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Lawn mower's mushroom

Panaeolina foenisecii

Description:

Small mushrooms found growing in my yard. The second picture is blurry, but useful for scale. Dry, conical/bell-shaped cap. Radiation of different shades of brown and tan.

Habitat:

Yard

Notes:

Common lawn mushroom.

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3 Comments

JordonLindley
JordonLindley 11 years ago

hi this mushroom is Panaeolus cinctulus it is phycoactive

Latimeria
Latimeria 13 years ago

Sadly, I don't have a picture of the underside, but I'll keep my eyes open this summer. Maybe it will pop up again.

garylincoff
garylincoff 13 years ago

looks like Lawn Mower's mushroom, Panaeolina foenisecii, but the underside of the cap view would help

Latimeria
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Latimeria

West Virginia, USA

Spotted on Jun 14, 2010
Submitted on Feb 4, 2011

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