Sulfur Head (Psilocybe mairei)
Systematics:
- Department: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycetes)
- Branch: Agaricomycotina (Agaricomycetes)
- Class: Agaricomycetes (Agaricomycetes)
- Subclass: Agaricomycetidae (Agaricomycete)
- Order: Agaricales (Agaric or Lamellar)
- Family: Hymenogastraceae (Hymenogasters)
- Genus: Psilocybe (Psilocybe)
- Species: Psilocybe mairei (Sulfur Head)
Synonyms:
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Hypholoma cyanescens
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Geophila cyanescens
Harvest time: August – end of December. Location: individually or in small in groups on fallen trees, logs and in damp grass.
Hat Size: 25-50mm ∅. Shape: at a very young age – cone-shaped, then bell or chest-shaped, flat or concave at the end upstairs. Color: yellow if dry; chestnut if it’s wet. Blue spots on damaged areas. Surface: smooth and durable, if dry, slightly sticky, if damp, brittle in old age. Edge: after after the hat is already flat, the edge grows further and curls.
Foot Dimensions: 25-100 mm high, 3 – 6 mm in ∅. Shape: uniformly thick and slightly bent, marked thickening in the lower quarter, often found the remains of the skin peel. Color: almost white on top, below amber color, with dryness a light blue tint. Surface: fragile with silky fibers. Spore layer Color: color first cinnamon, then reddish-brown with black-purple spots (from ripe spores that fall). Location: not tight, adnat.
ACTIVITY: very high.
