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Galerina steglichii Besl.
 
Cap:7-13 x 2-3 mm.

Gills: (10)13-15 mm.

Stem: 12-23 x 0.8-2.2 mm. cylindrical.

Spores: 8.5-10 x 5.5-8 microns

Sporeprint: Rusty-orange brown

Habitat: Found in a green house in Germany

Distribution: Possibly tropical climates since it was only found once in a hothouse in Germany

Season: Warm and after rainfalls in troipical climates?

Comments: Galerina steglichii is a tiny bluing tropical(?) species that was recently discovered in a hot house in the botanic gardens of Regensburg in Bavaria (GFR). Both psilocybine and psilocine were reported by Besl as ocurring in this species. Gartz also analysed some specimens in 1994. It was babtised in honour of Wolfgang Steglich, a chemist who has done a lot of research on, among others, fungal pigments. Gartz found both psilocine and psilocybine as well as small amounts of baeocystine in this species ranging from 0.05% to 0.14% dry weight.

Dosage: Unknown. And not recommended due to its relationship with the deadly species of Galerina



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