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View the spoiler for my guess at what I think it might be, but please first come to your own conclusion before looking at mine β€” I don't want to bias your guess.

My guessPsilocybe cyanescens


They were found in mid-november in the Salish Coast region of Cascadia. They were growing out of woodchips composed of a mixture of western hemlock (majority), and western red cedar.

Side view of one full mature specimen:

A group with a sample of the substrate (the cap appears to be umbonate):

A closeup side view, and internal view of the stem (it appears to be hollow):

Cross section of the gills β€” they appear to be adnate, or sub-decurrent:

Underside of view of the gills:

Spore print (first on white background (the split is due to two halves), second on a black background):

Examples specimens once dried:

Examples of the colony, and the location/substrate in which it was growing:


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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago (8 children)

Very great report! We need more of those similar to that!

I'm sorry to disappoint you, but even though they look similar to P. cyanescens, they aren't.

Cyans have white-ish stems, dark gills, a purple-black spore print and bruise blue almost instantly when touching them.

Good luck next time! :)

[–] Kalcifer 1 points 3 days ago

I’m sorry to disappoint you, but even though they look similar to P. cyanescens, they aren’t.

Would you by chance have a guess as to what they actually might be?

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