Psilocybe australiana
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Psilocybe australiana is a species of psychoactive mushroom found in Victoria, New South Wales, Western Australia and New Zealand. Commonly found growing on Eucalyptus and pine mulch,[1] as well as on soil with wood or leafy debris, on tracks and roadsides, in Pinus radiata plantations, or in temperate rain forests.[2] The mushroom was originally discovered by Gaston Guzman and Roy Watling.[3] Further research by New Zealand mycologist Peter Buchanan has shown Psilocybe australiana to be a variant of Psilocybe subaeruginosa[1]
Commonly it is large umbonated mushroom with a sharp nipple, orangy brown hydrophanous cap, often with a margin flecked with white veil remnants and strongly visible radial lines. The stem is a strong white with a consistent radius, chestnust brown when the flesh is broken. The gills are very crowded, whitish brown soon dark chocolate brown and ascending towards the stem. Cap and stem often spotted with dark blue stains, and flesh quickly stains bluish/black upon damage. (left image)[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Bluemeanie. Sharman Australis.
- ^ Magic Mushrooms of Australia and New Zealand (pg. 6). Erowid Online Texts.
- ^ Dr. Gaston Guzman. Stainblue.com.
[edit] Further reading
- The genus Psilocybe (Agaricales) in New Zealand, Peter R. Johnston and Peter K Buchanan, New Zealand Journal of Botany, 1995, Vol. 33: 379-388.
Amanita gemmata, Amanita muscaria, Amanita pantherina, Conocybe cyanopus, Conocybe smithii, Gymnopilus spectabilis, Gymnopilus luteofolius, Inocybe aeruginascens, Index of Psilocybe, Index of Panaeolus, Panaeolus subbalteatus, Panaeolus tropicalis, Pluteus salicinus, Psilocybe, Psilocybe australiana, Psilocybe azurescens, Psilocybe baeocystis, Psilocybe bohemica, Psilocybe cyanescens, Psilocybe cubensis, Psilocybe mexicana, Psilocybe semilanceata, Psilocybe tampanensis, Psilocybe weilii
