Identification Liberty Cap Spore Print

Cover with a dark container and leave it overnight.

Identification liberty cap spore print. Liberty caps are common on the west coast of the united states particularly in the northwestern states of washington and oregon. Here s a good video that shows you how to check for a pellicle. If the cap leaves behind dark purplish brown spores when placed on a piece of paper while drying out it is more than likely a liberty cap mushroom. Spores for microscopy.

Other psilocybin species spore prints. Psilocybe semilanceata commonly known as the liberty cap is a species of fungus which produces the psychoactive compounds psilocybin and baeocystin it is both one of the most widely distributed psilocybin mushrooms in nature and one of the most potent the mushrooms have a distinctive conical to bell shaped cap up to 2 5 cm 1 0 in in diameter with a small nipple like protrusion on the top. Pacific blue liberty cap spore print microscopy kit. They will very in size and it really depends on the size of the mushroom cap that drops the spores as to how big each print will be.

Spore syringes for psilocybe cubensis azurescens cyanescens and panaeolus. If you take a spore print and you don t at least see a little bit of purple then proceed with the process of elimination. It s extremely rare we get a complaint on one of our spore prints as we strive for high quality. Stay safe and informed for a nice trip lol.

The spore works. Strophariaceae distribution etymology taxonomic history psychoactivity identification reference sources. Liberty caps are often recognised by the small nipple like protrusion on top of the cap. Magic mushroom or liberty cap.

Take the stem from the cap and place the cap gill side down half on black and half on white paper. It would help to see the undersides and spore print color would also be useful. Its spores are brown to reddish brown. Psilocybe semilanceata commonly known in the uk as the magic mushroom and in the usa as liberty cap appears in grassland in autumn.

The spore will fall and leave a print on the paper to help you identify it. Psilocybin genera major and minor spore prints. Perhaps check to see if the cap bears a pellicle. Take the print on a non porous pure black surface.

You will see the print more easily on white but any difference from black is best assessed on a black surface not sure about the global distribution of p. These look like panaeolus foenesecii.