Panaeolus olivaceus

Species namePanaeolus olivaceus
Common name
Cap1-2.5cm, hemispherical > convex, broadly umbonate, smooth or wrinkled when dry
GillsAdnate, olive-green > black
Stipe4-6cm, white-wooly at base, velvety at apex, apex often covered in dew droplets
Growth formSolitary, small trooping groups
Spore printBlack
Spore featureslemon-shaped, roughened, germ-pore
HabitatPastures, grassland
SeasonYear round
DistributionWidespread, probably common
Identifying featureRoughened spores
Similar speciesVery similar to P.cinctilus but with rough spores