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- Synonyms: Mountain Brownie, Mountain Moss Psilocybe.
- Cap: 1/4" - 1" (0.5-2.5 cm) wide; conical, plano-convex in age, becoming broadly convex to knobbed;, ,
margin lined; moist, smooth; dark reddish-brown, drying yellowish-brown.
margin decurved when young, inconspicuously fringed (use hand lens), nearly plane at maturity; lubricous when moist, dark-brown to mahogany-brown, translucent-striate to near the disc, fading to buff-brown; context thin, less than 1.0 mm, pallid;
- Gills: attached, almost distant, moderately broad; pale brown, becoming dark reddish-brown.
- Stalk: 1" - 2" (2.5-5 cm) long, 1/16" (1.5 mm) thick,
sometimes enlarged at base; dry, smooth, dark reddish-brown,
VEIL: partial veil evanescent.
- Taste: odor mild, taste slightly astringent or bitter.
also see: http://www.magic-mushrooms.net/MMPICKINGGUIDE.HTML
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