Midden inkcap
A species of Ink cap Scientific name : Coprinus sterquilinus Genus : Ink cap
Midden inkcap, A species of Ink cap
Scientific name: Coprinus sterquilinus
Genus: Ink cap
Description
C. sterquilinus has an ellipsoid or ovoid cap, some 40 to 60 millimetres (1.6 to 2.4 in) by 20 to 30 millimetres (0.8 to 1.2 in) when closed, becoming conical and then flattening out to a width of 60 millimetres (2.4 in). It is white, flocculous and fibrillose when young, becoming more scaly with a creamy centre as it matures. There are more than fifty gills, white at first, turning to grey and then black. The stipe or stem is slender, 80 to 150 millimetres (3 to 6 in) tall, with a moveable ring just above the slightly bulbous base. The spores are ellipsoid and very large at 17–26 by 10–15 µm, very dark reddish-brown to black.
Colors
White
Cream
Habitat
On animal dung
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General Info
Habitat
On animal dung
Growth Form
Saprobic
Sporocarp Height
15 cm
Cap Diameter
20-30 mm
Endangered Species
No
Habit
Saprophytic
Substrate
On animal dung
Smell
Faint and quite pleasant
Spore Print
Very dark reddish-brown to black
Species Status
Uncommon
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Club fungi Class
Mushroom-forming fungi Order
Gilled fungi Family
Agaricaceae Genus
Ink cap Species
Midden inkcap