Psilocybin-containingHymenogastraceaeAustraliaNew Zealand
Psilocybe tasmaniana
Tasmanian psilocybe
Small Australasian species of dung, mulch and grassy roadsides across Tasmania, mainland Australia and New Zealand.
Regional status: Native to Australasia
- Cap
- Conical to convex, 10–25 mm, chestnut drying ochre, hygrophanous.
- Gills
- Adnate, pale then dark purple-brown.
- Stem
- 25–60 mm, slender, pale brown, blueing at the base.
- Flesh
- Thin, blueing slightly.
- Spore print
- Dark purple-brown
- Habitat
- Dung, compost, mulch and grassy soil in cool temperate habitats.
- Distribution
- Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales and New Zealand.
- Season
- April – August
- Bruising
- Blue at the stem base.
- Odour
- Farinaceous
- Potency
- Moderate
Key features
- ▪Dung and mulch habitat
- ▪Small hygrophanous chestnut cap
- ▪Blue stem base
Field tests
- Purple-brown spore print
- Scratch the stem base for blueing
Edibility
Psilocybin-containing; not a food species.
Warning
Deadly Galerina species occur in the same mulch across Australia and New Zealand.
Photo and feature-based identification is probabilistic. Never consume a wild mushroom on the basis of an app result — confirm with an experienced mycologist.