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Spores supplied as\u00a0spore prints<\/a>\u00a0on heavy foil.\u00a0Packaged individually, and guaranteed clean and stable.\u00a0Spore print size and density may vary based on species and variety.<\/b><\/p>\n

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Habitat:<\/b>\u00a0Grassland and Enriched Soils<\/p>\n

Climate:<\/b>\u00a0Subtropical<\/p>\n

Strain Origin:<\/b>\u00a0Natal, South Africa<\/p>\n

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Cap:<\/b>\u00a0To 25 mm in diameter, obtusely conic expanding to broadly convex with age, occasionally with a small umbo. Yellowish towards the disc, whitish overall, not hygrophanous, often bluish tinged along the margin. Surface smooth to irregular in places.<\/p>\n

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Stem:<\/b>\u00a040-120 mm in length by 2-10 mm thick. Smooth, silky white, straight to curved and enlarged near the base. Bruising bluish green where injured, particularly near the base. Partial veil scant to absent, not leaving veil remnants.<\/p>\n

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Gills:<\/b>\u00a0Attachment bluntly adnate to subdecurrent in age. Buff at first, then dark purplish brown with white margins.<\/p>\n

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Spores:<\/b>\u00a0Dark purplish brown, broadly ellipsoid, 13 by 8 micrometers on 4-spored basidia, though 1, 2, and 3 spored basidia observed.<\/p>\n

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A unique and exciting species endemic to Natal, South Africa.<\/p>\n

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Originally collected in 1994 in KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa in an artificially fertilized cattle pasture, another collection was made nearby in 1998 from an irrigated lawn at the Royal Natal National Park. Though it resembles Psilocybe cubensis, recent genetic testing has confirmed that it is a unique species. In comparison to the closely related P. cubensis, it is incredibly vigorous and resistant to disease.<\/b><\/p>\n

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UPDATE:<\/b>\u00a0The holotype of\u00a0Psilocybe natalensis<\/i>\u00a0has been recently sequence and surprisingly, it doesn’t match with what has been circulating as\u00a0P. natalensis<\/i>, which is likely an undescribed species. A collection with a matching holotype sequence to\u00a0P. natalensis<\/i>\u00a0is seen here:\u00a0https:\/\/mushroomobserver.org\/547228<\/a><\/p>\n

The real\u00a0P. natalensis<\/i>\u00a0has longer and narrower spores than the\u00a0Psilocybe aff. natalensis (ochraceocentrata)<\/i>\u00a0that is in circulation. Due to this discrepancy we are now amending the name of our material to\u00a0Psilocybe aff. natalensis<\/i>\u00a0until it is formally described. The aff. is used to describe a potentially new and undescribed species that has a close relationship to an existing species.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE 2:<\/b>\u00a0Psilocybe aff. natalensis<\/i>\u00a0has recently been provisionally described as\u00a0Psilocybe ochraceocentrata<\/i>\u00a0nom. prov.:\u00a0https:\/\/www.biorxiv.org\/content\/10.1101\/2024.12.03.626483v1.full<\/a><\/p>\n

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* Spores intended for microscopy and taxonomy purposes only. Images provided for informational and educational reference only and originate from cultivators and labs outside the US. Cultivation of this species is illegal in many countries including the United States. Please check your local regulations.<\/b><\/p>\n

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California, Idaho, and Florida, Georgia residents: <\/b>Orders requesting Psilocybe Genera Spores shipped to California, Idaho, Florida, and Georgia will be refused, voided, or refunded. Possession of these mushroom spores may be illegal in CA, ID, FL, and GA without the proper permissions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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