About Psilocybe caerulescens Murrill
Psilocybe caerulescens has a strongly farinaceous taste and smell, which is reminiscent of cucumber. The mushroom's scent fades as it ages or when it is dried. In terms of habitat and growth pattern, Psilocybe caerulescens grows gregariously or in cespitose clusters, and rarely grows alone. It fruits from June to October, growing on disturbed ground that is often free of herbaceous plants. It often grows in sunny areas, and prefers muddy orangish brown soils that contain large amounts of woody debris. Psilocybe caerulescens was first reported in 1923 by Murrill, who collected it near Montgomery, Alabama growing on sugarcane mulch. The species has not been re-documented at this original location since that first report. It was discovered in northern Georgia in 2000, and is common and widespread across that region. More recently, it was found in South Carolina in September 2008.
