Revised August 9, 2005 and October 11, 2007
Copyright 1999-2007 by John W. Allen



Psilocybe caerulipes



Psilocybe caerulipes (Peck) Sacc.
(Photo: A. H. Smith)


 

Cap:

Gills: Lavender to Chocolate-brown.

Stem: White and hollow and bluing when damaged by human handling or natural causes.

Spores:

Spore Print: Chocolate to purple-brown.

Habitat: Woodchips and beauty bark in man-made gardens in public places.

Distribution: Georgia to Massachusetts in the north and west to Ohio and north to Michigan and southern Ontario.

Season: Late May threough August into September.

Dosage: One to three shrooms fresh.

Comment: Very elusive but common when found. Large collections in West Virginia resulted in more than 80 arrests on one single day. see: Click Here. Very similar to another speices, Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata, which also inhabits the same habitat as P. caerulipes.



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Above three Photographs compliments of Raver.


















Above five Photographs compliments of DTM.







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