Japanese parasol

I can never resist it when I see one so perfect
I may be wrong about this one... but the match does look really good

comments (3)

Claire Hamilton

Lion

I don't blame you, so often they are chewed or already rotting, so lovely to see one so perfect! Posted 10 years ago

WildFlower

Lion

Parasola plicatilis looks more ribbed. This doesn't seem to be in a grassy area in direct sunlight either.
"A gazillion little coprinoid mushrooms look like Parasola plicatilis on casual inspection, so a microscope is needed for successful identification of this widely distributed and common species. It grows in grassy areas, usually in direct sunlight, and is typically found alone, scattered, or in small groups."
http://www.mushroomexpert.com/parasola_plicatilis.html
http://www.indianamushrooms.com/parasola_plicatilis.html Posted 9 years ago

morpheme

Lion

This one I will say is more tenuous. At first I did think it may be a coprinellus, but - the background is misleading. This is not in a forest, nor shaded, which would be more typical for those. The area is on sunny south facing slope near the entrance to a city park. This particular mushroom was off a little away from the others, closer to the pine tree, and thus in the needles, but if you were able to take a step back you'd see the bulk of the colony was to the right where it is more grassy. The tree is a tall species with it's branches higher so it doesn't shade the area much. Why I changed my mind is several fold - one being that these were very small and older ones were ragged rather than dissolving inky, nor did they show any signs of a veil (granules) - though I did read that it may not be possible to see the veil remnants on older coprinellus with the naked eye. The good news is this happens to be in my neighborhood, and if they are still fruiting, it is possible that I can go back and take a closer look at specimens of various ages. If I'm not satisfied that this is correct, I'll be sure to remove this ID. Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago

The Pleated Inkcap

"Parasola plicatilis" is a small saprotrophic mushroom with a plicate cap. It is a widely distributed species in Europe and North America. This ink cap species is a decomposer which can be found in grassy areas, alone, scattered or in small groups.

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Similar species: Agaricales

Species identified by morpheme