Coprinus lagopides Karst. Kohlentintling. Cap 2–6cm high, cylindrical to conical, expanding with margin gradually enrolling, white to grey, at first covered in a conspicuous whitish to greyish fibrillose veil remnants, later less so and striate from margin inwards. Stem 30–110 x 3–12mm, white, initially with white down then smooth in places, base white and woolly. Smell none. Gills soon dark vinaceous then black. Spore print violaceous black. Spores ellipsoid to subglobose, 6–9 x 5–7um. Habitat on burnt soil or charred wood and so differing markedly in habitat from the superficially similar C. lagopus. Season late autumn. Frequent. Edibility unknown-avoid. Distribution, America and Europe. |