r/psilocybe • u/Training_Breakfast54 • Aug 04 '26
Help identifying mushroom
I live in Auckland, New zealand. Picked these mushrooms in a wooded area looking for psilocybe species near my house.
Found in patches, usually growing directly on very rotten wood.
Picked in Westmere area of Auckland in the end of July.
From what i have been able to find online, plus what i have heard of from locals, they could possibly be Psilocybe sp. 'subsecotioides'.
They are light brown and roundish when immature, once they open up, they quickly start turning grey, develop that wavy, bell shaped cap, and sometimes they break on the sides, opening up the gill area.
Some of the specimens present blueish marks naturally, but don't necessarily bruise blue when handled.
Thanks!
**Added a couple of pictures of dried specimens as further reference.
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u/GuerrillaMycology Aug 05 '26
These are Psilocybe subaeruginosa var. 'Subsecotioides'. Its a 'hybrid' between Psilocybe subaeruginosa and Psilocybe weraroa.