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Cap:15-35 mm diam., convex to subumbonate or subcampanulate,
even but translucent-striate at the margin when moist, sometimes subrimose
with age. glabrous with lobed to irregular margin, subviscid, dark brown
to brownish-yellow, hygrophanous, context is pliant, whitish and thin
in the pileus and staining blue when handled. Gills:Adnate to subadnate, dark brown-violet with whitish edges. Stem:50-80 x 1.5-2.5 (-4) mm. Equal, hollow, whitish to brownish or
reddish and covered with small silky whitish fibrils. Veil thin fine
silky fibrils on the stipe turning evanescent. Spores:(5-) 6-6.5 (-7.7) x 4.9-6.5 (-7) x 3.3-4 microns. Rhomboid or
subglobose in and subellipsoid in the side with a short basal appendage
and with a narrow germ pore.. Sporeprint:Purple-brown violet in deposit. Habitat:Solitary or in small groups on humus or muddy soil in deciduous
forests of Liquidambar-Quercus at 500-1400 m elevation. Distribution:Known only from the subtropical forests of Mexico. Season:Fruiting in the summer months of June-August. Dosage:Unknown. Comment:Pileus, stipe and context staining green-blue to blackish when
bruised. This species was named in honor of French mycologist Roger
Heim, who along with Dr. Wasson contributed important studies concerning
the sacred mushrooms of Mexico. |



