THE P. CYANESCENS LOOKALIKE GUIDE For the beginner hunter Disclaimers The contents presented here make no representation, and it does not offer sufficient information for a totally safe mushroom hunt because it’s impossible to account for every single variable when it comes to mushroom hunting. It is the sole responsibility of the reader to positively identify their own mushrooms. Most Psilocybe species are considered LBM’s. This term is used when describing ANY indistinct brown mushroom. For your safety, you MUST consider all of your suspected Psilocybe finds as indistinct LBM’s until you have taken the proper time and technique to get an identification. This is NOT and identification guide, but merely a demonstration of how similar deadly and non- deadly lookalikes can be. Identifying LBM’s is ALWAYS a dangerous undertaking. Words of Wisdom “When in doubt, throw it out.” “There are old hunters, and bold hunters, but never old AND bold hunters.” (No matter how good you think you are, take any and all precautions.) “Mushrooms are like men- the bad most closely counterfeit the good.” “All mushrooms that bruise blue where damaged, AND have a jet black or purple brown spore print, are active psilocybin containing mushrooms.” Table of Contents Psilocybe Lookalikes P. cyanescens Galerina Tubaria Pholiotina Psilocybe cyanescens Grows in: Alaska, Northern California, Oregon, Washington, Canada, British Columbia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, UK, Germany, Nederlands, Italy, Ireland, Serbia, Switzerland. Lookalikes: ALL LBM’s. Tubaria group, Galerina group, Conocybe group, Agrocybe group *Notes P. cyanescens is colloquially called “Wavy caps” due to its characteristic wavy caps (unlike in the photo, but refer below). This does not necessarily mean that “waviness” indicates “good to eat”. Pileus Lamellae Stipe Tubaria furfuracea Grows in: Widespread in North America and Europe. *Notes Not poisonous but insubstantial. Pileus Lamellae Stipe Pholiotina rugosa Grows in: Widespread in North America and Europe. *Notes Contains deadly Amatoxins. Spores are also rusty brown like G. marginata. Pileus Lamellae Stipe Galerina Marginata Grows in: Widespread in North America and Europe. *Notes Contains deadly Amatoxins. Tends to turn a black color towards the bottom of the stipe. Has rusty brown spores. Pileus Lamellae Stipe Extras P. cyanescens growing adjacent to Tubaria furfuracea Photography credits Alan Rockefeller Lord Mayo Caleb Brown Michael W (Michael Wallace) Walt Sturgeon (Mycowalt) Nathan Wilson (Nathan) Teresa (Teresa) Tim Sage (T. Sage) Ron Pastorino Aaron Cena (mountainplayer) Hamilton (Ham) Gerhard Koller (Gerhard) Eva Skific (Evica) Jacob Kalichman (Pulk) Dan Molter Jonathan Frank (jonagus) Andrew Khitsun (Andrew) Judi T. (AvidAmateur) Christian (Christian Schwartz) Lightworkerpeace (gsharpnolack) Coen Oluna and Adolf Ceska Le Wulf Shane Marsh (Mushane) Clark P. Cleveland (Phillip) Drew Henderson (ClarkeCleveland) Sporulator .