Panaeolus semiovatus
Ringed Panaeolus Order Agaricales, Family Psathyrellaceae CAP TAN, SHINY WHEN DRY, SHAPED LIKE HALF AN EGG Cap: 3-9 cm wide; hemispheric to oval, becoming conical; tan; viscid when wet, shiny when dry GILLS BROWN-BLACK, MOTTLED Gills: attached; broad; whitish then brown-black; often mottled with white edges STALK WHITISH WITH RING Stalk: 8-18 cm long, 5-15 mm thick; enlarged base; whitish Ring: membranous, evanescent, often absent, sometimes leaving fibrous zone SPORE PRINT BLACKISH Spores 15-20 x 8-11 µm, elliptical, smooth with germ pore ON DUNG, MULCH EDIBILITY UNKNOWN Lookalikes: P. papilionaceus -- smaller cap with fringe of veil remnants, no ring, dry cap
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(Also known as Panaeolus separatus)