Kingdom Fungi Class Agaricomycetes | Phylum Basidiomycota Order Agaricales Genus Panaeolus Rank Species | |
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Similar Panaeolus fimicola, Panaeolus semiovatus var semi, Panaeolus antillarum, Panaeolus olivaceus, Panaeolus papilionaceus | ||
Panaeolus acuminatus
Panaeolus acuminatus, also known as Panaeolus rickenii is a common little brown mushroom.
Contents
This species contains small amounts of serotonin (licit tryptamine), 5-HTP, and tryptophan.
Description
This is a little brown mushroom that grows on dung and has black spores. It has a cap that is less than 4 cm across, hygrophanous, conic to campanulate to plane, usually with an umbo. The gills are dark purplish black, crowded, with several tiers of intermediate gills. The spores are (11) 13 - 15 (17) x 9 - 11 (12) x (6.5) 7 - 8 (9) micrometers, smooth, black, and shaped like lemons. Cheilocystidia present.
Habitat and distribution
Panaeolus acuminatus is a mushroom that grows in grass and in dung. It has been found throughout North America and Europe and is very widely distributed.
References
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