Panaeolus acuminatus
Appearance
Panaeolus acuminatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Bolbitiaceae |
Genus: | Panaeolus |
Species: | P. acuminatus
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Binomial name | |
Panaeolus acuminatus | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]P. acuminatus grows in grass and dung. It has been found throughout North America and Europe and is very widely distributed.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Panaeolus acuminatus (Schaeff.) Quél., 1874. Retrieved through: Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera on 31 December 2022.
- ^ Gerhardt, E: Taxonomische Revision Gattungen Panaeolus und Panaeolina, page 73. 1996
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