Psilocybin-containingBolbitiaceaeAsiaAfricaCaribbeanCentral America
Panaeolus tropicalis
Tropical blue meanie
Tropical dung species very close to Panaeolus cyanescens, with strongly blueing thin flesh.
Regional status: Native across the tropics
- Cap
- Hemispherical to convex, 10–30 mm, pale grey to whitish, cracking when dry.
- Gills
- Adnate, mottled grey then black.
- Stem
- 50–100 mm, slender, greyish, blueing strongly.
- Flesh
- Very thin, blueing.
- Spore print
- Jet black
- Habitat
- Cattle and buffalo dung in tropical pasture.
- Distribution
- South-East Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and tropical America.
- Season
- Warm wet months
- Bruising
- Strong blue-green bruising.
- Odour
- Farinaceous
- Potency
- Strong
Key features
- ▪Black spore print, not purple-brown
- ▪Mottled grey gills
- ▪Strong blueing on a slender stem
Field tests
- Spore print is jet black
- Bruise the stem for a blue reaction
Edibility
Psilocybin-containing; not a food species.
Warning
Dung fields host toxic Conocybe and Pholiotina. Black spore print separates Panaeolus from Psilocybe.
Photo and feature-based identification is probabilistic. Never consume a wild mushroom on the basis of an app result — confirm with an experienced mycologist.