MONTHLY FEATURE : Panaeolus (Copelandia) cyanescens : RDU - Red Down Under Spore Syringe

Spore Works Lab Monthly Feature: on the first of every month the Spore Works Lab will releases a limited quantity of mushroom spore or culture material from rare, interesting, and exotic varieties. These represent the ongoing efforts of our dedicated team towards collection, taxonomy, and species/strain development, and are offered at a discount to encourage further investigation. Your patronage ensures the continued research and development of these wonderful mushroom varieties, thank you for your support. Quantities are limited, as new features will be announced and rotated each month.

Spores provided in sterile aqueous solution using 10cc Luer-Lok syringes. One 1.5in 16ga needle will be provided for each spore filled syringe.

Habitat: Manure, Enriched soils
Climate: Subtropical

Strain Origin: Australia

Cap: 15-40 mm in diameter, toffee colored fading to buff in age, bluing where damaged

Stem: 60-100 mm, white to buff, bluing intensely when cut.

Gills: Adnate, mottled with reddish-brown spores at maturity.

Spores: 11.5-14 x 8.5-10 microns. Lemon shaped, reddish-brown in deposit

Comments: The RDU is a spontaneous mutation of the Australian strain of Panaeolus cyanescens, where the typically black spores are instead a reddish-brown. In fact, the entire carpophore lacks any trace of black pigmentation. The result is a mushroom with an attractive toffee colored cap instead of the normal grey tones.

The spore deposits with this strain are generally not as dark as compared to some others, but the larger than average spore print diameter compensates for this somewhat. The missing dark pigment helps increase the visibility of the finer details of the spores under the microscope.

This strain first came to light when Blue Helix noticed a few specimens of unusual red gilled mushrooms growing in a tray of Australian P. cyanescens. Specimens with the red gills were generously provided in the hopes that the mutation could be recovered and perpetuated.

Check out the Psilocybe cubensis : PF Redspore for a similar mutation in Psilocybe cubensis.

* Spores intended for microscopy and taxonomy purposes only. Images provided for informational and educational reference only and originate from cultivators and labs outside the US. Cultivation of this species is illegal in many countries including the United States. Please check your local regulations.

California, Idaho, and Georgia residents: Orders requesting Psilocybe Genera Spores shipped to California, Idaho, and Georgia will be refused, voided, or refunded. Possession of these mushroom spores may be illegal in CA, ID, and GA without the proper permissions.