Psilocybin-containingHymenogastraceaeNorth America
Psilocybe quebecensis
Quebec psilocybe
Cool-temperate riverside species of Quebec, fruiting on sandy alluvial soil and buried wood.
Regional status: Native to eastern Canada
- Cap
- Convex to flattened, 10–30 mm, ochre-brown, hygrophanous.
- Gills
- Adnate, pale then purple-brown.
- Stem
- 25–60 mm, whitish, blueing.
- Flesh
- Whitish, blueing.
- Spore print
- Dark purple-brown
- Habitat
- Sandy river banks, alder and birch debris.
- Distribution
- Quebec and neighbouring eastern Canada.
- Season
- August – October
- Bruising
- Blue where bruised.
- Odour
- Farinaceous
- Potency
- Moderate
Key features
- ▪Riverbank alluvial soil
- ▪Ochre hygrophanous cap
- ▪Blue bruising
Field tests
- Purple-brown spore print
- Bruise the stem base
Edibility
Psilocybin-containing; not a food species.
Warning
Riverside wood debris also supports deadly Galerina marginata.
Photo and feature-based identification is probabilistic. Never consume a wild mushroom on the basis of an app result — confirm with an experienced mycologist.