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Dung bald spot is an inedible mushroom that, when consumed, has a hallucinogenic effect on humans. There is little psychotropic substance in the composition of the tissues of its fruiting body, so its psychedelic effect is weak. The collection, sale and use of this mushroom on the territory of the Russian Federation is prohibited.
What does a dung bald head look like?
Dung bald spot (Deconica merdaria) is one of the inedible hallucinogenic mushrooms without striking external distinctive features, but with specific characteristics. It belongs to the Gimenogastrov family, the Deconic family.
There are such synonymous names for Dung Bald:
- Stropharia dung (Stropharia merdaria);
- Psilocybe dung (Psilocybe merdaria).
Description of the hat
The cap of a dung bald patch is soft, smooth, with thin flesh, has a diameter of 0.8 to 3 cm. In young fruiting bodies, it is compact, bell-shaped, with a tubercle in the center. The edge of the cap is solid, with traces of the common bedspread. Its color changes depending on humidity. In a dry environment, it is pale ocher, in a humid environment, it is yellowish brown. As the mushroom grows, the cap straightens out and becomes flat-convex. Its pulp is odorless.
Thin plates with solid edges are initially colored in light colors. Then they take on a darker shade. They are adherent, rare, supplemented with intermediate plates.
The spore-bearing layer is brown, with a whitish edge, compressed, widespread. With age, it becomes covered with dark spots. Spores are black, smooth, oval in shape.
Leg description
The leg of the dung bald spot is in a central position relative to the cap. It is light yellow in color, cylindrical in shape, and fusiform at the base. Its diameter is 1 - 3 mm, and its length is 2 - 4 cm.
On the leg of the dung bald spot there is a light, barely noticeable ring resembling a belt. Below it, the surface is covered with light scales. The structure of the pulp is fine-fibred. When ripe, its color is light brown.
You can see what a bald patch looks like in the video:
Where and how does dung stropharia grow
Stropharia Dung has a wide distribution area. The variety grows throughout the world, predominantly in temperate and subarctic climates.
In Russia, Stropharia Dung is found everywhere on fertile soils with a large amount of decomposed organic matter. The preferred habitat for her is rotted manure.
Fruit bodies can be found in pastures and meadows that slope and end in a damp lowland, especially with traces of manure. Sometimes bald dung is found in gardens, in vegetable gardens.
Such mushrooms can grow both in groups and in single specimens. Fruiting of Dung Bald begins in late summer and, subject to warm autumn, can continue until the end of October.
Important! It is believed that beyond the Urals, mushrooms containing psilocybin grow poorly.
Is the mushroom edible or not
Dung bald spot is included in the list of inedible mushrooms classified as hallucinogenic species. Its fruiting bodies contain substances that have a psychedelic effect on the central nervous system.
The impact of bald patch on the human psyche
The use of bald manure can have a psychotropic effect on a person. This is due to the presence in the fruiting bodies of psilocybin - an alkaloid that has the ability to introduce consciousness into a borderline state (trip). Within 15 to 20 minutes after using it, a person develops signs that resemble those of the drug LSD, which last 4 to 7 hours. The lethal dose of this component is 14 g, and the dose causing hallucinations is 1 - 14 mg.
Attention! Trip (from English - "travel") - this is the name of the effect of hallucinogenic mushrooms on the psyche. It is long-lasting and makes it possible to experience an experience that goes beyond the normal perception of reality.
The psychotropic effect of manure baldness is very insignificant and manifests itself in this way:
- the person feels bliss, elation, euphoria, or opposite feelings of excitement and anxiety;
- there are bouts of unreasonable fun;
- the surrounding reality is perceived in bright colors, surfaces acquire amazing outlines;
- balance and coordination of movements is disturbed;
- hallucinations appear, colored visions;
- hearing is sharpened;
- the perception of one's own body as a whole is distorted;
- mood changes dramatically - from laughter to fits of horror.
Positive emotions after consuming Stropharia dung are expressed in a feeling of overwhelming happiness and satisfaction. If a person has the prerequisites for mental disorders, then the result will be unforeseen. The negative influence of mushroom hallucinogens can manifest itself in unmotivated aggression, rage, hatred. These feelings are directed against the person himself. This dangerous condition leads to suicidal behavior.
A contraindication to the use of bald manure is a depressed, depressed, anxious emotional state, which, under the influence of these mushrooms, will only intensify and will have unpredictable consequences for a person. A side effect of taking fruiting bodies is manifested in the form of a malfunction of the digestive system: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, spasms.
Prohibition on the collection and use of bald manure
The fruiting body of a bald spot contains a small amount of psilocybin, which causes hallucinations. Bans are imposed on hallucinogenic mushrooms in different countries of the world:
- In Great Britain - the storage, distribution, use of psilocybin fruit bodies: they are classified as class A substances.
- In the USA - storage and use of bald manure, which is listed in Schedule I, based on the 1971 UN Convention on Psychotropic Substances.
- In the Netherlands - for the distribution and use of dried psychedelic mushrooms only. Restriction does not apply to fresh fruit bodies.
- In Europe, a gradual tightening of the cultivation, collection and consumption of psilocybin representatives is being introduced.
However, in some European countries, for example in Austria, it is still not prohibited to use fresh psychotropic mushrooms.
In the Russian Federation, at the legislative level, a ban on the circulation of mushrooms containing psilocybin, which includes bald manure, is regulated:
- The Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Article 231) prohibits the cultivation of plants that contain psychotropic substances.
- The Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (Article 10.5) contains a rule that non-destruction of plants with narcotic components in the composition entails the imposition of a fine.
- According to the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 681 (dated June 30, 1998) "On the approval of the list ..." psilocybin and psilocin are included in the list of substances controlled in the territory of the Russian Federation.
- By Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation N 934 (dated November 27, 2010) psilocybin-containing mushrooms are classified as plants subject to control on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Doubles and their differences
Manure Bald is outwardly similar to other mushrooms growing on manure and possessing the same psychotropic properties. The main difference is that the cap of a mature manure bald spot becomes open and flat.
The twins of Stropharia dung are also inedible and have a hallucinogenic effect:
- Stropharia shitty, it is also called "poop bald head."
- Stropharia hemispherical, synonymous name - Semicircular Troyschling.
- Psilocybe is semi-lanceolate. Other common names are Liberty Cap, Sharp Tapered Bald Head.
Conclusion
Dung Bald is a mushroom that, when consumed, can cause hallucinations in a person. It grows mainly in meadows and pastures on moist soil from rotted manure. Fruit bodies of this variety can be found from August to October. In Russia, collecting and using them is prohibited by law.
