Shroom hunting Mushroom Hunting Basics

[Phungushead]

There are a lot of questions here on mushroom hunting... especially
stuff like: "I live in _______, what shrooms can I find, when do I pick
them, etc". Here, I have compiled information on hunting mushrooms
that should make things easier for everyone... remember that hunting
wild shrooms can be dangerous without proper identification, so it is
very important to take extreme precautions... such as guidebooks,
paper for spore printing, or an experienced hunter if you can.

The first place you want to start is finding out what shrooms grow
wild in your area, so you know what you're looking for... note that
some states do not have any shrooms listed, that does not always
mean that there are absolutely none growing there - you might have
to do a little deeper research. I will update this list as needed...


UNITED STATES

Alabama
Psilocybe caerulescens
Psilocybe cubensis
Copelandia cyanescens
Panaeolus subbalteatus
Gymnopolis spectabilis

Alaska
Psilocybe cyanescens
Panaeolus ater
Panaeolus subbalteatus

California (San Francisco to Oregon)
Psilocybe cyanescens
Psilocybe cyanenscens var. fibrillosa (jaguarangel)
Psilocybe pelliculosa
Psilocybe semilanceata Kummer.
Psilocybe stuntzii
Gymnopilus aeruginosus
Gymnopilus luteofolius

Colorado
Panaeolus castaneifolius
Gymnopilus spectabilis
Gymnopilus sapineus
Pluteus salicinus
Gerronema fibula
Conocybe cyanopus

Florida
Panaeolus subbalteatus
Psilocybe caerulescens
Psilocybe cubensis
Psilocybe mammilata
Psilocybe tampanensis
Copelandia cyanescens
Copelandia chlorocystis
Gymnopilus luteofolius
...and an as yet
unnamed Panaeolus species!

Georgia
Psilocybe weilii
Psilocybe cubensis
Psilocybe atlantis
Ps. caerulescens
Ps. caerulipes
Copelandia cyanescens
Panaeolus subbalteatus
Gymnopolis spectabilis
Gymnopolis luteofolius
...and 2 as yet
unnamed Psilocybe species!

Hawaii
Copelandia cyanescens
Copelandia tropicalis
Copelandia cambodginiensis
Copelandia bispora
Copelandia anomala
Panaeolus subbalteatus

Idaho
Psilocybe fimetaria
Psilocybe pelliculosa
Psilocybe silvatica
Panaeolus subbalteatus
Gymnopilus aeruginosus

Illinois
Pluteus salicinus

Kentucky
Psilocybe caerulipes
Gymnopilus spectabilis

Louisiana
Psilocybe caerulescens
Psilocybe cubensis
Copelandia cyanescens
Panaeolus subbalteatus
Gymnopolis spectabilis

Maine
Psilocybe caerulipes
Panaeolus papillionaceus

Massachusetts
Panaeolus subbalteatus
Gymnopilus spectabilis = G. junonius

Michigan
Psilocybe caerulipes
Psilocybe liniformans var. americana
Psilocybe silvatica .
Panaeolus subbalteatus
Conocybe smithii Watling.
Gymnopilus aeruginosus
Gymnopilus luteofolius
Gymnopilus luteus
Gymnopilus validipes
Amanita muscaria (Ninja Master)

Mississippi
Psilocybe caerulescens
Psilocybe cubensis
Psilocybe tampanensis
Copelandia cyanescens
Panaeolus subbalteatus
Gymnopilus spectabilis

New Jersey
Panaeolus subbalteatus
Psilocybe graveolens

New Mexico
Gymnopilus luteofolius

New York
Psilocybe caerulipes
Psilocybe semilanceata
Psilocybe silvatica
Panaeolus papillionaceus
Conocybe cyanopus
Gymnopilus luteofolius
Gymnopilus validipes

