20 August 2023 Matley, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Coprinus disseminatus Common Name Fairies bonnets Cap Ovoid when young, bell shaped with age, radially grooved, pale brown, with a darker centre, margin greyish with age, to about 15 mm high and 15 mm wide Gills Adnate, somewhat distant, whitish, becoming black with age Stem Whitish, thin, cylindrical, fragile Flesh Thin, fragile Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Spring to autumn Distribution Common Habitat In small groups and large clusters on stumps and fallen trunks of deciduous trees Spore Print Dark brown Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal to almond shaped, germ pore present, smooth (6.5-9.5) x (4-6) µm2 Edibility Edible but of no value Notes Requires microscopy for identification 
Spores in Congo Red solution viewed with a 100X immersion objective. 20 August 2023 Matley, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
29 April 2008 Bedfordshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |