Origin: Presumably near Astoria, Oregon (USA)

Spores for the Astoria Ossip strain of Psilocybe azurescens were originally harvested from wild in 1995. It was originally thought to be Psilocybe cyanescens by it's original collectors but after careful observation and study, it was reclassified (we think correctly) as P. azurescens.

From the archives at the Lycaeum:

Psilocybe cyanescens (ed. azurescens) Astoria Ossip made its way to Europe from the northern U.S., but may well have originated elsewhere, even -as a mycologist pointed out- from (sub)tropical mountain areas. Like Psilocybe cyanescens (Wakefield), the "Wavy Cap" known from Britain and US., it needs a few weeks of cold (near freezing weather for fruiting), and seems to feed on any kind of wood, cardboard or similar. Mycelium and fruiting bodies are strongly bluing and the latter have an entheogenic potency, which was described as 'at least twice that of Ps. cub.' and 'not weaker than Ps. semilanc.' after comparisons with dried and weighed samples. The caps of Ps. cy. A. O., which easily grow bigger than 3" in dia, are often distinctly umbonate and rarely wavy, and there is other hints, that it may just as well be a species closely related to, but not identical with Psilocybe cyanescens."

The prints offered from this species are collected from outside beds. Prints provided come in a range of sizes from 1 inch to well over 2 inches in diameter. Regardless of size, all prints come from the same cloned parent mycelium and are identical. Expect medium to heavy spore deposits.

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