Panaeolus semiovatus var. phalaenarum

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Panaeolus semiovatus var. phalaenarum
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Bolbitiaceae
Genus: Panaeolus
Species:P. semiovatus var. phalaenarum
Binomial 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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Mycological characteristics
Gills icon.pnggills on hymenium
Convex cap icon.svg cap is convex
Adnexed gills icon2.svg hymenium is adnexed
Ring stipe icon.svg stipe has a ring
Black spore print icon.png spore print is black
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Panaeolus semiovatus var. phalaenarum is a common and widely distributed medium-sized grey mushroom that grows on dung.

Mushroom fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source

A mushroom, or toadstool, is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source.

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. This feeds the suspicion that P.semiovatus var.phalaenarum, and P.antillarum are possibly the same species.

<i>Panaeolus antillarum</i> species of Agaricomycetes

Panaeolus antillarum is a common and widely distributed small to medium-sized gray mushroom which grows on dung. It is edible but not commonly eaten. Found from northern North America through Mexico into northern South America.

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]

<i>Panaeolus semiovatus</i> var. <i>semiovatus</i> species of fungus

Panaeolus semiovatus var. semiovatus, also known as Panaeolus semiovatus and Anellaria separata, is a medium-sized buff-colored mushroom/toadstool that grows on horse dung, and has black spores. While some guides list this species as edible, a few people experience gastric upset after consumption. Its common names are the shiny mottlegill, or egghead mottlegill.

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.
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