Coprinus narcoticus (Batsch. ex Fr.) Fr. Mist-Tintling Cap 1–1.5cm high, cylindric-ovoid becoming flat, the margin becoming split and rolled back, pale grey covered in coarse white granular meal becoming buff and warty towards the centre. Stem 15–65 x 2–8mm, sometimes rooting at the base. Smell strongly of tar-gas. Gills white rapidly becoming black. Spore print black. Spores ellipsoid to almond-shaped, 11–13.5 x 5.5–7ì, remains of perispore often visible. Mealy covering of cap formed of thin-walled globose cells ornamented with granular warts. Habitat on dung or manured soil. Season autumn. Rare. Edibility unknown -avoid. Distribution, America and Europe. |