Shaggy Inkcap / Autumn / Edible Scientific name Coprinus comatus Family Agaricaceae Habitat Grassland, lawns, verges often in large numbers Description Magpie inkcaps are bell shaped white floccose mushrooms with a long white stem. Identifying features: Cap: White cap with white fibrils, starting off egg shaped, becoming long bell shaped. The…
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Magpie Inkcap / Autumn / Toxic Scientific name Coprinopsis picacea Family Psathyrellaceae Habitat Magpie inkcaps grow in deciduous woodland, preferring beech trees and alkaline soils. Occasionally they can be found in damp shady grassland. Often a single mushroom or very small numbers grow in one spot. Description Magpie inkcaps are…
Glistening Inkcap / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Description A common mushroom, very similar looking to the Common Inkcap but they’re much smaller, often growing in massive tight clusters and with a powdery ‘mica’ coating giving them a glistening look. Scientific Name Coprinellus Micaceus Common Names Glistening Inkcap,…