Coprinellus etc.

An Inkcap at undefined

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Identification history

	Coprinellus etc.	31 Jul 2024	Heino1
	Unverified	8 Jun 2018	CharlesDove

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Pam wrote:

9 Jun 2018

This fantastic photo is of one of the fragile little fungi that used to be all lumped together under Coprinus 'Ink Caps'. This Genus has been divided into Coprinus, Coprinopsis, Coprinellus and Parasola. Parasola tend to have a distinctive central 'eye' darker than the rest of the cap. These delicate fungi will appear overnight after rain and will usually completely disappear within 24 hours or less. They are black spored decomposers. Different species have different gill attachments so useful if a photo of gills.

CharlesDove wrote:

10 Jun 2018

Sorry Pam no underside Pics

Pam wrote:

10 Jun 2018

Not to worry. In future, if you don't want to disturb the specimen, try experimenting with using a mirror to show the under surface. It takes a little practice but you can get some really good results.

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Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
15 Apr 2017 12:00 AM Recorded on
CharlesDove Recorded by
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Fungi Caps on stems; gills below caps [mushrooms or mushroom-like] CharlesDove South Coast NatureMapr

Species information

Coprinellus etc. Scientific name
An Inkcap Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1345.93m Recorded at altitude
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