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

synonyms: Moos-Kahlkopf
Deconica muscorum Mushroom
Ref No: 7676
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: Brown
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Conical or nearly so
flesh: Mushroom slimy or sticky
spore colour: Light to dark brown
habitat: Grows on plant material/manure

Deconica muscorum Orton syn. Psilocybe bullacea (Bull. ex Fr.) Kummer s. Lange. Moos-Kahlkopf. Cap 0.5–2cm across, hemispherical to broadly convex, chestnut brown covered with a detachable viscid layer, drying ochraceous. Stem 15–30 x 2–3mm, paler than the cap, covered in white cottony fibres. Flesh concolorous. Taste and smell none. Gills broad, whitish at first later tan to umber. Spore print violaceous brown. Spores almond-shaped, 7–9 x 5–6µ. Habitat amongst moss or lichens. Season spring. Rare. Not edible. Distribution, America and Europe.

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