Deconica coprophila

Deconica coprophila
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Strophariaceae
Genus: Deconica
Species:
D. coprophila
Binomial name
Deconica coprophila
(Bull.) P.Karst (1821)
Synonyms

Agaricus coprophilus Bull. (1793)
Psilocybe coprophila (Bull.) P.Kumm. (1871) Stropharia coprophila (Bull.) J.E. Lange (1936)

Deconica coprophila
Mycological characteristics
Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex
Hymenium is adnate or decurrent
Stipe is bare
Spore print is purple-brown
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is not recommended

Deconica coprophila, commonly known as the dung-loving deconia, meadow muffin mushroom, dung-loving psilocybe, or dung demon, is a species of mushroom in the family Strophariaceae.

Taxonomy

First described as Agaricus coprophilus by Jean Baptiste François Pierre Bulliard in 1793, it was transferred to the genus Psilocybe by Paul Kummer in 1871.

In the first decade of the 2000s, several molecular studies showed that the Psilocybe was polyphyletic and the non-bluing (non-hallucinogenic) species were transferred to Deconica.

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.

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.

Similar species

It resembles D. merdaria, Agrocybe pediades, Panaeolus cinctulus, and members of Protostropharia.

Habitat and distribution

The species grows on cattle dung in much of North America (generally from July to September; December to May on the West Coast).

Potential uses

While non-toxic, the species is not a good edible mushroom. Bacterial contamination from the dung habitat can cause gastrointestinal distress.

References

  1. ↑ "Psilocybe coprophila (Bull.) P. Kumm. 1871". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
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  4. ↑ Bulliard JBF. (1793). Histoire des champignons de la France (in French). Vol. 2. p. 243.
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  11. ↑ Pauline, N'Douba Amako; Claude, Kouassi Kouadio; Clovis, Koffi N'Dono Boni; Allal, Douira; Koutoua, Ayolié (2022). "Coprophilous fungi of Daloa city: New species for the fungal flora of Côte d'Ivoire" (PDF). GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences. 20 (3): 251–260. doi:10.30574/gscbps.2022.20.3.0362.
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  13. ↑ Siegel, Noah; Schwarz, Christian (2016). Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast: A Comprehensive Field Guide to the Fungi of Coastal Northern California. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-1-60774-817-5.