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Trooping Crumble Cap

Coprinellus disseminatus

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immature

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LarsKorb
LarsKorb 11 years ago

Thanks, RiekoS - but it's not the Mica Cap. It's a Coprinellus, but not the micaeus. It's the C. disseminatus. Anyhow - thanks again.

RiekoS
RiekoS 11 years ago

Mica cap
Coprinellus micaceus
(I got this information from CorduneanuVlad.)

[Wikipedia] Coprinellus micaceus is a common species of fungus in the family Psathyrellaceae with a cosmopolitan distribution. The fruit bodies of the saprobe typically grow in clusters on or near rotting hardwood tree stumps or underground tree roots. Depending on their stage of development, the tawny-brown mushroom caps may range in shape from oval to bell-shaped to convex, and reach diameters up to 3 cm (1.2 in). The caps, marked with fine radial grooves that extend nearly to the center, rest atop whitish stems up to 10 cm (3.9 in) long. In young specimens, the entire cap surface is coated with a fine layer of reflective mica-like cells that provide the inspiration for both the mushroom's species name and the common names mica cap, shiny cap, and glistening inky cap. Although small and with thin flesh, the mushrooms are usually bountiful, as they typically grow in dense clusters. A few hours after collection, the gills will begin to slowly dissolve into a black, inky, spore-laden liquid—an enzymatic process called autodigestion or deliquescence. The fruit bodies are edible before the gills blacken and dissolve, and cooking will stop the autodigestion process.

LarsKorb
Spotted by
LarsKorb

Schönstedt, Freistaat Thüringen, Germany

Spotted on Oct 4, 2012
Submitted on Oct 4, 2012

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