Fungi > Basidiomycota > Agaricomycetes > Agaricales > Strophariaceae > Protostropharia > Protostropharia semiglobataProtostropharia semiglobata (Dung Roundhead)Synonyms: Agaricus nitens (heterotypic); Agaricus semiglobatus (heterotypic); Agaricus stercorarius (heterotypic); Agaricus stercorarius f. flexuosa; Agaricus virosus (heterotypic); Coprinus semiglobatus; Fungus semiglobatus; Geophila semiglobata; Geophila stercoraria; Psalliota semiglobata; Psalliota stercoraria; Psilocybe semiglobata; Stropharia adnata; Stropharia semiglobata; Stropharia semiglobata f. minor; Stropharia semiglobata var. radicata; Stropharia semiglobata var. stercoraria; Stropharia stercoraria; Stropharia stercoraria f. flexuosa; Stropharia stercoraria f. minor; Stropharia stercoraria f. sterilis; Stropharia stercoraria var. minor; Stropharia stercoraria var. radicata; Stropharia stercoria Protostropharia semiglobata, commonly known as the dung roundhead, the halfglobe mushroom, or the hemispheric stropharia, is an agaric fungus of the family Strophariaceae. A common and widespread species with a cosmopolitan distribution, the fungus produces mushrooms on the dung of various wild and domesticated herbivores. The mushrooms have hemispherical straw yellow to buff-tan caps measuring 1–4 cm (0.4–1.6 in), greyish gills that become dark brown in age, and a slender, smooth stem 3–12 cm (1.2–4.7 in) long with a fragile ring. |
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Area acres |
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Species |
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Climate |
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Borrowdale Woodland Complex |
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1650 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries/ Bae Caerfyrddin ac Aberoedd |
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163340 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Cerne and Sydling Downs |
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912 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Invernaver |
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728 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Lake District High Fells |
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66717 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Mendip Limestone Grasslands |
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1032 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Moor House – Upper Teesdale |
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95867 |
England, United Kingdom |
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North Pennine Moors |
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254789 |
England, United Kingdom |
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River Dee |
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6046 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Sefton Coast |
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11278 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Severn Estuary/ Môr Hafren |
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182155 |
England/Wales, United Kingdom |
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Solway Firth |
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107829 |
England/Scotland, United Kingdom |
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South Uist Machair |
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8482 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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The Stiperstones and The Hollies |
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1486 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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