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Coprinopsis lagopus
Clumps of delicate white stalked mushroom with rolled up caps. The upperside of the caps were grey and the underside (gills), black. they were all about 55 to 60mm tall.
These were growing on a nature strip in a residential area.
It was interesting to note that as these mushrooms decay, they begin to auto-ingest ! They looked beautiful despite the decay.. Previously identified as Coprinus atramentarius, I have now corrected it to Coprinopsis lagopus - thanks to Mr CS
Spotted on Apr 13, 2012
Submitted on Apr 13, 2012
6 Comments
Thanks again Mr CS - these were very delicae little mushrooms. Will amend ID.
8-) Coprinopsis lagopus ?
Hi Leuba, Not sure how long I am going to be able to stay logged in here before I am band again :) bit this is easier then emailing you directly. I doubt this is Coprinus atramentarius which is the largest of the inkcap. Its more likely Coprinopsis lagopus particularly if it has a very short life.
Clive
I had a laugh reading your comment - no I don't think it would be a good idea to have these with alcohol ! only the ink cap is allowed to eat itself !! Not substantial enough for me anyway. I don't know why they call it auto-ingestion (not my words)- the mushroom melts away to an inky mess very quickly- I would love to see it eating itself...."Deliquesce" would be a more appropriate word but, maybe it just melts away back to a mass of hyphae ?
I looked up your reference. I don't really understand what auto-ingestion is... is it like the mushroom 'eats' itself? (I did understand that you should NOT eat these with cheese, bikkies and a glass of wine!)
Wow!