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 1874
Synonyms
Panaeolus rickenii

Panaeolus acuminatus, also known as Panaeolus rickenii is a common little brown mushroom.

This species contains small amounts of serotonin, 5-HTP, and tryptophan.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] External links

• Mushroom Observer - Panaeolus acuminatus
• Mushroom Observer - Panaeolus acuminatus