Mower's Mushroom
Mower's Mushroom
Panaeolus foenisecii
Fungi
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
A few days
Size
Small
Diet
Decomposer
Biome
Temperate grassland
Range
Worldwide
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Spores
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

Mower's Mushroom grows on lawns across many regions. Its gills release a sticky substance that hardens into a solid, adhesive layer.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    spore
    A microscopic spore drifts on air or water and germinates where moisture and substrate meet.
  2. 2.
    mycelium
    A thread-like mycelium spreads through the substrate, breaking it down into nutrients.
  3. 3.
    fruiting body
    A mature fruiting body emerges to release the next generation of spores.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Agaricales
Family
Galeropsidaceae
Genus
Panaeolus
Species
Panaeolus foenisecii