Turf Mottlegill

Turf Mottlegill Panaeolus fimicola (Pers.) Gillet syn. P. ater (J.E. Lange) Bon (illustrated 40% life size) Cap 1.5–4.5cm across, hemispherical with slight umbo; dark brown when moist, drying buff or tan from margin inwards. Stem 20–80×2–5mm; buff or tan to darker brown, paler at apex; base covered in fine, white down. Flesh brown; taste mushroomy, smell none. Gills adnate; grey at first, soon mottled black, then totally black. Spores 10–14×7–8¼, lemon-shaped. Spore print black. Habitat in lawns or short grass under trees; spring to autumn. Frequent. Not edible. Note most mycologists use the name P. ater.