Panaeolus semiovatus var. phalaenarum

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Panaeolus semiovatus var. phalaenarum

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Hymenomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Bolbitiaceae
Genus: Panaeolus
Species: P. semiovatus var. phalaenarum
Binomial name
Panaeolus semiovatus var. phalaenarum
(Fries) Dennis
Synonyms

Panaeolus antillarum
Panaeolus phalaenarum
Panaeolus sepulcralis

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Panaeolus semiovatus var. phalaenarum
mycological characteristics:
 
gills on hymenium
 

cap is convex

 

hymenium is adnexed

 

stipe is bare

 

spore print is black

 

ecology is saprotrophic

 

edibility: edible

Panaeolus semiovatus var. phalaenarum, also known as Panaeolus antillarum is a common and widely distributed small to medium sized grey mushroom which grows on dung.

Panaeolus semiovatus var. phalaenarum is often mistaken for Panaeolus cyanescens, and can be distinguished by the thicker cap and lack of blue bruising.

[edit] Description

Panaeolus semiovatus var. phalaenarum 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 micrometres.

This mushroom prefers tropical climates.

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