Psilocybe tampanensis Pollock Spore Print
Category: Exotic Psilocybe Spore Prints
Description
Spores are supplied as spore prints on heavy foil. Each print is individually packaged and prepared for clean, stable storage. Spore print size and density may vary by species and variety.
Pollock is one of the most important rare exotic Psilocybe strains in the Sporeworks catalog.
Psilocybe tampanensis was first described in 1978 by Steven H. Pollock and Gastón Guzmán. Pollock discovered and cloned the original specimen near Tampa, Florida, and the species name reflects that Tampa origin. The original Florida collection became the foundation for the Pollock strain in circulation.
Wild Psilocybe tampanensis specimens remain extremely uncommon, which makes Pollock one of the strongest valued strains in the catalogue.
For a comparison of Pollock and ATL#7, see our article Psilocybe galindoi ATL#7 vs Psilocybe tampanensis Pollock: two famous truffle strains, one species?.
Habitat: sandy grasslands, sandy meadows and grass-rich soil
Climate: warm, humid subtropical to temperate
Origin: Tampa, Florida, USA; original Pollock strain from type-region material
Sclerotia and growth form: Psilocybe tampanensis is best known for forming compact underground sclerotia, the dense storage structures often called the “Philosopher’s Stones”.
This biological trait made the species historically important and commercially recognizable. The fruit bodies themselves are rare in the wild and typically small, yellow-brown and grassland-associated.
Cap: small, usually around 1–2.5 cm wide, convex to conic-convex when young and becoming broader or flatter with age. Yellow-brown to straw-brown, sometimes paler when dry, with a hygrophanous surface.
Stem: thin and fragile, usually 2–6 cm long, whitish to yellowish brown and becoming hollow with age. The overall fruit body is much smaller and more delicate than standard Psilocybe cubensis strains.
Gills: attachment adnate to adnexed, pale grayish to light brown when young and becoming darker purple brown with maturity.
Spores: dark purple brown, smooth, elliptical to slightly elongated.
For the same Pollock strain in liquid 10 ml format, see the Psilocybe tampanensis Pollock spore syringe. More rare print options are available in the Exotic Spore Prints category.
