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Panaeolus sphinctrinus.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Gezähuter Düngerling
Panaeolus sphinctrinus Mushroom
Ref No: 8462
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: Grey to beige
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Conical or nearly so
stem type: Stem much longer than cap diameter
spore colour: Purplish to black
habitat: Found in fields, lawns or on roadsides , Grows on plant material/manure

Panaeolus sphinctrinus (Fr.) Quél. syn. P. campanulatus var. sphinctrinus (Fr.) Quél. Gezähuter Düngerling. Cap 2–4cm across, broadly conical to bell-shaped sometimes with a slight umbo, dark grey to almost black when moist drying out pale grey with dark ochre centre, margin overhanging gills forming pale delicate teeth. Stem 60–120 x 2–3mm, grey, paler at apex. Flesh thin, pale grey. Gills adnate, grey soon becoming black, edge white. Spore print black. Spores lemon-shaped, 14–18 x 10–12um. Habitat in pastureland, on or near dung. Season late spring to autumn. Common. Not edible. Distribution, America and Europe.

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