Glistening Inkcap

Description:

Coprinellus truncorum is a species of mushroom in the Psathyrellaceae family. Part of the cluster of mushroom morphologically related to Coprinellus micaceus, this species can be distinguished from C. micaceus by a smooth, rather than pruinose (powdery) stem, and by having more elliptical spores. Although not conclusively proven yet, this species may be conspecific with C. micaeus

Habitat:

location: Europe edibility: Inedible fungus colour: Grey to beige normal size: Less than 5cm cap type: Conical or nearly so stem type: Stem much longer than cap diameter, Simple stem spore colour: Purplish to black habitat: Grows on the ground, Grows on wood ( http://www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/D... )

Notes:

This common and beautiful mushroom is widely distributed in North America. It grows in clusters on decaying wood--though the wood may be buried, causing the mushrooms to look terrestrial. It can be distinguished from similar coprinoid mushrooms by the fine, mica-like granules that adorn the fresh caps (though rain will frequently wash the granules away). It is variable in color, but typically some version of honey brown or amber. Description: Ecology: Saprobic, growing in clusters on decaying wood (the wood may be buried, causing the mushrooms to appear terrestrial); spring, summer, and fall (sometimes in winter); frequently urban, but also found in woods; widely distributed in North America. Cap: 2-15 cm, oval when young, expanding to broadly convex or bell-shaped, sometimes with a curled up and/or tattered margin; honey brown, tawny, amber, or sometimes paler; becoming paler with age, especially towards the margin; buttons covered with mica-like granules which frequently wash off with rain or dew; the margin lined or grooved, usually halfway towards the center or more. Gills: Attached to the stem or free from it; pale, becoming brown, then black; deliquescing (turning to black "ink") but usually not completely; close or crowded. Stem: 2-8 cm long; 3-6 mm thick; equal; smooth to very finely hairy or granulated; white; fibrous; hollow. Flesh: White to pale throughout; thin; soft. Odor and Taste: Not distinctive. Spore Print: Black. ( http://www.mushroomexpert.com/coprinellu... ) ( http://www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Li... )