Psilocybe strictipes has a farinaceous smell and taste. Pleurocystidia are absent and its lageniform cheilocystidia are 21-45 by 7-10 µm. The cap is 5 to 30 mm across, conic to campanulate to convex, smooth, and translucent-striate near the margin, often with a low umbo. It is walnut brown to dark rusty brown, with a smooth surface and a separable gelatinous pellicle. It is Hygrophanous, fading to buff as it dries. The flesh sometimes stains blue where damaged. The gills are cream-colored when young and dark purple brown when mature, with an adnate attachment. The spores are dark purple brown, suboblong, and 11 by 6 µm. The stipe has a white to ocher, equal, tough, and cartilaginous structure with fibrillose patches. It is 4 to 10 cm long and around .25 cm thick. The partial veil is thin, cortinate, and does not usually leave any remnants on the stipe.
Cap Diameter:
1 - 2 cm
Odor:
Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive.
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Attributes
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Tips for Finding
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Common Questions
General Info About Psilocybe strictipes
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Attributes of Psilocybe strictipes
Cap Diameter
1 - 2 cm
Height
4 - 6 cm
Cap Shape
Convex, Bell-shaped
Cap Surfaces
Smooth, Slimy or slightly sticky, Visible lines or stripes, Fibrillose-scaly
Gill Attachment
Attached
Stem Shapes
Cylindrical
Stem Surfaces
Smooth to slightly fibrous
Ring
Ringless
Odor
Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive.
Growth Form
Gregarious
Nutrient Gathering
Saprophytic
Substrate
On soil
Occurence Habitats
Meadows, Disturbed Lands
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Habitat of Psilocybe strictipes
Psilocybe strictipes are found in grassy areas such as lawns and meadows, and sometimes under forest canopies.
