Panaeolus fimicola

Panaeolus fimicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Bolbitiaceae
Genus: Panaeolus
Species: P. fimicola
Binomial name
Panaeolus fimicola
(Fr.) Quél. (1872)
Synonyms[1][2][3][4]
  • Agaricus fimicola Fr. (1821)
  • Coprinarius fimicola (Fr.) P. Kumm. (1871)
  • Panaeolus fimicola var. ater J.E. Lange (1940)
  • Panaeolus ater (J.E. Lange) Kühner & Romagn. (1953)
Panaeolus fimicola
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Mycological characteristics

gills on hymenium
cap is convex
hymenium is adnexed
stipe is bare
spore print is black
ecology is saprotrophic
edibility: unknown

Panaeolus fimicola is a widespread but seldom identified "little brown mushroom" which sometimes contains small amounts of the hallucinogen psilocybin. Panaeolis ater is a synonym.[1]

Description

Habitat and formation

Panaeolus fimicola can be found growing solitary to scattered in soil or dung, fertilized lawns and other grassy places, late spring to mid-fall. It is widespread and common across the Americas, as well as Europe and Africa. It has also been found in Turkey.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Gerhardt, E. (1996). "Taxonomische Revision der Gattungen Panaeolus und Panaeolina (Fungi, Agaricales, Coprinaceae)". Bibliotheca Botanica 147: 1–149.
  2. "Panaeolus ater (J.E. Lange) Kühner & Romagn. (1953)". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
  3. "Panaeolus fimicola (Fr.) Quél. (1872)". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
  4. "Panaeolus fimicola var. ater J.E. Lange (1940)". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
  5. Kaya, Abdullah (2015). "Contributions to the macrofungal diversity of Atatürk Dam Lake basin" (PDF). Turkish Journal of Botany 39: 162–172. doi:10.3906/bot-1404-70.

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