''Panaeolus antillarum'' is a species of mushroom in the family
Bolbitiaceae. It is edible but not commonly eaten. It is found from northern North America through Mexico into northern South America.
It is often mistaken for ''
Panaeolus semiovatus var. phalaenarum
''Panaeolus semiovatus'' var. ''phalaenarum'' is a common and widely distributed medium-sized grey mushroom that grows on dung.
''Panaeolus semiovatus'' var. ''phalaenarum'' is often mistaken for ''Panaeolus semiovatus
''Panaeolus semiova ...
'' or ''
Panaeolus cyanescens'', the latter species can be distinguished by the thinner, grayer cap and blue bruising.
Description
*Cap: 3 to 6 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.
*Spore print: Jet black.
*Stipe: 4 to 22 cm long and .5 to 2 cm thick, solid, sometimes slightly larger at the base.
*Taste: Fungal.
*Odor: Fungal.
*Size: Small to medium.
*Microscopic features: Spores
ellipsoid
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, 15 - 20 (21) x 10 - 14 x 8 - 10(11)
μm
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Cheilocystidia cylindrical to narrowly utriform, colorless, 30 - 45
μm
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Sulphidia clavate, sometimes with a stalk, 25 - 50
μm
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. Basidia four spored, 30 - 35 micrometers long.
Distribution and habitat
It's common and widely distributed. It grows on dung.
See also
*
List of ''Panaeolus'' species
References
External links
Mushroom Observer - Panaeolus antillarumMushroom Observer - Panaeolus antillarum
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antillarum
Fungus species
Taxa named by Elias Magnus Fries