Sunday, 18 November 2012
Psilocybe atlantis
Cap: 26-38 mm diameter in dried specimens, conic to convex, smooth to slightly striate, dry and pale brown.
Gills: subadnate, thin, brownish, finely mooted and the edges are concolorus.
Stem: 40-45 x 2-4 mm (in dry specimens), equal, subbulbous, and brownish red to grayish-brown, covered with dfine small brownish scales towards the base of the stipe. Bluing is evident
Spores: (8-)9-10 (-11) x (5.5) 6-6) microns. Yellowish-brown with a braod germ pore
Sporeprint: Chocolate to purple-brown.
Habitat: Gregarious on soil.
Distribution: Known only from the type locality in Fulton County, North of Atlanta, Georgia.
Season: August.
Dosage: Unknown
Comment: This species belongs to the section Mexicana and is the second species found in Georgia. The name atlantis is for the type locality

What types of sites does this mushroom occur in? What was the area like where you found it?
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