Coprinellus etc.

1 An Inkcap at Hughes, ACT

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Identification history

	Coprinellus etc.	29 Jan 2019	Heino1
	Unverified	29 Jan 2019	ruthkerruish

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User's notes

Cap 10-15 mm across. Very delicate - emerges overnight and when the first bit of sun shines on it, collapses.

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Pam wrote:

29 Jan 2019

This little fungus belongs to the 'ink cap' group of genera (Coprinus, Coprinellus, Coprinopsis and Parasola). These are saprotrophic fungi, that is they decompose their substrate releasing nutrients back into the environment. You are right they don't last long. With some species you will see the pileus (cap) liquifying (auto-digesting) from the outside margin towards the centre as they spores mature. Resulting in a black slime!! They are black spored. Sorry I can't be any more specific than that from a photo.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.098969 -35.339000
Altitude 625.0m
Maps Hughes Garran Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
Places Hughes, ACT

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
29 Jan 2019 08:00 AM Recorded on
ruthkerruish Recorded by
Collections
ruthkerruish Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Caps on stems; gills below caps [mushrooms or mushroom-like] Fungi

Species information

Coprinellus etc. Scientific name
An Inkcap Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1345.93m Recorded at altitude
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