Panaeolus semiovatus (Sowerby:Fr.) S. Lundell
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common name(s) : Egghead Mottlegill, Dung Mushroom
New classification: Basidiomycota/Agaricomycotina/Agaricomycetes/Agaricomycetidae/Agaricales/Incertae sedis
Former classification: Basidiomycota/Homobasidiomycetes/Agaricomycetideae/Cortinariales/Bolbitiaceae
synonyms: Anellaria separata, Panaeolus separatus, Anellaria semiovata, Panaeolus fimiputris, Panaeolus semiovatus-semiovatus
(unconfirmed synonyms: Anellaria fimiputris, Anellaria semiovatus)
edibility : inedible
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The cap is white, yellow-brown at the centre.
The cap surface is smooth, sticky when damp.
The stem is whitish, with a membranous ring.
The flesh is whitish, unchanging; its taste is mild; the odour is not distinctive;
its texture is fibrous.
The gills are white then black, adnate, crowded .
The spore print is black. This species is saprophytic.
It grows on the ground.
The fruiting period takes place from April to March.
Dimensions: | width of cap approximately 4 cm (between 1 and 8 cm) |
| height of stem approximately 11 cm (between 3 and 20 cm) |
| thickness of stem (at largest section) approximately 6 mm (between 2 and 15 mm) |
Chemical tests : none.
Distinctive features : bell or egg-shaped, never expanding, not hygrophanous; membranous and long-lasting ring; on dung (horse, cow, sheep)
Panaeolus semiovatus is rare and confined in the forest of Rambouillet, and is occasional, more generally speaking
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| | Above : distribution map of Panaeolus semiovatus in the forest of Rambouillet |
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page updated on 14/01/18