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Fairy Ink Cap

Coprinus disseminatus

Description:

Cap 0.5-1.5cm high, ovoid at first, expanding to convex or bell-shaped; pale buff with buff or honey-buff center; deeply grooved, minutely scruffy. Gills attached, nearly distant, broad; white then amber to black, but not inky or deliquescing. Stem 15-40 x 1-3mm, hollow, fragile; white with a buff tinge near the base, which is covered in white down; smooth to minutely hairy. Flesh fragile. Odor none.

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artistatheart
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artistatheart

Alabama, USA

Spotted on Oct 31, 2008
Submitted on Sep 16, 2011

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