Created February 15, 2006, Revised June 29, 2006 and September 3, 2007
Copyright 1998-2007 by John W. Allen



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This large Raice Paddie land area is in the Southwest portion of Koh Samui Island. The Red arrow and X is Ban Hua Thanon.



 

Ruminants and their Shroom Habitats BAN HUA THANON, Koh Samui, Thailand

 

Hello to all lovers of mushrooms. Here is a photographic essay of the habitat of Psilocybe cubensis and/or Psilocybe subcubensis, Psilocybe samuiensis, Panaeolus antillarum and some beautiful Flower styled mushrooms. In 20 years of coming here, no Copelandia mushrooms have ever been observed. These species in this essay can be found many locations of a gigantic Rice Paddie and Coconut Grove area in the southwest Region of Koh Samui. This particular area of this gigantic shroom area is pictured where the red arrow points near the Muslim Fishing Village of Ban Hua Thanon, Koh Samui, along Highway 4169. This Pictorial features both the habitats of the Pink and Gray water buffalo (Quai) and the mushrooms from which their manure produces.

The Entrance to Ban Hua Thanon Field from Highway 4160
The Coconut trees in the first two images are where I first found Psilocybe samuiensis







A little farther beyond the coconut trees showed in the above two images


This image below is to the right of the entrance of Ban Hua Thanon where I first found Psilocybe samuiensis


This area is beyond the coconut tree area where I found Psilocybe samuiensis in above iamges





Here we have a rice paddie square with several dung heaps of Panaeolus antillarum (non-active)


And from another region of the rice paddie field is a nice fruiting of Panaeolus antillarum










While Gray Buffalo rule the field, here are some of the pink ones at Ban Hua Thanon








A beautiful specimen of Psilocybe cubensis in a coconut tree region of this large rice paddie field





Along the right forward center from the entrance, Hypholoma species dominate the paddies





This image shows the South end of the field pictured at top of page. Arrow is Ban Hua Thanon


A composit of several photos to show size of south end of the Rice paddies





Two images of Psilocybe samuiensis from coconut trees near entrance of Ban Hua Thanon, pictured above




My friend Nong from Ban Hua Thanon with giant Cubensis Mushroom


A photo of me with a small collection of Cubes from Ban Hua Thanon Rice Paddies





Also found near entrance to Ban Hua Thanon Fields, a grouping and close-up of flower like mushrooms







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