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Inky-caps ozonium

Coprinellus radians

Description:

Several of these small clumps of spiky looking stuff were pushing up through a layer of damp gum leaves. About 60mm across.

Habitat:

In a local state forest under medium sized gum trees.

Notes:

Ozonium is a hyphal mass that is oxposed outside the substrate.
Leuba found an ID - thanks. It turns out to be a type of inky-cap !!!!
Also called Agaricus radians and Coprinus radians. The fruiting bodies arise from this hyphal mass.
Family: Psathyrellaceae
Maybe synonymous with C domesticus http://www.mushroomexpert.com/coprinellu...

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Mark Ridgway
Spotted by
Mark Ridgway

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Jun 18, 2014
Submitted on Jun 18, 2014

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