🚨 CRITICAL SAFETY PROTOCOL 🚨
If a toxic mushroom ingestion is suspected, do not wait for symptoms to appear. Seek emergency medical care immediately.

In the US: Call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222
In Canada: Call your provincial hotline (ON: 1-800-268-9017, QC: 1-800-463-5060, BC: 1-800-567-8911)
International: Contact your country's national emergency number (911 / 999 / 112 / 000) or local hospital emergency department right away

Bluing Panaeolus (Hawaiian Blue Meanies)

Copelandia cyanescens

⚠ Moderately Toxic

Call Poison Control: 1-800-222-1222

Cap color: Grey-brown, darkens when wet
Cap size: 1-4 cm
Gill color: Grey becoming black with maturity
Gill attachment: Adnate to adnexed
Stem: Slender, whitish, blues when bruised or handled
Texture: Thin, fragile cap
Habitat: Grows directly on cattle dung in agricultural pastures, tropical grasslands
Fruiting season: Year-round in tropical climates
Peak season: Year-round in tropical climates, peak after heavy rain

Key Identification Features

Small grey-brown cap 1-4cm, bluing reaction when bruised, grows on cattle dung, black spore print, slender stem with blue staining

Symptoms & Toxicity

Visual and auditory distortions, altered time perception, tachycardia, pupillary dilation, emotional lability; pediatric/veterinary: hyperpyrexia and tonic-clonic seizures at high doses

Regions Found

Eastern Caribbean — Lesser Antilles

Look-Alikes

No documented look-alikes on record.

Safety disclaimer: This page is for educational purposes only. Never eat a wild mushroom based solely on online information. Always verify identification using multiple reliable field guides and, when possible, consult an experienced forager or mycologist. When in doubt, don't eat it. Spore & Scout accepts no responsibility for identification errors or adverse reactions. If you believe someone has ingested a toxic mushroom, seek emergency medical care immediately. US: 1-800-222-1222 | Canada: contact your provincial hotline | International: dial your national emergency number (911 / 999 / 112 / 000).