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Requesting ID: Psilocybe germanica/Psilocybe serbica? (Found in Speyer, Germany)
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Hi everyone,

I’m looking for a precise ID on a Psilocybe specimen I found in Germany, Speyer (south-west Germany) on 27. Oct 2025.

What species is this?

I think this might be P. germanica, or P. serbica, since they are officially the same species.

This specimen was found in the city, unlike P. serbica, which in my opinion prefers forest edges, forest trails, etc., with whom I have some experience in the Balkans and I have never seen them in the city itself.

Found directly in the city, ground elevation 98.57 m
growing on a small patch of grass next to an entrance walkway
Adjacent to a large lawn, a tree, and some shrubbery
No visible wood chips or mulch on the surface

Single fruitbody

Strong blue bruising on the stipe and parts of the cap (noticed immediately on the spot)

Spore print is dark purple-brown
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Macroscopic Description

Cap (pileus):
Medium-sized, conical to convex, transitioning to broadly convex with a pronounced central umbo
Surface smooth, probably hygrophanous

Gills (lamellae):
adnate to slightly adnexed, medium density.
Color consistent with Psilocybe species — brownish with purplish tones.

Stipe (stem):
Slender, cylindrical, whitish to pale beige, Smooth
Noticeable blue bruising along the stipe, especially mid-section and near base.
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(I will attach the full set of photos: fresh specimen, dried specimen, bruising, spore print, and habitat.)

Any input from people familiar with European Psilocybes is greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

Edited by dmadrfakr (11/02/25 06:12 PM)

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Re: Requesting ID: Psilocybe germanica/Psilocybe serbica? (Found in Speyer, Germany) [Re: dmadrfakr]
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Looks like Stropharia


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Re: Requesting ID: Psilocybe germanica/Psilocybe serbica? (Found in Speyer, Germany) [Re: Icyurmt]
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"1. Stropharia does not bruise blue – ever.
The genus Stropharia does not contain psilocybin and never shows any blue bruising when touched, damaged, or dried.
In photos, bruising is clearly visible:
on the stipe,
on parts of the cap,
and in the dried tissue.
This automatically excludes Stropharia.
2. mushroom’s spore print is dark purple-brown
The genus Stropharia has a dark purple to blackish-purple spore print, sometimes almost black.
But their shade is:
more black-purple, less brown,
usually more uniform and very dark.
In photos, the spore print looks exactly Psilocybe — dark purple-brown, without the deep black tone.
This also excludes Stropharia.
3. Stropharia grows in different habitats
They most often grow:
on wood chips (S. rugosoannulata),
on garden soil and compost (S. aeruginosa),
in clusters, very rarely solitary.
This mushroom:
grows in grass, next to a walkway,
solitary,
with no visible wood chips on the surface (even though buried woody debris is possible → typical for Psilocybe germanica).
The habitat is unusual for Stropharia, but typical for urban wood-lover Psilocybe.
4. The cap shape does not match Stropharia
This mushroom has:
a conical to convex cap,
a clear umbo (central bump),
a hygrophanous zone,
caramel color when moist.
Stropharia species (e.g., S. semiglobata, S. aeruginosa, S. rugosoannulata) usually have:
hemispherical or broadly convex caps without an umbo,
a different surface texture (more sticky or slimy).
This also does not match.
5. Stipe is thin, elastic, without a ringStropharia species very often have:
veil remnants,
a partial ring,
or at least a thickened or slimy zone.
This specimen has:
a thin, smooth, fibrous stipe,
no ring,
with blue bruising.
Again – not Stropharia.

Based on bruising, spore print, morphological traits, habitat, and cap + stipe structure, it can be stated very confidently:
This is NOT a Stropharia.
This is a mushroom from the genus Psilocybe.
In the context of the location and morphology, it matches Psilocybe germanica far more than any Stropharia."

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Re: Requesting ID: Psilocybe germanica/Psilocybe serbica? (Found in Speyer, Germany) [Re: dmadrfakr]
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Quote:
Based on bruising, spore print, morphological traits, habitat, and cap + stipe structure, it can be stated very confidently:
This is NOT a Stropharia.
This is a mushroom from the genus Psilocybe.
In the context of the location and morphology, it matches Psilocybe germanica far more than any Stropharia."



First off, that looks more like blue coloring than it does bruising to me, and the location, morphology, habitat, singular growth fit for one of the blue Stropharia like caerulea, cyanea, or similar..


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Re: Requesting ID: Psilocybe germanica/Psilocybe serbica? (Found in Speyer, Germany) [Re: Icyurmt]
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Thanks for the input!
Just to clarify a few things about the specimen:

I did not bruise or damage the mushroom to check for bluing — I picked it already showing that deep natural blue coloration, especially on the stipe. This is important because the blue Stropharia species (like S. caerulea or S. cyanea) do not naturally exhibit this type of internal blue pigmentation. Their blue tones are superficial and part of the cuticle, not internal tissue coloration.

