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Fairies Bonnets

Coprinellus disseminatus

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Description:

Coprinellus disseminatus (also Coprinus disseminatus; "Fairies Bonnets" or "Trooping Crumble Cap") is a species of mushroom in the Psathyrellaceae family. Unlike most other Coprinoid mushrooms, C. disseminatus does not dissolve into black ink (deliquesce) in maturity. The species was given its current name in 1939 by Jakob Emanuel Lange.The mushroom is edible but not worth eating.

Notes:

Spotted in a big rock,turned north,so very humid,a ancient granite quary,transformed in a playground,these where in the base of tree cuted old log,a community ,very tiny(12cm)

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Comments (8)
AntónioGinjaGinja
Thanks Jemma,these ones have a silvered collour that make them specials Muito bem debbie :-)
Debbie Stewart
Obrigado Antonio, Eu tenho um pouco de espanhol e um pouco de português :-)
Debbie Stewart
De nada Antonio, Eu vou olhar para a atualização :)
AntónioGinjaGinja
Thanks for your nice comment Debbi,at first i thougth that they where decaying,but after a second look i seems that they are beganing,i'am going to wait more one or two day to spotted them again and comparing the two i think we can arrive to a conclusion :-9
Debbie Stewart
Nice spotting Antonio, are the ones in photo 3 (on the rock) decaying or just starting to grow?

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PublishedMarch 25, 2013

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