Panaeolus subbalteatus
Also known as Panaeolus cinctulus
BELTED PANAEOLUS or BANDED MOTTLEGILL
Order: Agaricales, Family Psathyrellaceae
CAP WITH DARK ZONE RINGING CAP EDGE
Cap: 2-3.5 cm wide; broadly convex to plane; brownish with dark ring forming about one cm before the cap edge
GILLS FIRST LIGHT THEN BLACKISH BROWN
Gills: attached; broad; crowded; first light then blackish brown to black with white edges; mottled
STALK REDDISH BROWN
Stalk: 3.5-8 cm x 3-7mm, hollow, no veil, stalk base occasionally stains blue
SPORE PRINT BLACKISH
Spores: 8x12µ, smooth, elliptical, thick-walled.
Panaeolus subbalteatus⚠️ HALLUCINOGENIC
FOUND ON MANURED LAWNS, GARDENS, SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
LOOKALIKES
Panaeolus foenisecii
Haymower’s or Lawnmower’s Mushroom
In grass, smaller
