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Edibility
Toxic
Lookalike Danger
4 / 5
Habitat
💧 Dead willow, riparian hardwood
Season
May – Sep🌱 Now
"Gray silky cap, free pink gills, bluish-greenish tint on the stem base. Dead willow and riparian hardwoods. The only Pluteus widely confirmed to contain psilocybin."
This species is found with or partners with the following hosts. Ectomycorrhizal hosts (green border) form a root-level partnership; ericoid / arbutoid shrubs (purple border) share the same mycorrhizal networks.

Leccinum host; riparian habitat.

Generic hardwood habitat — oak, maple, beech, birch, etc. Shown when the species is reported from hardwoods generally.
Gray silky cap with free pink gills (Pluteus genus character), stem base showing a bluish-greenish tint. The only Pluteus species widely confirmed to contain psilocybin. Grows on dead willow and other riparian hardwoods.
Dead and decaying wood of willow, alder, poplar, and other riparian hardwoods in eastern and central North America. Fruits May through September after rains.

Min Soil Temp
55°F
Moisture Need
rain 0.5in 7d
Drought Tolerance
low
Elevation Range
0–6,684 ft
Same gill character and habitat (dead wood). NOT psychoactive; edible but bland. P. cervinus has brown cap; P. salicinus is grayer with bluish stem base.
Most are not psychoactive. Microscopic confirmation often needed for species ID.
Dead willow, riparian hardwood
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