- Panaeolus acuminatus
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Panaeolus acuminatus 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Hymenomycetes Order: Agaricales Family: Bolbitiaceae Genus: Panaeolus Species: P. acuminatus Binomial name Panaeolus acuminatus
(Schaeffer) Quélet 1874Synonyms Panaeolus rickenii
Panaeolus acuminatus Mycological characteristics
gills on hymenium 
cap is convex 
hymenium is adnexed 
stipe is bare 
spore print is black 
ecology is saprotrophic 
edibility: unknown Panaeolus acuminatus, also known as Panaeolus rickenii is a common little brown mushroom.
This species contains small amounts of serotonin, 5-HTP, and tryptophan.
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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.[1] 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.
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References
- ^ Gerhardt, E: Taxonomische Revision Gattungen Panaeolus und Panaeolina, page 73. 1996
Categories:- Panaeolus
- Fungi of Europe
- Fungi of North America
- Agaricales stubs
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