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Czech psilocybe is a member of the Hymenogaster family, the genus Psilocybe. It was described in the Czech Republic, thanks to which it got its name. This specimen is considered an inedible and hallucinogenic mushroom, the consumption of which can lead to hallucinations and serious health problems.
Description of psilocybe czech
When damaged, the flesh of Psilocybe bohemica acquires a bluish tone.
This species consists of a thin stem and a small cap. The flesh of the mushroom is cream or light ocher in color, becomes bluish when damaged. Astringent in taste.
Cap Description
Grows on woody substrate
In young specimens, the cap is bell-shaped, with time it changes its shape to prostrate, but with a slight central bulge. Its size varies from 1,5 to 4 cm. The surface of the cap is bare, pale buff or cream in color. When damaged, it begins to turn blue. The hymenophore is tubular, ocher in color. Spores are ovoid, smooth, medium in size. Spore powder of gray-lilac color.
Description of the leg
With age, the stem of Psilocybe bohemica changes its cream color to bluish.
In young specimens, a creamy, dense stem gradually becomes tubular, slightly wavy with a bluish tinge. In this species, the leg is fibrous and thin. The thickness is about 2 mm, and the length is 4-10 cm.
Where and how to grow
Czech psilocybe lives in European coniferous or deciduous forests, but is quite common in other places with a temperate climate. Active fruiting occurs in September-October. It grows on rotten branches of coniferous and deciduous trees. In most cases, it grows in groups.
Is the mushroom edible or not?
Psilocybe czech is an inedible and poisonous specimen. Ingestion often leads to the development of severe hallucinations.
The effect of Czech psilocybe on the body
This poisonous mushroom contains a hallucinogenic substance called psilocybin, which causes a condition similar to bouts of schizophrenia. Already 30 minutes after consuming psilocyba, a Czech person can feel the first signs of a narcotic effect:
- chills;
- paranoia
- the appearance of tachycardia;
- increased body temperature;
- hallucinations;
- distortion of space and time;
- visual visions.
Twins and their differences
- Psilocybe is mysterious. Belongs to the category of poisonous mushrooms. It can be distinguished from the species under consideration by the more solid body of the twin. In addition, the cap of the latter is yellowish-greenish in color, and the plates are frequent and descending to the stem.
- Psilocybe Montana– a mushroom of a small size, which has the strongest hallucinogenic properties. The cap of this species reaches a diameter of up to 2,5 cm, and its shape is a hemisphere with a noticeable central tubercle, which makes it distinguishable from the Czech psilocybe.
- Psilocybe Kubenis – a hallucinogenic mushroom. The fruiting bodies are much larger than the specimen in question. So, his hat can reach up to 8 cm in diameter, and the leg – up to 15 cm in height. In addition, it can be distinguished from the Czech psilocybe by the almost transparent pulp and the remains of a private veil, blackening with age.
Conclusion
Despite its modest size, Czech psilocybe can cause tremendous harm to the physical, and especially the mental state of a person. Psilocin, which is part of it, can cause psychological dependence, and at the same time has a negative effect on the body: with constant eating, brain cells atrophy, which leads to the degradation of intelligence.