Panaeolus acuminatus
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Panaeolus acuminatus, also known as Panaeolus rickenii is a common little brown mushroom.
This species contains small amounts of serotonin, 5-HTP, and tryptophan.
[edit] Description
This is a little brown mushroom that grows on dung and has black spores. It has a cap that is less then 4cm across, hygrophanous, conic to campanulate to plane, usually with an umbo. The gills are dark purplish black, crowded, with several tiers of intermediate gills.
[edit] Habitat and Distribution
Panaeolus acuminatus is mushroom that grows in grass and in dung. It has been found throughout North America and Europe and is very widely distributed.
