Fairy Inkcap

Coprinus disseminatus

16th October 2018, My Garden in Catford
Growing beside untreated oak slabs. Several thousand. Caps around 1cm across. No smell. Sporeprint Umber. Spores 6-8µ x 4.5-5.5µ.

29th August 2015, Brooklands Pleasure Grounds, Lancing
Growing on earth amongst sawdust/wood debris. A few large clusters. Tiny cap up to 8mm. Mashed up they had a slightly mushroomy smell. Tiny mushrooms - photos make them look bigger than they actually were. Sporeprint blackish brown.

28th September 2014, Wepham Wood near Angmering
Covering old log. Hundreds. Cap 0.5-1.5cm. No smell.

1st September 2014, Ladywell Fields
5. Growing next to deciduous stump, perhaps on buried root. Two clumps with many tiny mushrooms. Cap 0.25-1cm. Stem 2-3cm high. No smell. ID is best guess. Sporeprint dark; not enough to say more. Spores 6.5-8.5µ x 4.5-6µ.
7. Growing on roots/base of ash stump. Two clumps of many small mushrooms. Cap 0.5-1.5cm wide and 0.5-1.5cm high. No smell. ID is best guess. Sporeprint black. Spores 9-10.5µ x 4.5-6µ.


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