| Panaeolus fimicola | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Phylum: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Bolbitiaceae |
| Genus: | Panaeolus |
| Species: | P. fimicola |
| Binomial name | |
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Panaeolus fimicola (Fr.) Quél. (1872) |
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| 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.
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.