Deconica coprophila is a horse and cow dung-inhabiting gilled mushroom. It was formerly called Psilocybe coprophila, and then transferred to the genus Deconica.
Spore print: Purple brown.
Spores measure 7-9 by 11-14 microns.
Edibility: Uknown.
Deconica coprophila, commonly known as the dung-loving psilocybe, or dung demon, is a species of mushroom in the family Strophariaceae. First described as Agaricus coprophilus by Jean Baptiste François Pierre Bulliard in 1793,[2] it was transferred to the genus Psilocybe by Paul Kummer in 1871.[3] In the first decade of the 2000s, several molecular studies showed that the Psilocybe was polyphyletic,[4][5][6] and the non-bluing (non-hallucinogenic) species were transferred to Deconica.[7]
It can grow on cattle dung.[8]
While non-toxic, the species is not a good edible mushroom.[9]
Deconica coprophila, commonly known as the dung-loving psilocybe, or dung demon, is a species of mushroom in the family Strophariaceae. 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.
It can grow on cattle dung.
While non-toxic, the species is not a good edible mushroom.
