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Inky Cap

Coprinopsis atramentaria

Photo by HemaShah
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Field Notes

Description:

Black gills. Ring around lower portion of stem

Habitat:

under a tree.

Reference Links:

Coprinopsis atramentaria (MushroomExpert.Com)

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (6)
HemaShah
@ Cindy this looks like' Coprinopsis atramentaria"
HemaShah
they have me stumped as much as the snails do. I plan to borrow a book from the library on snails. In this spotting the cap is more tubular than umbrella shaped and it is not fused to the stem like in shaggy mane.
HemaShah
Cindy ,having seen about 6 species in the last two days, i can say quite confidently that there is definitely a difference in the caps between the two spottings. In my spottings the cap structure is more on the side of a shaggy mane.
CindyBinghamKeiser
Hi Emma, I don't know if they're the same but I have an unknown spotting that seems to be quite similar. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7488730 Let me know what you think.

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PublishedNovember 14, 2011

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