Psilocybe zapotecorum

R. Heim emend. Guzmán

Photo By Alan Rockefeller

Psilocybe zapotecorum

Photo by Workman

Common Names

"Mbey San", "Piule de Barda"

Cap

                    Diameter: 6.0-11.0 centimeters
                    Color: ochra yellow to brown/purple/black
                    Appearance: bell-shaped, becomes breast-shaped; always twisted and asymmetric in shape

Stem

                  Diameter: 1.0-2.0 centimeters
                    Length: 10.0-20.0 centimeters
                    Color: brownish (inside of stem lighter or white)
                    Appearance: very fibrous, elastic, often twisted, hollow

Gills

Form: rather closely spaced, not very broad
Color: violet-purple

Spores

                  Color: brown purple
                    Size: 6-9 x 4-5 x 3-4 micrometers
                    Shape: compressed ellipsoid, with germ pore

Habitat

Found only in Oaxaca, Mexico. Grows primarily on soil inswamps.

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