| Species name | Panaeolus semiovatus |
| Common name | Egghead mottlegill |
| Cap | 1-5cm, hemispherical, clay > cream-brown, dries out shiny sometimes wrinkling |
| Gills | Adnate, off-white > mottled > black |
| Stipe | 5-15cm, superior upwards facing ring (with stem colour lightening above ring). |
| Growth form | Solitary or gregarious |
| Spore print | Black |
| Spore features | Pip-shaped, smooth, off centre germ-pore |
| Habitat | In pastures on dung |
| Season | Summer-Autumn |
| Distribution | Widespread, common |
| Identifying feature | Consistant half-egg shape to cap and lasting stipe ring |
| Similar species | Only species in Panaeolus with lasting ring, also differs in spore shape |
Irish Grassland Fungi 