Coprinellus disseminatus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Psathyrellaceae |
Genus: | Coprinellus |
Species: | C. disseminatus |
Binomial name | |
Coprinellus disseminatus | |
Synonyms | |
Coprinellus disseminatus | |
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![]() | Gills on hymenium |
![]() | Cap is convex |
![]() | Hymenium is adnate |
![]() | Stipe is bare |
![]() | Spore print is black |
![]() | Ecology is saprotrophic |
![]() | Edibility is edible |
Coprinellus disseminatus, formerly known as Coprinus disseminatus and commonly known as the fairy inkcap, [1] [2] fairy bonnet, [3] or trooping crumble cap, [4] is a species of agaric fungus in the family Psathyrellaceae. It can be found around dead wood in Europe and North America.
The species was given its current name in 1939 by Jakob Emanuel Lange. [5]
Coprinellus disseminatus grows to 4 centimetres (1+5⁄8 in) tall. The bell-shaped cap is tannish, becoming gray with age. [6] The spore print is blackish-brown. [7]
The species has about 143 sexes (mating types). [2]
It is difficult to distinguish from related species or lookalikes in Tulosesus . [7]
Unlike most other coprinoid mushrooms, C. disseminatus does not dissolve into black ink (deliquesce) in maturity.[ citation needed ]
The species grows on dead wood such as rotting stumps and is widespread across Europe. [6] It can be found in North America from June to November in the East and October to March near the West Coast. [7]
The species is nonpoisonous. [8] It can be eaten raw or cooked but does not preserve well. [6]