A fairly common Mottlegill that mainly grows from April to November but can be found in winter if the weather is mild. It is easily identified as it is the only Panaeolus that has a skirt.
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Egghead Mottlegill
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Egghead Mottlegill
| Mushroom Type | |
| Common Names | Egghead Mottlegill (EN), Brithdegyll Wyffurf (CY), Kołpaczek Blady (PL), Gyűrűs Trágyagomba (HU) |
| Scientific Name | Panaeolus semiovatus |
| Season Start | All |
| Season End | All |
| Average Mushroom height (CM) | 8 |
| Average Cap width (CM) | 2.5 |
Please note that each and every mushroom you come across may vary in appearance to these photos.
Cap
Has a buff to tan cap that is usually not smooth but mildly wrinkled. The cap is ‘egg shaped’ and shiny when conditions are wet.
Gills
Crowded, adnate gills that start off white but turn brown to black with a ‘mottled’ surface.
Stem
Has a thin, brittle stem that is buff to tan below the skirt and paler with small black spots above.
Skirt
A pale, upwards facing, ephemeral, small skirt that darkens with age.
Flesh
Pale coloured, darkening slightly towards the base.
Habitat
Mainly on dung in meadows or fields that have been fertilised with dung.
Possible Confusion
Can look similar to the Dung Roundhead (Protostostopharia semiglobata), but it doesn’t have the ‘egg shaped’ cap, the cap is flatter. It has brown spores.
Spore Print
Spore print is black. Spores are ellipsoid, smooth, dark red brow, thick-walled.
Frequency
Fairly common and widespread.
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