Views: 2 Author: Mycosystema Publish Time: 2023-11-28 Origin: Mycosystema
Panaeolus subbalteatus (Berk. & Broome) Sacc. is a poisonous mushroom containing psilocybin described in England in 1861. If ingested, it can cause neuropsychiatric symptoms, mainly hallucinations. Mainly distributed in Europe, North America and Asia.
Panaeolus subbalteatus grows in groups on fertile land or grassland from July to September.
Panaeolus subbalteatus is very small, the cap is nearly bell-shaped to hemispherical, flattened later, with a convex center, dark reddish brown, light yellowish brown edges, and often dark rings on the edges; the gills are grayish brown to grayish brown in the early stage, then black, and pleated. The margin is white; the stipe is slender and reddish brown.
Cherish life and do not eat wild mushrooms at will!
Photo from: Actual shot by Xu Fei.