Panaeolus antillarum
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Panaeolus antillarum is a common and widely distributed small to medium sized grey mushroom which grows on dung. It is edible but not commonly eaten.
Panaeolus antillarum is often mistaken for Panaeolus semiovatus var. phalaenarum
or Panaeolus cyanescens
, the latter species can be distinguished by the thinner, grayer cap and blue bruising.
Panaeolus antillarum is often mistaken for Panaeolus semiovatus var. phalaenarum
Panaeolus semiovatus var. phalaenarum
Panaeolus semiovatus var. phalaenarum is a common and widely distributed medium sized grey mushroom which grows on dung.Panaeolus semiovatus var. phalaenarum is often mistaken for Panaeolus semiovatus.-Taxonomy:...
or Panaeolus cyanescens
Panaeolus cyanescens
Panaeolus cyanescens, also known as Copelandia cyanescens, is a mushroom in the Bolbitiaceae family. Panaeolus cyanescens contains psilocin, psilocybin and is similar to Panaeolus tropicalis.- Description :...
, the latter species can be distinguished by the thinner, grayer cap and blue bruising.
Description
- Cap: 3 to 7 cm, bell-shaped to convex, white to light gray or yellowish, The caps are thick, smooth, often with fine wrinkles and acquire a silver white shiny color in age.
- Gills: Gray in young specimens, turning black as the spores mature.
- Spores: Black and ellipsoid, 15 - 20 x 10 - 14 micrometres.
- Stipe: 4 to 22 cm long and .5 to 2 cm thick, solid, sometimes slightly larger at the base.
- Taste: Fungal.
- Odor: Fungal.
- Microscopic features: Cheilocystidia colorless, 30 - 45 micrometers. Basidia four spored, 30 - 35 micrometers long.