Panaeolus cinctulus    (Bolton) Sacc. 

common name(s) : Banded Mottlegill 

New classification: Basidiomycota/Agaricomycotina/Agaricomycetes/Agaricomycetidae/Agaricales/Incertae sedis  
Former classification: Basidiomycota/Homobasidiomycetes/Agaricomycetideae/Cortinariales/Bolbitiaceae  

synonyms: Panaeolus subbalteatus, Panaeolus rufus, Panaeolus venesosus 

edibility : poisonous

potential confusions with  Panaeolus cinctulus toxicity of Panaeolus cinctulus genus Panaeolus  

The cap is dark reddish brown, hygrophanous, drying paler to ochre-orange from centre outwards; its margin is darker than the rest of the cap (although whitish at first), striate when damp and seen through but smooth when dry.

its texture is fibrous.

The gills are . The spore print is black. This species is saprophytic. It grows on the ground.

The fruiting period takes place from January to November.
Dimensions: width of cap approximately 4 cm (between 1 and 8 cm)
  height of stem approximately 8 cm (between 6 and 9 cm)
  thickness of stem (at largest section) approximately 4 mm (between 3 and 5 mm)

Chemical tests : none.


Panaeolus cinctulus is still unreported so far in the forest of Rambouillet, and is occasional, more generally speaking .



page updated on 14/01/18