Coprinus micaceus
This little mushroom sprouted up on the root ball of a downed Shagbark Hickory. In the pictures to the right it is the smaller mushroom. The cap is about 1/2 inch across and the stem is several times that long. The notable thing about this mushroom is the inky black gills.
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Coprinus micaceus
Type: GilledCollection date: 09/27/2008
Name: Coprinus micaceus
Common Name: Glistening Inkcap
Description: Small mushroom. Brown convex cap with black gills. Plain white stem about twice as long as cap is wide. Flesh is white. Growing in a group. Found growing on the wood in the rootball of a fallen Shagbark Hickory.
Edibility: Suspect/Unknown
Color: Brown
Size: Less than 5cm
Cap type: Convex
Gills: Barely Attached
Stem type: Equal
Flesh: white non-discoloring
Texture: Flesh fibrous
Veil: none
Ring: none
Volva: none
Mycelium: brown
Spore color: Purplish to Black
Habitat: Grows in woods
Habitat2: Grows on wood
Habitat3: Hickory
Spore Print
Field Notes
Note: 09/28/2008 These mushrooms are now not much more than a black mess. They appeared one day and were gone the next. : 55-80°F : DryNote: 10/12/2008 New ones sprouting up after last rain. : 54-85°F : Moist
Note: 10/14/2008 A new crop is out today : 55-80°F : Dry
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