Panaeolus acuminatus

Panaeolus acuminatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Bolbitiaceae
Genus: Panaeolus
Species:
P. acuminatus
Binomial name
Panaeolus acuminatus
Synonyms[1]
  • Agaricus acuminatus Schaeff., 1774
  • Agaricus caliginosus Jungh., 1830
  • Panaeolus caliginosus (Jungh.) Gillet, 1874
  • Panaeolus rickenii Hora, 1960
  • Stropharia acuminata (Scop.) Murrill, 1922
Panaeolus acuminatus
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Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex
Hymenium is adnexed
Stipe is bare
Spore print is black
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is unknown

Panaeolus acuminatus, also known as Panaeolus rickenii, is a species of mushroom in the family Bolbitiaceae.

This species contains small amounts of serotonin, 5-HTP, and tryptophan.[citation needed]

Description

P. acuminatus is a small brown mushroom that 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.[2] Cheilocystidia present.

Habitat and distribution

P. acuminatus grows in grass and dung. It has been found throughout North America and Europe and is very widely distributed.

See also

References

  1. ^ Panaeolus acuminatus (Schaeff.) Quél., 1874. Retrieved through: Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera on 31 December 2022.
  2. ^ Gerhardt, E: Taxonomische Revision Gattungen Panaeolus und Panaeolina, page 73. 1996


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