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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Hallucinogenic |
| fungus colour: Brown |
| normal size: Less than 5cm |
| cap type: Convex to shield shaped |
| stem type: Stem much longer than cap diameter, Simple stem |
| flesh: Mushroom slimy or sticky |
| spore colour: Purplish to black |
| habitat: Grows on plant material/manure |
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Psilocybe montana (Fr.) Quél. Cap 0.5-2.5cm across, convex to umbonate; deep reddish brown, drying paler; smooth, slightly tacky. Gills adnate, distant; reddish brown. Stem 25-50 x 1.5mm; dark brown; smooth. Odor not distinctive. Taste not distinctive. Spores ellipsoid, with germ pore at tip, 5.5-8 X 4-5µ. Deposit purple-brown. Habitat in moss in mountainous areas, especially common in Scandinavia. Found in Europe and western North America. Season July-September. Not edible although a member of a genus with many hallucinogenic mushrooms, this species is not known to be active. |
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