Panaeolus semiovatus var. phalaenarum

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Panaeolus semiovatus var. phalaenarum
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P. semiovatus var. phalaenarum
Trinomial name
Panaeolus semiovatus var. phalaenarum
(Fr.) Ew.Gerhardt
Synonyms

Agaricus phalaenarum
Panaeolus phalaenarum
Panaeolus egregius
Panaeolus antillarum

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Panaeolus semiovatus var. phalaenarum
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Gills icon.png Gills on hymenium
Convex cap icon.svg Cap is convex
Adnexed gills icon2.svg Hymenium is adnexed
Ring stipe icon.svg Stipe has a ring
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Spore print is black
Saprotrophic fungus.svgEcology is saprotrophic
Mycomorphbox Edible.pngEdibility 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.

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References

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