Psilocybe coprophila

(Bull.: Fr.) Quél.

Photograph by D. Hemmes © 1996
	Psilocybe coprophila  is the only true Psilocybe  species occurring in the Hawaiian
Islands. The species has miniscule amounts of psychoactive compounds and is
generally considered as not hallucinogenic and relatively harmless. The small, dark
reddish brown, viscid pileus is distinctive. It is found commonly in cow dung.

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