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Lawn mower's mushroom

Panaeolina foenisecii

Photo by Latimeria
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Field Notes

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.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)

hi this mushroom is Panaeolus cinctulus it is phycoactive
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.
looks like Lawn Mower's mushroom, Panaeolina foenisecii, but the underside of the cap view would help

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