Panaeolus papilionaceus

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Panaeolus papilionaceus

15 October 2025 Abbotstone Down, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Smell

Indistinct

Season

Mostly spring to autumn

Distribution

Very common

Habitat

On weathered herbivore dung

Edibility

Inedible

Panaeolus papilionaceus

Spores in Congo Red solution viewed with a 100X immersion objective. 15 October 2025 Abbotstone Down, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Panaeolus papilionaceus

In situ on cow dung. 15 October 2025 Abbotstone Down, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Panaeolus papilionaceus

Young specimens on cow dung. 15 October 2025 Abbotstone Down, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.