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Glistening Inkcap - Coprinellus micaceus
The cap appears pleated and when young, and is covered in fine, powdery granules that make it glisten. It later becomes bell-shaped, often with a split or sometimes rolled-back margin that is lined and grooved almost to the centre; tawny becoming cinnamon toward the middle. Gills attached, close, moderately broad; white, becoming light brown then black.
This fungus is found in dense clusters among and around the base of rooting trees and fallen broadleaf wood of all kinds. Broadleaf woodland, parks and gardens etc.
Fruiting from early Spring through until late Autumn.
In damp conditions, this fungus will only last a few hours before disintegrating into an inky mess.
Common and widespread in Britain.
Common in Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Species profile
- Common names
- Glistening Inkcap
- Species group:
- Fungi
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Agaricales
- Family:
- Psathyrellaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 143
- First record:
- 23/10/2004 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 24/02/2024 (Edwards, Jo)
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