Panaeolus Papilionaceus

This little beauty may be edible, but I wouldn’t eat any of the ‘shrooms from the farm without running them by an expert first! Panaeolus Papilionaceus a “coprophilous” mushroom, which is nice way of saying it grows on dung (primarily that of horses and cows). Aside from the habitat, identifying features include the blackspore print; the gills, which are mottled gray and black; the tiny whitepartial veil fragments that hang like little teeth from the edge of the cap; the absence of a ring on the stem; and microscopic features. It is clear from popular search phrases like “Panaeolus Papilionaceus hallucinogenic, “Panaeolus Papilionaceus trip,” and “Panaeolus Papilionaceus psychoactive” that many people believe that the Panaeolus Papilionaceus contains the hallucinogenic psilocybin, but that is not true. And while technically one could call the Panaeolus Papilionaceus edible, the fact that it grows on dung makes it unappealing to most.