Panaeolus fimicola | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Bolbitiaceae |
Genus: | Panaeolus |
Species: | P. fimicola
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Binomial name | |
Panaeolus fimicola | |
Synonyms[1][2][3][4] | |
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Panaeolus fimicola | |
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![]() | Gills on hymenium |
![]() | Cap is convex |
![]() | Hymenium is adnexed |
![]() | Stipe is bare |
![]() | Spore print is black |
![]() | Ecology is saprotrophic |
![]() | Edibility is psychoactive |
Panaeolus fimicola is a widespread but seldom identified "little brown mushroom" which sometimes contains small amounts of the hallucinogen psilocybin. Panaeolus ater is a synonym.[1] The species is also referred to as the "turf mottlegill".[5]
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.[6] Panaeolus Fimicola will often appear during or after a cold rain.