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Deconica coprophila
Species of fungus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Deconica coprophila, commonly known as the dung-loving deconia,[2] meadow muffin mushroom,[3] dung-loving psilocybe, or dung demon, is a species of mushroom in the family Strophariaceae.
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Taxonomy
First described as Agaricus coprophilus by Jean Baptiste François Pierre Bulliard in 1793,[4] it was transferred to the genus Psilocybe by Paul Kummer in 1871.[5]
In the first decade of the 2000s, several molecular studies showed that the Psilocybe was polyphyletic[6][7][8] and the non-bluing (non-hallucinogenic) species were transferred to Deconica.[9]
Description
The hemispherical cap is up to 2.5 centimetres (1 in) wide, red then orangish, usually with a hygrophanous central blotch. The gills are adnate, pale then purplish with white edges.[10]
The stem is up to 4 cm (1+1⁄2 in) long and 3 millimetres (1⁄8 in) thick and darker near the base. The spore print is purplish-brown.[10]
Similar species
It resembles D. merdaria, Agrocybe pediades, Panaeolus cinctulus, and members of Protostropharia.[10]
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Habitat and distribution
The species grows on cattle dung[11] in much of North America (generally from July to September; December to May on the West Coast).[10]
Potential uses
While non-toxic, the species is not a good edible mushroom.[12] It only contains a small amount of psilocybin and is thus not a significantly psychoactive mushroom.[3]
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