Pollock is a Psilocybe tampanensis collection listed by Dino Spores (the USA) and Sporeworks (the USA) on Culture Cave, sold as spore syringes and spore prints for microscopy and taxonomy study. Listings, prices and stock below are rebuilt from the live catalogue every hour.
Psilocybe tampanensis "Pollock" F3 spore printDino Spores · United States$19.99“Isolate provided in sterile aqueous solution using 10cc Luer-Lok syringes. One 1.5in 16ga needle will be provided for each syringe. Origin: Tampa, Florida (USA) Spores of this historical selection are direct descendants of the original collection of a single mushroom found outside of Tampa, Florida in 1977 by Steven Pollock. It wasn't collected in Florida again until 44 years later. Once considered extremely rare, it is now known to be...”
Sporeworks, Psilocybe tampanensis : Pollock Spore Isolate Syringe
Psilocybe tampanensis was first collected near Tampa, Florida, in 1977 (the Pollock collection) and has very rarely been found in the wild since; almost everything in circulation descends from that one find. It is known for forming sclerotia. Spores are subellipsoid with a purple-brown print.
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