Panaeolus antillarum
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Panaeolus antillarum, also known as Panaeolus phalaenarum and Panaeolus sepulcralis is a very widely distributed little brown mushroom.
[edit] Description
Panaeolus antillarum is a medium sized mushroom which has a cap that is 4 to 9 cm, convex, white to yellowish, grows on dung and has thick stems and caps. The caps turn a silver white shiny color in age. The stem is 4 to 22 cm long and .5 to 2 cm thick, solid, sometimes slightly larger at the base. The spores are black and ellipsoid, 20 x 12 microns.
Panaeolus antillarum can be distinguished from Copelandia species which have thinner caps and bruise blue.
