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19-04-2009, 02:51 PM
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| | | help Coprinus sp?
Hello,
Would anyone have a suggestion to help me identify this one?
I'm fairly certain it must be a Coprinus sp? but, then I'm stuck. Growing on a grass bank, about four or five together, but not as a clump. Gills were ripening from the outside in, still slightly white right at the top, but then dissolved completely in the specimen I took home, to give a jet-black spore print.
The dull fibrous scaly appearence without the tall elegant stem could only make me think of atramentarius - does this sound right? There was just a couple of things which made me think not - but particularly that Philips says the smell should be "faint and pleasant". The odour was strong and distinctly unpleasant - quite rank in fact. Has anyone got any further suggestions?
Help for a beginner would be much appreciated - cheers,
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19-04-2009, 09:27 PM
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| | | Re: help Coprinus sp?
Hello David,
you are right with your idea, this is indeed Coprinus atramentarius. The weather made this exemplare a little strange and such fruitbodies are often "determined" as Coprinus romagnesianus or Coprinus atramentarius var. romagnesianus. However I believe, that there is a true Coprinus romagnesianus with true squamules which are not due to wheather conditions.
best regards,
Andreas
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| | | Re: help Coprinus sp?
Andreas
What would your thoughts be on this find then? 
Mal |
21-04-2009, 11:19 PM
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| | | Re: help Coprinus sp?
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Originally Posted by flaxton  Andreas
What would your thoughts be on this find then?
Mal | Are we looking at the number of cap scales and length of cap in comparison here Mal?? If so I would probably agree on Coprinopsis romagnesiana.
Nice picture too 
John
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22-04-2009, 07:20 AM
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| | | Re: help Coprinus sp?
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Originally Posted by FungiJohn Are we looking at the number of cap scales and length of cap in comparison here Mal?? If so I would probably agree on Coprinopsis romagnesiana.
Nice picture too
John | Thanks John. I used just those features to decide it was C. romagnesiana and as they were fresh and it had not been a dry time they were not weather related features.
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