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Panaeolus fimicola

Panaeolus fimicola

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Fungi
Phylum:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Hymenomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Bolbitiaceae
Genus:	Panaeolus
Species:	P. fimicola

Binomial name

Panaeolus fimicola
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Synonyms

Panaeolus ater

Panaeolus fimicola
mycological characteristics:
gills on hymenium
cap is convex
hymenium is adnexed
stipe is bare
spore print is black
ecology is saprophytic
edibility: unknown

Panaeolus fimicola, also known as Panaeolus ater is a rare but widespread little brown mushroom which sometimes contains small amounts of the hallucinogen psilocybin.

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Description

This is a little brown mushroom that grows on dung and grass and has black spores. The cap is up to 3 cm across, dark grey to black, sometimes reddish, convex to plane. The stem is 8 cm by 15 mm, fragile and hollow.