- Panaeolus antillarum
Taxobox
name = "Panaeolus antillarum"
image_width = 370px
regnum =Fungi
phylum =Basidiomycota
classis =Hymenomycetes
ordo =Agaricales
familia =Bolbitiaceae
genus = "Panaeolus "
species = "P. antillarum"
binomial = "Panaeolus antillarum"
binomial_authority = (Fries) Dennis
synonyms = "Agaricus antillarum" "Agaricus solidipes" "Panaeolus phalaenarum" "Panaeolus sepulchralis" "Psilocybe antillarum"mycomorphbox
name = Panaeolus antillarum
whichGills = adnexed
capShape = convex
hymeniumType=gills
stipeCharacter=bare
ecologicalType=saprotrophic
sporePrintColor=black
howEdible=ediblePanaeolus antillarum is a common and widely distributed small to medium sized grey mushroom which grows on dung. It is edible but not commonly eaten.
Panaeolus antillarum is often mistaken for "Panaeolus semiovatus var. phalaenarum" or "
Panaeolus cyanescens ", the latter species can be distinguished by the thinner, grayer cap and blue bruising.Description
*Cap: 3 to 7 cm, bell-shaped to convex, white to light gray or yellowish, The caps are thick, smooth, often with fine wrinkles and acquire a silver white shiny color in age.
*Gills: Gray in young specimens, turning black as the spores mature.
*Spores: Black andellipsoid , 15 - 20 x 10 - 14 micrometres.
*Stipe: 4 to 22 cm long and .5 to 2 cm thick, solid, sometimes slightly larger at the base.
*Taste: Fungal.
*Odor: Fungal.
*Microscopic features: Cheilocystidia colorless, 30 - 45 micrometers. Basidia four spored, 30 - 35 micrometers long.External links
* [http://mushroomobserver.org/4334 Mushroom Observer - Panaeolus antillarum]
* [http://mushroomobserver.org/721 Mushroom Observer - Panaeolus antillarum]
* [http://www.mushroomjohn.org/panaeolusantillarum1.htm Mushroom John - Panaeolus antillarum]
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