Panaeolus fimicola

Panaeolus fimicola
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Bolbitiaceae
Genus: Panaeolus
Species:
P. fimicola
Binomial name
Panaeolus fimicola
(Fr.) Quél. (1872)
Synonyms
  • Agaricus fimicola Fr. (1821)
  • Coprinarius fimicola (Fr.) P. Kumm. (1871)
  • Panaeolus fimicola var. ater J.E. Lange (1940)
  • Panaeolus ater (J.E. Lange) Kühner & Romagn. (1953)
Panaeolus fimicola
Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex
Hymenium is adnexed
Stipe is bare
Spore print is black
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is psychoactive

Panaeolus fimicola is a widespread but rarely identified "little brown mushroom" which sometimes contains small amounts of the hallucinogen psilocybin. Panaeolus ater is a synonym. The species is also referred to as the "turf mottlegill".