Panaeolus ater    (J.E. Lange) Kühner & Romagn.ex Bon 



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

synonyms: Panaeolus fimicola-ater 

edibility : inedible

potential confusions with Panaeolus ater toxicity of Panaeolus ater genus Panaeolus  

The cap is dark red-brown to brown black; its margin is striate when moist. The cap surface is smooth, not viscid nor sticky.

The stem is brownish beige to brownish red, without ring.

The flesh is brown, unchanging; its taste is mild; the odour is not distinctive; its texture is fibrous.

The gills are grey then black, adnate, crowded . The spore print is black. This species is saprophytic. It grows on the ground.

The fruiting period takes place from May to November.
Dimensions: width of cap approximately 2 cm (between 1 and 4 cm)
  height of stem approximately 5 cm (between 3 and 8 cm)
  thickness of stem (at largest section) approximately 3 mm (between 1 and 3 mm)

Distinctive features : hygrophanous, getting paler from the centre; in lawns or grassy areas, not on dung

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



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