Panaeolus papilionaceus var. parvisporus

Panaeolus papilionaceus var. parvisporus is a little brown mushroom that grows in horse or cow dung and is in the genus Panaeolus.

Panaeolus papilionaceus var. parvisporus
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P. papilionaceus var. parvisporus
Trinomial name
Panaeolus papilionaceus var. parvisporus
Synonyms

Panaeolus campanulatus sensu auct. brit.[1]
Panaeolus retirugis sensu auct. brit.[1]

Panaeolus papilionaceus var. parvisporus
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Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex
Hymenium is adnexed
Stipe is bare
Spore print is black
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is edible but not recommended

Description

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The cap is up to 5 cm across, grayish brown, not hygrophanous, conic to campanulate in age. The cap margin is not adorned with remnants of the partial veil. The stem is 10 cm by 2.5 mm, fibrous and pruinose. The gills are adnexed and close, with one or two tiers of intermediate gills.

Some collections are allegedly mildly psychoactive, containing psilocybin.

Edibility

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Though neither particularly choice in flavor nor substantial in mass, it is nonetheless edible. No member of the genus Panaeolus is known to be toxic.

References

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  1. ^ a b "sensu auct. brit." means "according to British authors".
  • Stamets, Paul (1996). Psilocybin Mushrooms of the World. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 0-9610798-0-0.
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