Egghead Mottlegill
Egghead Mottlegill - Panaeolus semiovatus
Description
Pale buff-colured cap; egg-shaped and not flattening out as it matures. The gills are grey and become black with age. The stem is whitish with a ring zone that becomes black with shed spores when the mushroom is mature.
Similar Species
other Mottlegills and Dung Roundhead Stropharia semiglobata
Recording advice
Photograph from top down, in side-view and underneath to show gills; ensure stipe with ring-zone is clearly shown; note habitat and substrate.
Habitat
On weathered dung of herbivores
When to see it
Found from late spring to early winter.
UK Status
Widespread but infrequently recorded in Britain
VC55 Status
Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Further Information
Leicestershire & Rutland Map
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MAP KEY:
Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020







