Species

Coprinopsis variegata (Scaly ink cap)

Coprinopsis variegata. Photo: (c) Ember Fox, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Coprinopsis variegata, commonly known as the scaly ink cap or the feltscale inky cap, is a species of fungus in the family Psathyrellaceae. Distributed in eastern North America, it has a medium-sized, bell-shaped to flattened cap up to 7.5 cm (3.0 in) in diameter, with felt-like, patchy scales. The gills, initially white, turn black in maturity and eventually dissolve into a black “ink”. Fruit bodies grow in clusters or groups on leaf litter or rotted hardwood, although the…

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
      - Class: Agaricomycetes
        Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
        Order: Agaricales (Common gilled mushrooms and allies)
        Suborder: Agaricineae
        Family: Psathyrellaceae
        Genus: Coprinopsis (Inkcaps)
        Section: Picaceae (Coprinopsis sect. picaceae)
        Species: Coprinopsis variegata (Scaly ink cap)

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