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Panaeolus campanulatus.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Bell-shaped Mottlegill, Glockendüngerling
Panaeolus campanulatus Mushroom
Ref No: 8454
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: Brown
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Conical or nearly so
stem type: Stem much longer than cap diameter
flesh: Mushroom slimy or sticky
spore colour: Purplish to black
habitat: Grows on plant material/manure

Panaeolus campanulatus (Bull. ex Fr.) Quél Glockendüngerling Bell-shaped Mottlegill. Cap 2–4cm across, hemispherical, pale buff at margin, reddish-brown towards centre which is slightly viscid in wet weather. Stem 70–100 x 2–3mm, grey or grey-brown. Flesh buff. Smell faint, not distinctive. Gills adnate grey soon becoming black. Spore print black. Spores lemon-shaped, 12–14 xc 7–8um. Habitat in pastureland, especially on horse dung. Season late summer to autumn. Uncommon. Not edible. Distribution Europe and north America.

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