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Video: Psilocybe semilanceolate: description and habitat
2024 Author: Henry Conors | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-12 02:46
Psilocybe semilanceolate is a very interesting mushroom. Where it grows is of interest to many lovers of psychedelic sensations. In the people, this mushroom is also called the cap of freedom, the fun and the sharp conical bald head. Psilocybe semilanceolate belongs to the Strophariaceae family. Macromycete contains substances such as psilocin and psilocybin. They have a psychoactive effect, so the mushroom is classified as hallucinogenic and inedible.
Description
Psilocybe semilanceolate has a conical cap with a characteristic tubercle at the tip. Its diameter does not exceed 2 cm. The edges are always bent inward, although there are adult specimens with a flattened cap, but this is an exception, not the rule. It is olive-drab and streaked in wet weather, and becomes creamy when dry. The strokes disappear. The color of the macromycete cap can vary over a wide range of tones. Interestingly, even in a number of growing specimens, the shades can be from beige to dark brown. Coloring depends on a number of reasons: type of soil, weather, humidity, accompanying vegetation, etc. When damaged, it turns blue. The cap has a smooth and sticky surface. The skin is relatively easy to remove (especially in young mushrooms).
The semi-lanceolate psilocybe has olive-gray or light-colored plates that turn black with a purple tint over time. Its flesh smells like mold and can be of all cream and light shades. Macromycete spores are purple-black. Leg height up to 7 cm, diameter about 2 mm. In shape, it is uniformly thick with a seal at the base. In young mushrooms, the stem is straight, while in old ones it can bend. In color, it is somewhat lighter than the cap, at the base it may have a bluish tint. Its surface may be finely scaly or smooth. The leg itself is flexible, strong, elastic, without a border.
Habitat
Psilocybe semilanceolate can grow in groups of several dozen copies or singly. The fungus can be found in the grass cover of fields and meadows, on cattle pastures, in wastelands, in parks, on roadsides and paths. Prefers hummocks, irrigated surfaces and damp places. A characteristic feature is that the fungus never grows in cultivated cultivated fields. Psilocybe semilanceolate has a symbiotic relationship with certain types of grasses. It bears fruit from August until frost. The peak is in September-October. This macromycete is widespread in some regions of the northern temperate zone.
Action
Psilocybe semilanceolate gives a psychedelic effect by acting on the central nervous system. The content of psilocybin in mushrooms from different regions may vary. After swallowing them on an empty stomach in their raw form, the effect occurs after about 20 minutes and lasts 4-8 hours. Mushroom infusion begins to act much faster. It should be understood that the use of "fun" can cause various mental abnormalities, partial, and sometimes complete, irreversible loss of mind! It is especially not recommended to eat psilocybin mushrooms for overly susceptible individuals and people with suicidal tendencies.
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