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Little brown mushroom

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Little brown mushroom

Little brown mushroom

Panaeolus ater

A species of Panaeolus

Little brown mushroom typically have a small, smooth cap that's often bell-shaped before flattening with age. Its coloring ranges from dark brown to a more grayish-brown as it matures. The gills underneath the cap are closely spaced and can have a distinctive black spore print. Little brown mushroom usually grow in grassy areas, especially those enriched by dung.

Cap Diameter:

1 - 4 cm

Odor:

Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive.

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Attributes of Little brown mushroom

Cap Diameter

1 - 4 cm

Cap

Cap 1 - 4 cm; campanulate then convex to plane, obtuse; hygrophanous, pallid grey to yellowish when dry; smooth

Gills

Adnate; close to crowded; gray-olivacous, becoming mottled and darkening to black with age, edges remaining whitish

Stem

4 - 10 cm x 1 - 3 mm; equal, slender, slightly enlarging at the base, hollow, fragile; dingy white to clay, becoming brownish towards the base in age, white-pruinose at the apex; smooth

Flesh

Thin; fragile; grayish in cap, dirty ochraceous-buff in stem

Spore Print Color

Black

Odor

Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive.

Body Color

Brown

Black

Red

Gray

White

Growth Form

Scattered, Gregarious

Nutrient Gathering

Saprophytic

Substrate

On animal dung

You can find Little brown mushroom by these plants:

Spruces

Species Status

widespread and common across the Americas, Europe and Africa

Endangered Species

No

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Habitat of Little brown mushroom

In soil or dung, fertilized lawns and other grassy places

Scientific Classification of Little brown mushroom

Phylum

Class

Mushroom-forming fungi

Order

Family

Genus

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Is Little brown mushroom Toxic?

Little brown mushroom is toxic, ingestion may lead to a series of symptoms. It's best to stay away from this mushroom.

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