Psilocybe caeruleorhiza, commonly known as the winter teacher is a psilocybin mushroom native to North America. It is a member related of Psilocybe section Aztecorum and a close relative of the European Psilocybe serbica and North American Psilocybe aztecorum. This species was first documented from Iowa in November 2021 by iNaturalist user "runmex".
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Winter Teacher being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Psilocybe allenii
- Psilocybe aquamarina
- Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata
- Psilocybe stuntzii
- Psilocybe subaeruginosa
- Psilocybe cyanescens
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Hymenogastraceae
- Genus
- Psilocybe
- Species
- Psilocybe caeruleorhiza
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