Psilocybe caeruleorhiza : MycoTrue(TM) Isolate Vial

MycoTrue(TM) - Genetically verified material as isolate in aqueous solution provided in 10ml glass serum vial with injectable lid. Store refrigerated, guaranteed 6mo past purchase date.

P. caeruleorhiza

Known by the common name “winter teacher”, Psilocybe caeruleorhiza is a newly described psilocybin-containing mushroom species native to North America and is closely related to P. serbica (Europe) and P. aztecorum (North America). The species name, meaning “blue root” was inspired by the strong blueing reaction of rhizomorphs in culture.

Description

• Cap: Convex or umbonate, hygrophanous, brownish-tantypical of many Psilocybe species.
• Gills: Adnate or sinuate. Color transitions from light brown to dark purplish-brown as spores mature
• Partial Veil: Thin and subcortinate, but does not leave an annulus, which is an important field distinction from similar species.
• Stipe (Stem): Slender, variable in length (typically a few centimeters long, proportionate to the cap), with a relatively narrow diameter. Whitish to pale brownish, sometimes darker toward the base. Smooth to slightly fibrillose; no persistent annulus (ring). Often attached to rhizomorphic mycelium, which bruises blue.
• Spores (Microscopic): (10.2) 10.9–12.1–13.2 (15.1) × (5.5) 5.9–6.4–7.1 (7.9) µm. ellipsoid to subellipsoid to slightly asymmetrical (“mango-shaped” per Guzmán), thick-walled, walls ≥0.5–<1.0 µm with an apical germ pore, dark to medium brown.
• Similar Species: Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata may be confused with P. caeruleorhiza, but it possesses a thin annulus and fruits earlier in the spring and early summer, while P. caeruleorhiza fruits later in the season.

Ecology & Distribution

• Native Range: Eastern and Midwestern United States. Documented occurrences include Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, and Pennsylvania.
• Substrate: Saprotrophic, typically found in man-made mulch beds, indicating an affinity for anthropogenic environments.
• Fruiting Period: Late fall through early winter, especially October to January, with a peak in December.

Phylogeny

• Section: Aztecorum

ITS SEQUENCE:

TGCTCCTGGTCATCGTGATTTYATCAAGAACATGATCACCGGTACTTCCCAGGCTGATTGTGCTATCCTCATCATTGCYGGAGGAACCGGTGAGTTCGAGGCTGGTATCTCCAAGGATGGCCAGACCCGCGAGCACGCTCTCCTCGCCTTCACCCTCGGTGTCCGTCAGCTCATCGTCGCCGTCAACAAGATGGACACCACCAAGGTAAATTCGAGATCAAAACCTTACATTTTACAGTCTCTAATTAATTTCTCTTATTAGTGGTCCGAGGATCGTTTCAACGAAATTATCAAGGAGACTTCCAACTTCATCAAGAAGGTCGGCTACAACCCCAAGACCGTCGCCTTCGTCCCCATCTCCGGATGGCAYGGAGACAACATGTTGGAGGAGTCCGTCAAGTATGTTTTTTTATTACTTTATCTTATCGCTCCAATTCTCATATATTATTCTTTCTTCAGCATGCCCTGGTTCAAGGGTTGGTCTCGTGAGACCAAGGCCGGTGTCGTCAAGGGCAAGACCCTCCTCGATGCCATCGATGCCATCGAGCCCCCCGTCCGTCCCTCCGACAAGCCCCTCCGT

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