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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
  • 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
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.

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.


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