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Panaeolus antillarum

Panaeolus antillarum

Diego Varales
Hongo Variegado Norteamericano

Family: Strophariaceae
Order: Agaricales
Class: Agaricomycetes
Phylum / Division: Basidiomycota
Kingdom: Fungi

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Description


Panaeolus antillarum is a species of mushroom in the family Bolbitiaceae.

 
  • Cap: 3 to 6 cm, bell-shaped to convex, white to light gray or yellowish. The caps are thick, smooth, often with fine wrinkles and acquire a silver white shiny color in age.
  • Gills: Gray in young specimens, turning black as the spores mature.
  • Spore print: Black.
  • Stipe: 4 to 22 cm long and .5 to 2 cm thick, solid, sometimes slightly larger at the base.
  • Taste: Fungal.
  • Odor: Fungal.
  • Size: Small to medium.
  • Microscopic features: Spores ellipsoid, 15 - 20 (21) x 10 - 14 x 8 - 10(11) μm. Cheilocystidia cylindrical to narrowly utriform, colorless, 30 - 45 μm. Sulphidia clavate, sometimes with a stalk, 25 - 50 μm. Basidia four spored, 30 - 35 micrometers long.


Similar species: It is often mistaken for Panaeolus semiovatus var. phalaenarum or Panaeolus cyanescens, the latter species can be distinguished by the thinner, grayer cap and blue bruising.

Distribution and habitat: It´s common and widely distributed. It grows on dung. It is found from northern North America through Mexico into northern South America.

Uses: It is edible but not commonly eaten.

Source: Wikipedia, article Panaeolus antillarum. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 631055
  Adult

Gualeguaychú
Entre Ríos
Argentina
04/16/2025
Rodolfo Julio Velazquez
Foto
Photography ID: 532419
  Mature Fruitbody

Gualeguaychú
Entre Ríos
Argentina
04/14/2023
Daniel Fabián Barrios
Foto
Photography ID: 532417
  Mature Fruitbody

Gualeguaychú
Entre Ríos
Argentina
04/14/2023
Daniel Fabián Barrios



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
227427116/04/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosRío Gualeguaychú (zona Costanera Sur), GualeguaychúRodolfo Julio Velazquez
175322114/04/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosEstancia San Luis de Oppen, GualeguaychúDaniel Fabián Barrios
175321514/04/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosEstancia San Luis de Oppen, GualeguaychúDaniel Fabián Barrios
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Panaeolus antillarum – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 27/09/2026.