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View the spoiler for my guess at what I think it might be, but please first come to your own conclusion before looking at mine โ€” I don't want to bias your guess.

My guessPsilocybe cyanescens


They were found in mid-november in the Salish Coast region of Cascadia. They were growing out of woodchips composed of a mixture of western hemlock (majority), and western red cedar.

Side view of one full mature specimen:

A group with a sample of the substrate (the cap appears to be umbonate):

A closeup side view, and internal view of the stem (it appears to be hollow):

Cross section of the gills โ€” they appear to be adnate, or sub-decurrent:

Underside of view of the gills:

Spore print (first on white background (the split is due to two halves), second on a black background):

Examples specimens once dried:

Examples of the colony, and the location/substrate in which it was growing:


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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

1x glass (microscopy slide, mirror, etc.)

I've done this before, and it worked well, but I was unable to locate any when I was trying to ID this. Perhaps I should just purchase a bulk amount of cheap glass slides for this purpose to store prints on?