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Psilocybe caeruleorhiza nom. prov.
Description deadline is January 15th 2024.
Found in the same original Ohio location found by Kyle Canan.
The first 4 photos after the cover are my iPhone photos.

Psilocybe_sp_ITS (502 bp)
CATTATTGAATGAACTTGACTCAGTTGTAGCTGGTCCTCTCGGGGGGCATGTGCTCGCTGTGTCATCTTTATCTATCCACCTGTGCACCTTTTGTAGACTTGGGACTAGTGAACGGGAGAGCTTGCTCTCCTAGAAGCTACACCAGGCCTATGTTTTCATATACCCCAAAGAATGTAACAGAATGTATTGTATGGCCTTGTGCCTATAAATCATATACAACTTTCAGCAACGGATCTCTTGGCTCTCGCATCGATGAAGAACGCAGCGAAATGCGATAAGTAATGTGAATTGCAGAATTCAGTGAATCATCGAATCTTTGAACGCACCTTGCGCTCCTTGGTATTCCGAGGAGCATGCCTGTTTGAGTGCCATTAAATTCTCAACCTTACCAGCTTTTGCTGATAATGGCTTGGATGTGGGGGTCTTTTGCTGGCTTTAGTCGGCTCCCCTCAAATGTATTAGCCGGTSCCCCGCGCAGAGCCGTCTATTGGTGTGATAATT

Ganymede collection.

Spores are 9.25 – 10.5 (10.75) x 4.5 – 5.5. (Alan’s measurements)

Or (8.83) 9.80-10.3-10.64 (12.17) x (4.55) 5.02-5.2-5.53 (5.89) (Jan’s measurements).

DNA sequence shows it’s close to P. pelliculosa.

15cm tall, big wavy edged caps, blueing, singular or with stems fused at the base. In wood chip and soil.

https://inaturalist.nz/observations/87154556 (seq) April 23rd 2021

https://inaturalist.nz/observations/167069008 June 11th
https://inaturalist.nz/observations/168270398 June 10th
https://inaturalist.nz/observations/166561227 June 10th
https://inaturalist.nz/observations/158512396 April 23rd 2023

Spores:
measuring 7.78 – 10.15 × 5.44 – 6.69 µm
Q = 1.26 – 1.64 ; N = 30
Me = 8.57 × 6.16 µm ; Qe = 1.38

9.00 × 6.35
8.45 × 6.13
8.91 × 6.31
8.71 × 6.50
8.31 × 5.71
9.11 × 6.62
9.01 × 6.60
8.71 × 6.17
8.11 × 6.08
8.25 × 6.12
10.15 × 6.18
8.82 × 6.61
8.78 × 6.05
7.89 × 5.52
8.40 × 6.48
8.20 × 6.05
8.36 × 6.25
8.09 × 5.68
8.43 × 6.03
8.16 × 6.23
8.50 × 6.30
8.61 × 6.35
8.41 × 6.48
8.24 × 5.72
8.63 × 6.28
8.57 × 6.34
8.97 × 6.69
8.56 × 5.92
8.20 × 5.44
7.78 × 6.19