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Woolly ink-cap

Coprinopsis lagopus

Photo by KarenL
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Field Notes

Description:

1/2" diameter almost transparent mushrooms growing in leaf litter. The cap margin becomes re curved and almost transparent as the spores are shed. There is very little self-destruction of the cap with age.

Reference Links:

Coprinopsis lagopus, http://hiddenforest.co.nz/fungi/family/psathyrellaceae/copri03.htm

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Comments (1)
KarenL
Thanks Clive! I found a very similar photo of c. lagopus online.

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Mushroom Mapping
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PublishedOctober 12, 2011

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