Blue Meanies

Panaeolus cyanescens Sacc.

A species in the family Bolbitiaceae, order Agaricales. Recorded under 7 common names across 6 languages.

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Classification

Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Bolbitiaceae
Genus: Panaeolus

What it is called

English: Blue Meanies, Pan Cyans
Swedish: blånande brokskivling
German: Blauender Düngerling
Chinese: 藍斑褶傘
Japanese: アイゾメヒカゲタケ
Slovenian: modrikasti govnar

Also known as

Older literature may use these names. They all refer to the same species.

Agaricus cyanescens Berk. & Broome
Copelandia cyanascens (Berk. & Broome) Singer
Copelandia cyanescens (Sacc.) Singer
Panaeolus bubalorum Pat.

Others in Panaeolus

Coprinarius acuminatus Panaeolus acidus Panaeolus acuminatus Panaeolus affinis Panaeolus africanus Panaeolus albellus Panaeolus albovelutinus Panaeolus alcidis Panaeolus alcis Panaeolus alveolatus Panaeolus annulatus Panaeolus anomalus

Classification and names from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC-BY 4.0).

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