Inkcaps found on horse dung.

[violet_bug]

I know these are ink caps but wondering which type exactly, they were very waxy when picked to examine. Also they gills were black i know the edibility is a no no, just curious on the name? They were found 2 weeks ago around straw and horse dung from a nearby farm, and there were no tree's around the area.

Thanks for your time.

[BROCSMAN]

These are probably Coprinopsis nivea - the Snowy Inkcap - which grows on herbivore dung.

[Chris Yeates]

Originally Posted by BROCSMAN

These are probably Coprinopsis nivea - the Snowy Inkcap - which grows on herbivore dung.

These are indeed without doubt Coprinopsis nivea; horse dung is probably the favoured substrate

Chris

[BROCSMAN]

Thanks Chris

I've never seen them so early in the year, and anyway, I've given up being too definite about IDs. I get too many wrong!

[Chris Yeates]

Originally Posted by BROCSMAN

Thanks Chris

I've never seen them so early in the year, and anyway, I've given up being too definite about IDs. I get too many wrong!

don't get me going on 'early fungi' we're into the second half of the year and so much is still (apparently) early

lol

C

for what it's worth there is an April record of this in Yorkshire (way back in 1920 though . . . .)

[fairplay]

Does anybody know why there is this ghostly effect and how Violet Bug could avoid this problem in future, as otherwise they seem very good photo's.

Neil.

[violet_bug]

Thanks for all your replys, yeah when picked they left a waxy snowy residue on your my hands heh.
Yeah they do seem ghostly don't they! i saw them from a fair distance away, there were about 15 fully growen ones and about 10 small ones started to grow. I was shocked at how many there were, i had a common ink cap in a bacon sandwich before and they were yummy! But these simular mushrooms did not look so good at all!
All my pics are taken on my phone it has a 5 mega pixel camera.

[CorneliusMS]

I think they're brilliant pictures considering they're taken on a mobile. The ghosting is simple lens flare, I think. This is often a hazard with an unshielded lens (no lens hood) and/or with a lens of relatively simple construction, plus we all tend to get fingerprints on our mobile camera lens. It just happens.

Still - good photos taken clearly with a steady hand !

;o) Chris

[violet_bug]

Thanks very much CorneliusMS, i will invest in a "proper" camera soon!
Yeah i find holding your breath whilst taking the piccies helps!
Thanks for your interest