Psilocybin-containingHymenogastraceaeEurope
Psilocybe serbica
Bohemian psilocybe
Central European woodland species of stream banks and wood debris; includes the former P. bohemica and P. moravica.
Regional status: Native to central Europe
- Cap
- Convex to broadly flattened, 10–45 mm, ochre to dull brown, hygrophanous, margin often wavy.
- Gills
- Adnate, pale clay then dark purple-brown.
- Stem
- 30–80 mm, whitish to brownish, tough, staining blue-green when bruised.
- Flesh
- Whitish, blueing readily.
- Spore print
- Dark purple-brown
- Habitat
- Deciduous woodland, stream banks, wood chips, nettle beds and disturbed damp soil.
- Distribution
- Czechia, Slovakia, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Serbia and neighbouring central Europe.
- Season
- September – December
- Bruising
- Strong blue-green bruising within a minute.
- Odour
- Farinaceous
- Potency
- Strong
Key features
- ▪Autumn woodland and stream-bank habitat
- ▪Tough fibrous stem
- ▪Strong blue-green bruising
Field tests
- Purple-brown spore print separates it from rusty-brown Galerina
- Cut the stem lengthwise to see the blue reaction
Edibility
Psilocybin-containing; not a food species.
Warning
Shares wood-debris habitat with deadly Galerina marginata, which contains amatoxins.
Lookalikes
Photo and feature-based identification is probabilistic. Never consume a wild mushroom on the basis of an app result — confirm with an experienced mycologist.