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Winter Teacher
Psilocybe caeruleorhiza
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".
From the article Psilocybe caeruleorhiza on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Psilocybe caeruleorhiza is native to the Eastern United States and has been found in Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, and Pennsylvania and grows primarily in man-made mulch beds. It fruits in cold weather from late Fall to early Winter, specifically October to January, with its season peaking in December.
Wikipedia: “Habitat and distribution”
In human culture
The specific epithet derives from the Latin caeruleo, meaning blue, and the Greek rhiza, meaning root. This refers to the strong bluing reaction present in rhizomorphs of this species on solid agar media in tissue culture.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1557717.