A few additional points:

The spore print is dark purple-brown, consistent with Psilocybe and not with blue Stropharia, which have medium brown to purplish-brown prints but never this dark and never matched with internal bluing.

The bluing is localized along the mycelial base and stipe fibers, exactly where Psilocybe species bruise, and not where Stropharia shows any natural coloration.

Morphology & habitat also line up with the Psilocybe germanica/serbica group, not with Stropharia caerulea or relatives (which have viscid caps, different stipe texture, different stipe-base morphology, and different ecology).

I must add that I really appreciate you taking the time to answer me at all.
Thank you.

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Re: Requesting ID: Psilocybe germanica/Psilocybe serbica? (Found in Speyer, Germany) [Re: dmadrfakr] * 1
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I did not bruise or damage the mushroom to check for bluing — I picked it already showing that deep natural blue coloration, especially on the stipe. This is important because the blue Stropharia species (like S. caerulea or S. cyanea) do not naturally exhibit this type of internal blue pigmentation


Stropharia doesn’t show bruising (witch you’ve already said this is not), but they do show blue pigmentation which tends to fade in sunlight. Seeing as the stipe was protected from the sun by the grass, imo that’s likely what we’re seeing here. You can see further evidence of this in one of your earlier photos; one of the caps has a piece of grass over it and the blue coloring is still visible underneath the grass where it was shaded from light, but in your later photo of them printing, that same cap with the grass on it the blue underneath it is fading, that is very typical of blue Stropharia, and does not happen with the blue bruising seen on psilocybe.


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The spore print is dark purple-brown, consistent with Psilocybe and not with blue Stropharia



Blue Stropharia have purple brown spores just like what’s visible on your spore prints and on the ring zone on the stem.

These were also not growing on wood or wood chips, they are growing singularity from the grass which further fits Stropharia over a wood loving psilocybe..

Hopefully a TI “trusted identifier” will chime in soon..


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Re: Requesting ID: Psilocybe germanica/Psilocybe serbica? (Found in Speyer, Germany) [Re: Icyurmt] * 1
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I also think this is more consistent with a blueing stropharia.  Doesn’t look like serbica to me.


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Re: Requesting ID: Psilocybe germanica/Psilocybe serbica? (Found in Speyer, Germany) [Re: justjarvis]
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Thanks for taking the time to look at these.
I found this mushroom growing singly in grass (not on wood or chips). The caps were dry, not slimy, with a small central bump. Stipes were slender, no real ring, and the interior showed clear blue coloration that seemed fiber-bound rather than surface-level.

The spore prints came out very dark purple-brown.
The blue coloration was already present when picked — the mushrooms were not bruised beforehand — though I did also notice the blue on one cap seemed to fade slightly as it dried.

I’m just sharing all observed details so the community can help with an accurate ID. Any thoughts on whether this fits better with a blue Stropharia or something in the Psilocybe group?
All input is appreciated!

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Re: Requesting ID: Psilocybe germanica/Psilocybe serbica? (Found in Speyer, Germany) [Re: dmadrfakr] * 3
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The blue colour fading as the mushroom dries tells it all. This is one of the blue species of Stropharia.

Since it doesn't have white gill edges, and also lacks a prominent ring, it is not S. aeruginosa.
You can check the smell of it, in case it smells like freshly ground pepper, it is S. pseudocyanea, if not, it
is S. caerulea.


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Re: Requesting ID: Psilocybe germanica/Psilocybe serbica? (Found in Speyer, Germany) [Re: Anglerfish] * 1
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Thank for all your help guys!

After I did some online research today at my workplace (:D)) in the direction you guys have pointed I myself came to conclusion this is indeed Stropharia.
To me it looks like S. pseudocyanea (based only on pictures I found online.hhh)

I got to learn something new so thanks again.

<3

Edited by dmadrfakr (11/03/25 02:50 PM)

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Re: Requesting ID: Psilocybe germanica/Psilocybe serbica? (Found in Speyer, Germany) [Re: dmadrfakr] * 1
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dmadrfakr said:
To me it looks like S. pseudocyanea (based only on pictures I found online.hhh)



That species smells distinctly of ground black pepper. If you'd squeezed it and smelled it when you picked it, you would have noticed the smell if it was actually there. Otherwise I suggest S. caerulea. It matches well with the urban habitat.

From the description:

In deciduous forests on rich soil, esp. of Fagus and Alnus, also on rotten wood and
in pastures, but more often in man-made habitats as roadsides, gardens, on compost, etc.


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Re: Requesting ID: Psilocybe germanica/Psilocybe serbica? (Found in Speyer, Germany) [Re: Anglerfish] * 1
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I got confused when I first came across these.  It’s a tricky one.  In Germany I’d be looking for ps Cyanescens in woodchip beds in urban settings. 

Welcome to the shroomery!


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