Unidentified brown fungus found on grass path near alder

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  • July 12, 2015 at 3:01 pm #29520
    mushroom mike

      Hello, I found this fungus on a grassy path that is kept mown on a regular basis and wondered if I am close with thinking it could be Panaeolus foenisecii. The spores were rather odd i.e. pac man shaped and there were unusual gills, maybe deformed or underdeveloped. Any help would be much appreciated.Apologies for the poor photos and microscopy. I am in the process of doing something about that.

      1. Found in Parkland on grassy path

      2. Cap : Chocolate brown, Hygrophanous, smooth. 24mm across. Older samplehas cracked cap and is 30mm across

      3. Stipe : Smooth, cream but darker towards the base, fibrose, flattened at the cap and slightly twisted towards the base.55mm x 5mm

      4. Gills : Chocolate, crowded, adnate

      5. Smell : Slightly mushroomy

      6. Spore Print : Brown

      7.Spores : Pac man/lemon pip shaped. 14.4 x 9.4

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      July 12, 2015 at 4:12 pm #35208
      adampembs
      Keymaster

        Looks like Panaeolina foenisecii, the Mower’s mushroom. Did the spores have a roughened surface? I can’t see from the photo. “Pac-man” 😆 – those are spores that have broken apart, usually a sign of thin walls.

        cheers, Adam

        July 12, 2015 at 7:17 pm #35209
        mushroom mike

          Thanks Adam, I will try to get a better look at the spores maybe x 100 oil immersion.

          All the best,

          Mike.

          July 12, 2015 at 7:43 pm #35210
          adampembs
          Keymaster

            mushroom mike wrote:

            Thanks Adam, I will try to get a better look at the spores maybe x 100 oil immersion.

            All the best,

            Mike.

            Maybe? You should always look at small spores like these with oil immersion! :D

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