Hay dung beetle (Panaeolina foenisecii) photo and description

hay dung beetle (Panaeolina phoenisecii)

• Paneolus hay

Collection time: grows from spring to early December, best in September and October.

Location: singly or in groups in short grass. in lawns, fields, river valleys or fertile pastures.

Dimensions: 8 – 25 mm ∅, 8 – 16 mm high.

The form: first semi-circular to broadly conical, then bell-shaped, many umbrella-shaped at the end, but never flat.

Color: from beige-yellow to cinnamon, with a light brown surface, shiny when dry. When wet, they become dark reddish brown.

Surface: soft grooved when damp, torn and scaly when dry, especially in older specimens.

Dimensions: 20 – 80 mm high, 3 – 4 mm ∅.

The form: straight and uniform, sometimes slightly flat.

Color: light, with a reddish tinge, if dry, becomes brown when wet. the shank is always lighter than the cap, especially in the upper part and in young specimens, brownish at the foot.

Surface: smooth, hollow, brittle, brittle. No ring.

Color: pale brown and mottled (does not produce spores everywhere), with white margins, darkens to black flecks (when spores are ripe and shed), much browner than Panaeolus species (bell dung beetles).

Location: relatively close to each other, widely fused with the stem, adnat.

This mushroom is easily confused with the equally inedible Panaeolus papilionaceus.

ACTIVITY: slight to medium.