Panaeolus semiovatus var. phalaenarum

Panaeolus semiovatus var. phalaenarum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Bolbitiaceae
Genus:	Panaeolus
Species:	P. semiovatus
Variety:	P. s. var. phalaenarum
Trinomial name
Panaeolus semiovatus var. phalaenarum (Fr.) Ew.Gerhardt
Synonyms
Agaricus phalaenarum Panaeolus phalaenarum Panaeolus egregius Panaeolus antillarum

Panaeolus semiovatus var. phalaenarum
Mycological characteristics
	Gills on hymenium
	Cap is convex
	Hymenium is adnexed
	Stipe has a ring
	Spore print is black
	Ecology is saprotrophic
	Edibility is edible

Panaeolus semiovatus var. phalaenarum is a common and widely distributed medium-sized grey mushroom that grows on dung.

Panaeolus semiovatus var. phalaenarum is often mistaken for Panaeolus semiovatus .

Taxonomy

The binomial Panaeolus antillarum that previously referred to a closely related species, is now reduced to synonymy with Panaeolus semiovatus var. phalaenarum by most authorities.

Description

Panaeolus semiovatus var. phalaenarum is a medium-sized mushroom which has a cap that is 2 to 4 cm, convex, and is white to yellowish. Often mistaken for its larger cousin Panaeolus semiovatus var. semiovatus , from which it differs in being more slender and having no annulus (ring). ^[1]

This mushroom prefers tropical climates.

See also

• Fungi portal

• List of Panaeolus species

References

1. Marcel Bon (1987). The Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and North Western Europe. Hodder and Stoughton. ISBN   0-340-39935-X.

• Stamets, Paul (1996). Psilocybin Mushrooms of the World. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN   0-9610798-0-0.

External links

• Mushroom Observer - Panaeolus semiovatus var. phalaenarum
• Mushroom Observer - Panaeolus semiovatus var. phalaenarum