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 | |
Panaeolus fimicola (Fr.) Quél. (1872) |
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Synonyms | |
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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.