Edibility: Toxic, Hallucinogenic*
Habitat: Bovine, Equine Dung and Enriched Soils
Climate: Subtropical
Strain Origin: Mountains of Ecuador
Cap: 50-75+ mm in diameter, hemispheric to convex to nearly plane at maturity. Dark red maturing to golden brown. Fine fibrillose veil remnants when young that soon disappear. Flesh white soon bruising bluish green.
Stem: 200+ mm in length. Typically equal, sometimes slightly enlarged at base, sometimes contorted. Yellowish to buff with a reflective sheen, bruising bluish, hollow. Partial veil membranous leaving a persistent membranous annulus that is well dusted with purplish brown spores even before tearing away from the cap.
Gills: Attachment adnate to adnexed. Grayish coloration in young fruit bodies becoming nearly black in maturity.
Spores: Dark purplish brown, subellipsoid, 13 by 8 micrometers on 4-spored basidia
*These spores are intended for microscopy purposes only. Images displayed are provided for educational reference and
are photographs of cultivars outside of the US. Cultivation of this species is illegal in the United States and in many countries. Check your local regulations for further restrictions.
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