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Panaeolus africanus

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Cap: 1.5-2 cm broad. Obtusely conic, hemispherical and rarely broad in age. Cap becomes pitted and wrinkle with age cracking to fornm scales. Viscid when moist, especially in young speimens. Grayish creamy white and grey-brown in age. Incuved margin in young specimens, often irregular and non-translucent. Flesh is greyish-white.


Stem:30-50 mm by 4-6 mm thick. Equal and firm as well as pruinose towards the apex. White with pinkish tones, generally lighter than the cap and no veil remnants present.


Gills:Adnate to adnexed, and sometimes sinuate, rarely subdecurrent and widely spaced., greyish at first and then soon becoming black to blackish and mottled as spores mature.

Sporeprint: Black


Spores:11.5-14.5 x 7.9-10 microns. Lemon shaped and often variable.


Habitat:Found on hippopotamus and elephant dung.


Distribution:Central Africa to the Southern Regions of the Sudan.


Season: Spring during heavy rains


Dosage: Reported Weakly Active

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