Coprinellus disseminatus

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.

Coprinellus disseminatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Psathyrellaceae
Genus:	Coprinellus
Species:	C. disseminatus
Binomial name
Coprinellus disseminatus (Pers.) J.E.Lange (1938)
Synonyms
Agaricus disseminatus Pers. (1801) Pseudocoprinus disseminatus (Pers.) Kühner (1928) Coprinus disseminatus (Pers.) Gray (1821)

Coprinellus disseminatus
Mycological characteristics
	Gills on hymenium
	Cap is convex
	Hymenium is adnate
	Stipe is bare
	Spore print is black
	Ecology is saprotrophic
	Edibility is edible

Life cycle Of Coprinellus disseminatus (zoom in)

Taxonomy

The species was given its current name in 1939 by Jakob Emanuel Lange.^[5]

Description

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]

Similar species

It is difficult to distinguish from related species or lookalikes in Tulosesus.^[7]

C. disseminatus does not dissolve into black ink (deliquesce) in maturity, unlike most other coprinoid mushrooms.^[3]

Distribution and habitat

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]

Uses

The species is nonpoisonous.^[8] It can be eaten raw or cooked but does not preserve well.^[6] It is considered too small to be of value.^[3]

Gallery

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  Coprinus disseminatus; commonly known as "fairy inkcap" or "trooping crumble cap"
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  Trooping crumble caps closeup
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  Gills of trooping crumble cap
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  Trooping crumble caps
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  New born Trooping crumble caps
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  Trooping crumble caps
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  Dead Trooping crumble caps
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  Dying trooping crumble cap
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  Coprinus disseminatus; commonly known as "fairy inkcap" or "trooping crumble cap" in a tree
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  A close view of trooping crumble cap mushrooms.
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  A colony of trooping crumble cap mushrooms.
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  New born trooping crumble cap mushrooms.
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  Trooping crumble cap mushrooms.
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  The Fairy Inkcap, Coprinellus disseminatus, rarely ventures forth alone
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  Fairy Inkcap, Coprinellus disseminatus
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  New born trooping crumble cap mushrooms.
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  Trooping crumble cap mushrooms.