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however mysterious they may remain.
In 1977, Repke and his research team
reported the discovery of baeocystin, as well as
psilocybin in a Conocybe species from the United
States and Canada. Once again, no psilocin was
found in these samples. Finally in 1982/83,
Norwegian researchers confirmed the existence of
trace amounts of psilocin, in addition to 0.330.55%
of psilocybin, an alkaloid that was also reportedly
discovered in Finnish samples. Finally, Beug and
Bigwood reported 0.93% of psilocybin in samples
collected in the Northwestern United States.
Interestingly, the second sample ever discovered in
Eastern Germany was found on July 2, 1989 near
Potsdam, where several fruiting bodies of the
Conocybe cyanopus species were growing in a
grassy area on sand. The original area, however,
where Schaffer first discovered the species 60 years
ago, lay within the Potsdam city limits and its exact
location can no longer be determined.
The sample collected in 1989 consisted of
five mushrooms that were found to have
concentrations of psilocybin and baeocystin similar
to levels found in Psilocybe semilanceata:
Concentrations of psilocybin were
strikingly similar to those found in samples
collected in the Northwestern United States.
After several days, spores from one of
the fruiting bodies germinated on malt agar and,
compared to other species, proceeded to grow
very slowly into their permanent forms or
"sclerotia" (see Figure 35, p. 57). The sclerotia
showed no blue discolorations, and were found
to contain 0.25 % psilocybin when dry, while no
additional alkaloids were detected.
In summary, it is reasonable to assume
that due to its small size and extreme rarity,
Conocybe cyanopus is a species that is not a
significant contributor to intoxications in
Europe, nor is it likely to gain such prominence
in the future. My own analyses of other, nonbluing
Conocybe species, such as Conocybe
tenera (Schaeff.:Fr.) Fayod and Conocybe lactea
(Lge) Metrod revealed the presence of
physiologically inactive ingredients only.
Samples of Conocybe species from
warm countries have not yet been analyzed and
may yet yield remarkable results in terms of
chemical composition and alkaloid content.
TABLE 9
Selected Test Results on the Alkaloid Content
of Conocybe cyanopus (% of Dry Weight)
Mushroom Dry Weight(mg) Psilocybin Baeocystin
1 5 0.84 0.15
2
3
6
7
0.73
1.01
0.12
0.20
4
5
10
12
0.91
0.89
0.16
0.14