North Carolina
Psilocybe cubensis
Psilocybe caerulipes

Oregon
Psilocybe azurescens
Psilocybe baeocystis
Psilocybe cyanafibrillosa
Psilocybe cyanescens
Psilocybe fimetaria
Psilocybe liniformans var. americana
Psilocybe pelliculosa
Psilocybe semilanceata
Psilocybe silvatica
Psilocybe strictipes = Psilocybe callosa
Psilocybe stuntzii
Psilocybe subfimetaria
Panaeolus subbalteatus
Conocybe cyanopus
Conocybe smithii
Gymnopilus aeruginosus
Gymnopilus validipes
Amanita muscaria (phungushead)

Ohio
Psilocybe caerulipes
Panaeolus subbalteatus
Gymnopilus spectabilis = G. junonius
Gymnopilus aeruginosus

Pennsylvania
Psilocybe caerulipes
Panaeolus subbalteatus
Gymnopilus spectabilis
Gymnopilus aeruginosus

South Carolina
Psilocybe cubensis
Psilocybe caerulipes
Panaeolus subbalteatus
Gymnopolis spectabilis

Tennessee
Psilocybe cubensis
Psilocybe caerulipes
Gymnopilus aeruginosus
Gymnopilus luteofolius

Texas
Psilocybe cubensis
Copelandia cyanescens
Gymnopolis spectabilis
Gymnopilus luteofolius

Vermont

Virginia
Panaeolus subbalteatus (phungushead)
Psilocybe caerulipes (phungushead)
Gymnopilus aeruginosus (phungushead)

Washington
Psilocybe azurescens
Psilocybe baeocystis
Psilocybe cyanafibrillosa
Psilocybe cyanescens
Psilocybe fimetaria
Psilocybe liniformans var. americana
Psilocybe pelliculosa
Psilocybe semilanceata
Psilocybe silvatica
Psilocybe strictipes = Psilocybe callosa
Psilocybe stuntzii
Panaeolus subbalteatus
Conocybe cyanopus
Conocybe smithii
Gymnopilus aeruginosus
Gymnopilus viridans
Amanita muscaria (phungushead)

West Virginia
Psilocybe caerulipes

Wisconsin


CANADA

British Columbia
Psilocybe baeocystis
Psilocybe cyanafibrillosa
Psilocybe cyanescens
Psilocybe fimetaria
Psilocybe pelliculosa
Psilocybe semilanceata
Psilocybe silvatica
Psilocybe strictipes = Psilocybe callosa
Psilocybe stuntzii
Psilocybe subfimetaria
Panaeolus subbalteatus
Conocybe cyanopus
Gymnopilus luteofolius

New Brunswick
Amanita muscaria (poorphucker)
Gymnopilus spectabilis (poorphucker)
Panaeolus campaulatus (poorphucker)
Panaeolus conocybe (poorphucker)
Psilocybe fimetaria
Psilocybe semilanceata (poorphucker)
Stropharia hardii (poorphucker)

Nova Scotia
Amanita muscaria (MrJim)
Panaeolus campaulatus (MrJim)
Panaeolus conocybe (MrJim)
Psilocybe semilanceata
Stropharia hardii (MrJim)

Ontario
Psilocybe silvatica
Panaeolus subbalteatus
Gymnopilus viridans

Prince Edward Island
Psilocybe semilanceata

Quebec
Psilocybe caerulipes
Psilocybe quebecensis
Panaeolus subbalteatus


AUSTRALIA

Copelandia cyanescens
Psilocybe australiana
Psilocybe eucalypta
Psilocybe makarorae
Psilocybe semilanceata
Psilocybe tasmaniana
Psilocybe aucklandii
Psilocybe subaeruginosa


NEW ZEALAND

Copelandia cyanescens
Psilocybe australiana
Psilocybe eucalypta
Psilocybe makarorae
Psilocybe semilanceata
Psilocybe tasmaniana
Psilocybe aucklandii
Psilocybe subaeruginosa


ENGLAND

Psilocybe semilanceata
Psilocybe cyanescens

(From Mapping the Mycelial Network, by Mushroom John Allen)

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