If you're looking at a snowy inkcap (Coprinopsis nivea), you're more than likely looking at a heap of dung, too! If the piles of farm animal dung aren't enough to deter you from snacking on them, the toxicity will. It is a member of a family notorious for being full of toxic toadstools. Admire this one only from afar.
Cap Diameter:
1 - 3.5 cm
Odor:
Mild, indistinct mushroom smell.
In This Article
Attributes
Similar Species
Tips for Finding
Clean and Preserve
Common Questions
General Info About Snowy inkcap
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Attributes of Snowy inkcap
Cap Diameter
1 - 3.5 cm
Height
4 - 10 cm
Cap
Cap 1 - 3.5 cm across; broadly conic; white, ash-grey; margin incurved, weakly striate
Cap Shape
Bell-shaped, Central Bump
Cap Surfaces
Warted, Visible lines or stripes
Gills
Free to narrowly attached; crowded; white
Gill Attachment
Free to Attached
Stem
Stem 9 cm long, 4 - 7 mm thick; cylindrical, slight thickening at the base; white; covered in cottony fibres
Stem Shapes
Cylindrical
Stem Surfaces
Fibrillose
Stem Cross Sections
Hollow or cottony hollow
Flesh
Fibrous; white; unchanging
Ring
Ringless
Spore Print Color
Black
Odor
Mild, indistinct mushroom smell.
Body Color
Gray
White
Flesh Bruises
The flesh or milk does not discolor when bruised or cut.
The snowy inkcap can be found in pastures and meadows, or any kind of grassy areas grazed by livestock. It grows on cow or horse dung, but occasionally on manured rotting straw.
