
*Gills: Crowded, cream color when young, violet brown in age, with adnate to adnexed attachment.
*Spores: Dark violet brown, subellipsoid, 14 x 7 um.
*Stipe: 4.5 to 12 cm long, .2 to .4 cm thick, white to grey, finely striate, equal to slightly enlarged near the base. With a white cortinate partial veil which soon disappears and often leaves traces in the upper stem.
*Taste: Farinaceous.
*Odor: Farinaceous.
*Microscopic features:Distribution and habitat
Grows in clusters in wood chips, piles of leaves and woody debris in urban areas and along trails and roads in deciduous forests and gardens. Found in Tasmania and Australia where it is common. Also one of the most common "Psilocybe" sp. mushrooms found in and around New Zealand.
Alkaloid content
"Psilocybe subaeruginosa" alkaloid content can vary widely however it is roughly twice that of
Psilocybe cubensis . The mature mushrooms are not nearly as strong as newly formed fruit.External links
* [http://www.sporeworksgallery.com/Section-Cyanescens/Psilocybe_subaeruginosa_Specimen_3_NZ Psilocybe subaeruginosa microscopy composite]
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