Coprinus micaceus
Mica Cap
Family Coprinaceae
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Potentially Edible
Bell-shaped, light brown, radially furrowed cap with inky gills and a fragile white stalk.
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Description
Cap: 2.5-5 cm (1-2") wide. Egg shaped becoming bell-shaped to convex. At first covered with granules that are soon lost, especially after rain. Margin radially lined and furrowed nearly to the center. Light brown becoming grayish..
Gills: Attached, close, moderately broad. Off-white to gray or black. Somewhat inky.
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Cap and Stalk
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Young Mushroom with Granules
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Stalk: 2.5-7.5 cm (1-3") long and 3-5 mm (1/8-1/4") thick. Smooth to silky-fibrous, fragile, white, hollow.
Spore print: Black .
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Cluster
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Habitat and Range
Densely clustered next to stumps, tree base or wood debris. Throughout North America
Season
April-October.
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