View source for Panaeolus semiovatus var. phalaenarum

{{Taxobox 
| color = lightblue
| name = ''Panaeolus semiovatus var. phalaenarum''
| image = Panaeolus_antillarum.jpg
| image_width = 370px
| regnum = [[Fungi]]
| phylum = [[Basidiomycota]]
| classis = [[Hymenomycetes]]
| ordo = [[Agaricales]]
| familia = [[Bolbitiaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Panaeolus]]''
| species = '''''P. semiovatus var. phalaenarum'''''
| binomial = ''Panaeolus semiovatus var. phalaenarum''
| binomial_authority = (Fries) Dennis
| synonyms = ''Panaeolus antillarum''<br/>''Panaeolus phalaenarum''<br/>''Panaeolus sepulcralis''
}}
{{mycomorphbox 
| name = Panaeolus semiovatus var. phalaenarum
| whichGills = adnexed
| capShape = convex
| hymeniumType=gills
| stipeCharacter=bare
| ecologicalType=saprophytic
| sporePrintColor=black
| howEdible=edible}}

'''Panaeolus semiovatus var. phalaenarum''', also known as ''Panaeolus antillarum'' is a common and widely distributed small to medium sized grey mushroom which grows on dung.

''Panaeolus semiovatus var. phalaenarum'' is often mistaken for ''[[Panaeolus cyanescens]]'', and can be distinguished by the thicker cap and lack of blue bruising.

== Description ==
''Panaeolus semiovatus var. phalaenarum'' is a medium sized mushroom which has a cap that is 4 to 9 cm, convex, white to yellowish, grows on dung and has thick stems and caps.  The caps turn a silver white shiny color in age.  The stem is 4 to 22 cm long and .5 to 2 cm thick, solid, sometimes slightly larger at the base.  The spores are black and [[ellipsoid]], 20 x 12 micrometres.

This mushroom prefers tropical climates.

== External links ==
* [http://mushroomobserver.org/900 Mushroom Observer - Panaeolus semiovatus var. phalaenarum]
* [http://mushroomobserver.org/2131 Mushroom Observer - Panaeolus semiovatus var. phalaenarum]
* [http://www.mushroomjohn.org/panaeolusantillarum1.htm Mushroom John - Panaeolus antillarum]
[[Category:Panaeolus]]