Psilocybin-containingHymenogastraceae

Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata

Spring-fruiting riverside species of the eastern USA.

Cap: Convex to flat, 1.5-6 cm, caramel to yellowish brown, hygrophanic.
Gills: Adnate, cream then purple-brown.
Stem: 20-60 mm, whitish, often with a faint ring zone, bluing.
Flesh: Bruises blue.
Spore print: Dark purple-brown
Habitat: River banks, flood plains, and wood chips in disturbed ground.
Distribution: Eastern USA, Ohio and Delaware river basins, spreading westward.
Season: April to June, sometimes again in autumn.
Bruising: Blue on handling.
Odour: Farinaceous.
Potency: Moderate

Key features

▪Spring fruiting
▪River bank and flood plain habitat
▪Faint ring zone on the stem

Field tests

Spore print must be dark purple-brown
Check for blue at the stem base

Edibility

Contains psilocybin.

Warning

Spring Galerina and Conocybe occur in the same ground.

Lookalikes

Galerina marginatadeadly

Spring Galerina occurs on the same flood-plain wood. Rusty print and no bluing identify it.

Photo and feature-based identification is probabilistic. Never consume a wild mushroom on the basis of an app result — confirm with an experienced mycologist.