Panaeolina

Taxobox
name = "Panaeolina"

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image_width = 270px
image_caption = "Panaeolina foenisecii"
regnum = Fungi
divisio = Basidiomycota
subdivisio = Agaricomycotina
classis = Agaricomycetes
ordo = Agaricales
familia = Bolbitiaceae
genus = "Panaeolina"
genus_authority = Maire
type_species = "Panaeolina foenisecii " (Persoon) Maire

Panaeolina is a small genus of small mushrooms, containing only about four species. They are a subgroup of Panaeolus which have dark brown spores. The type species is Panaeolina foenisecii, a common lawn mushroom. Members of "Panaeolina" are broadly distributed throughout the world.

Some members of Panaeolina have been reported to contain the hallucinogen psilocybin, however these results are false positives.

These fungi are sometimes classified as part of the genus "Panaeolus". [See [http://www.mushroomexpert.com/panaeolus_foenisecii.html Mushroom expert page on "Panaeolus foenisecii"] , which gives further references which use both these naming choices.] Like that genus their gills have a cloudy/speckled appearance due to the way that their spores ripen unevenly in spots, but they are distinguished because the spores are ornamented while those of "Panaeolus" (in the restricted sense) are smooth. Also their gills are dark brown, instead of black or grey. Courtecuisse, R. & Duhem, B. (1994) "Guide des champignons de France et d'Europe" Delachaux et Niestlé ISBN 2-603-00953-2, also available in English]

Notable species

* "Panaeolina foenisecii" (very common; very rarely contains psilocybin)
* "Panaeolina rhombisperma"
* "Panaeolina sagarae"
* "Panaeolina microsperma"

External links

* [http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Panaeolina Wikispecies - The Genus Panaeolina]
* [http://www.magic-mushrooms.net/World_Wide_Distribution_of_Magic_Mushrooms.pdf A Worldwide Geographic Distribution of the Neurotropic Fungi]
* [http://www.erowid.org/plants/mushrooms/mushrooms_article4.shtml Info on Panaeolina foenisecii intoxication]

References