9 March 2008 Buckinghamshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Common Name Glistening Ink Cap, Mica Cap Cap Bell shaped, radially lined, yellow brown to orange brown, covered in small mica like floccules, to about 3 cm across Gills Free, whitish, then date brown, and finally black and deliquescing Stem Equal, hollow, whitish Flesh Pale Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Late spring to early winter Distribution Common Habitat In dense clusters on stumps and wood of deciduous trees Spore Print Dark brown Microscopic Features Spores mitriform (shaped like a bishop's hat), smooth (7-10) x (4.5-6) µm2 Edibility Edible Notes This fungus could be confused with several species, including Coprinellus domesticus and Coprinus silvaticus |