Psilocybe ochraceocentrata Spores: Syringes, Prints & Isolates

Psilocybe ochraceocentrata is a southern African species formally described in 2024, found on dung and recognised as a close relative of Psilocybe cubensis. The name refers to the ochre centre of the cap. Material under the trade name Ochra circulated in the hobby before the formal description, so older labels may not use the scientific name at all.

Vendors sell many isolates from the species, typically labelled with a collection name or an isolate code. The print is purple-brown and the spores are subellipsoid, similar in size to cubensis, so this is another species where the full fruit body is needed for a confident identification. Look for the isolate name, the generation (F1, F2 and so on) and whether the syringe is multispore or an isolate.

• Species: Psilocybe ochraceocentrata
• Described: 2024, southern Africa
• Spore print: purple-brown
• Relationship: close relative of Psilocybe cubensis
• Also sold as: many named isolate syringes, swabs