Cap: 1. When opening first convex with a distinct central bump an umbo that remains as the cap opens out and the cap margin becomes wavy. That waviness is the hallmark for this species.
The colour is orange-brown at first, but when drying out it becomes tan-brown or ochre-brown. It readily bruises a greenish blue at the margin and centre of the cap. The whole cap can become a dark blue-brown with age. The gills show through as lines on the outer part of the cap. Shiny and slimy viscid when wet. The margin is thick and hangs over the gills. Gills: Moderately crowded, broadly attached to the stem or notched. Starting out pale tan, they soon develop dark spots and in the end turn completely dark purple brown.
Readily turning blue when touched and damaged. Stems: 4—9 cm long x 0. The stem turns blue-green when touched and damaged. Ring or veil: Threads from the veil are visible on the cap margin and the stem when the cap is opening up.
Cup: None. Spores: 10—14 x 5. Habitat: In troops and flushes, often on wood chips, on woody debris, rarely in lawns, common especially in urban environments. NOT Psilocybe species! Toxic Galerina marginata , photograph by Adolf Ceska. Psilocybe cyanescens — Wavy caps. Gills: attached or notched, pale tan then dark purple with age, staining greenish blue where damaged. Spore print: dark purple brown. Description 3,4. Do not confuse with. Small brown mushroom are difficult to identify and some are highly toxic.
Spore prints help to distinguish Psilocybe species from small, brown mushrooms that contain deadly toxins. If the spores are dark purplish brown, the mushroom may be a Psilocybe. Once fruiting occurs, the growth of the mushroom is unprecedented, and attracts two main predators in its natural environment.
Most animals will avoid the mushrooms, however humans cannot resist picking mushrooms, especially ones containing illegal psychedelic compounds. The other organism that will seek out psychedelic mushrooms is reindeer, believe it or not. Reindeer will pick colonies of mushrooms containing hallucinogenic properties and burry the mushroom fruiting body for later use. Wikimedia Commons, February 21, If you are ever in California or Europe in the late fall and want to go on a scavenger hunt through some unexplored terrain, there isn't a more fun activity than hunting for mushrooms.
Make sure to check out the life cycle page on my website in order to see the amazing adaptations that this fungus has undergone, as well as the interactions it has with its external environment.
You can also go back and look at the classification of the fungus if you desire. Psilocybe cyanescens. Conservation Status: Not of concern Edibility: The blue staining indicates that it is one of the psychoactive species and it is generally considered to be at least moderately active.
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