Common Ink Cap - Coprinopsis atramentaria

Habitat: Mixed, but mostly deciduous wooded campground

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Ferdy Christant

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Amazing series, Christine. The depth, diversity and quality of your set never ceases to amaze me. Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks Ferdy! I really do try to see everything because I literally love every part of nature. It's an impossible task to catch it all, of course, but I try anyway ;) Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    It's so thorough as to be a natural survey of the area, that's no small accomplishment. Posted 6 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      Thanks! I am actually planning to do a real survey of an area with my kids for homeschool. We are going to rope off an area of woods, examine every inch of it, measure trees, etc. We will start in the spring and then return to it at least once per season to note the changes. Posted 6 years ago
    2. 1. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        Cool! You should get government funding for it :) Posted 6 years ago
      2. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Lol! Yeah, that is totally realistic *sarcasm*. Too bad my government bickers so much and can't seem to stay open...
        Posted 6 years ago

The Common ink cap

"Coprinopsis atramentaria", commonly known as the common ink cap or inky cap, is an edible mushroom found in Europe and North America. Previously known as "Coprinus atramentarius", it is the second best known ink cap and previous member of the genus "Coprinus" after "C. comatus".

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Similar species: Agaricales

Species identified by Christine Young