An Inkcap at Casey, ACT
Identification history
| Coprinellus etc. | 2 Dec 2024 | Heino1 | ||
| Coprinellus etc. | 2 Dec 2024 | Heino1 | ||
| Parasola sp. (genus) | 1 Dec 2024 | Hejor1 |
Identify this sighting
Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.
User's notes
Growing in small clumps from mulch.
3 comments
Teresa
wrote:
1 Dec 2024
Or Coprinellus sp. The ochre tints in the centre of the cap are more suggestive of this this species; if Parasola they would be a red-brown.
Did it show signs of deliquescence?
After rain these often pop up on mulch,
Did it show signs of deliquescence?
After rain these often pop up on mulch,
Hejor1
wrote:
1 Dec 2024
@Teresa not that I saw, they degrade around the edges and shrivel a bit after opening, I didn't see any melting.
Heino1
wrote:
2 Dec 2024
The caps show granular/scaly remnants of a universal veil - which rules out Parasola.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.094828-35.173886
- Altitude 632.6m
- Places Casey, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 1 Dec 2024 08:18 AM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
-
Collections
Fungi Caps on stems; gills below caps [mushrooms or mushroom-like] Hejor1 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Species information
- Coprinellus etc. Scientific name
- An Inkcap Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1257m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
-
In flower
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes
