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Deconica coprophila.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Mist-Kahlkopf
Deconica coprophila Mushroom
Ref No: 7675
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: Brown, Grey to beige
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
stem type: Simple stem
flesh: Mushroom slimy or sticky
spore colour: Light to dark brown
habitat: Found in fields, lawns or on roadsides

Deconica coprophila (Bull. ex Fr.) Karst syn. Psilocybe coprophila (Bull. ex Fr.) Kummer syn. Stropharia coprophila (Bull. ex Fr.) Lange Mist-Kahlkopf. Cap 0.5–2.5cm across, hemispherical to broadly bell-shaped, often with an umbo, tan to reddish-pallid, covered with a detachable viscid layer. Stem 25–40 x 1–3mm, pallid flushed with cap colour, covered in fine cottony tufts below. Flesh thin, concolorous. Taste mealy. Gills crowded, broad, pale grey-brown darkening with age. Spore print violaceous. Spores lemon-shaped, 12–14 x 6.5–8µ. Habitat on dung. Season late summer to late autumn. Rare. Not edible. Distribution, America and Europe.

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