Psilocybe galindoi ATL#7 Spore Syringe

Spores are supplied in sterile aqueous solution using 10 ml Luer-Lok syringes. One 40 mm 16ga needle is provided for each spore-filled syringe.

Psilocybe galindoi ATL#7 is one of the best known sclerotia forming strains in circulation and is widely associated with the Psilocybe mexicana complex.  It is an an important exotic strain for collectors who want something beyond standard Psilocybe cubensis varieties.

It was first formally described from specimens collected in Nuevo León, Mexico. The species was described in 1978 by Mexican mycologist Gastón Guzmán and named in honor of Dr. Efrén Galindo.

For a deeper comparison of ATL#7 and Pollock including its history, see our article Psilocybe galindoi ATL#7 vs Psilocybe tampanensis Pollock: two famous truffle strains, one species?.

Habitat: humus-rich soil, moss and grassy debris
Climate: humid subtropical to montane mesic climate
Origin: Nuevo León, Mexico

Taxonomy:

Cap: 0.5–2.5 cm wide, smooth, slightly viscid when moist and hygrophanous.

Stem: thin and fragile, 40–90 mm long, cylindrical and yellowish. Surface silky to finely fibrillose, bruising bluish.

Gills: attachment adnate to adnexed, grayish when young and becoming purple brown with maturity.

Spores: smooth, thick-walled, ellipsoid to subrhomboid and dark purplish brown.

For the same ATL#7 strain in print format, see the Psilocybe galindoi ATL#7 spore print. More rare syringe options are available in the Exotic Spore Syringes category.