Hi I live in Bc,Canada here's a list of all the mushrooms that grow in our area please note that there are different seasons for these mushrooms which you should probably look up!! CANADA
British Columbia Psilocybe baeocystis Psilocybe cyanafibrillosa Psilocybe cyanescens Psilocybe fimetaria Psilocybe pelliculosa Psilocybe semilanceata Psilocybe silvatica Psilocybe strictipes = Psilocybe callosa Psilocybe stuntzii Psilocybe subfimetaria Panaeolus subbalteatus Conocybe cyanopus Gym E1A nopilus luteofolius
 I'm personally looking for Liberty Caps a.k.a:Psilocybe semilanceata  which don't have to many poisonous look alikes!! Found August through December (with the main season being in October and November) often in large groups on soil, among grasses, in clearings, pastures, meadows, forest edges, open conifier woodlands, and on roadsides -- but never on dung -- in New York, northern USA, British Columbia, and Europe. Generally regarded as one of the most potent species See they seem pretty easy to find don't they!! I personally have never hunted for them yet but i will try my luck as soon as the season comes!! You'll find some good pictures at http://knarkkorven.magiskamolekyler.org/svampinfo/toppisar.html It's in a different language but the pictures are Liberty Caps!!  Glad to have helped you,hope you find some!!  P.S:They stain blue when they are pinched usually after 20 to 30 minutes(but always do a Spore-print if you are not sure!!)Done by removing the stem and placing the cap on a white piece of paper and putting a glass on top of it!Wait about 2-3 hours and the color the paper has is the Spore-print color!!
There are, of course, certain chemical applications used to speed up the bluing reaction which occurs in psilocybian mushrooms. One method involves "metol", a chemical used in photographic developing. "Metol" can be legally purchased from any camera and photographic supply outlet. Mix 1 part Metol with 20 parts water. Place the stem of the suspected mushroom in a "metol" solution and wait for approximately 1/2 hour.
If the solution turns blue, you have actually collected a mushroom containing Psilocybin!!!(The chemical in magic mushrooms that make you high!!) Glad to have been of help!!
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