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Scaly Inky Cap?


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Good morning,

Found these a week or so ago in south-central Pa. The closest I can come with is Coprinopsis variegata but what I’ve read about it is it grows on dead wood or wood chips. The nearest tree was probably 15 yards away & there wasn’t any wood chips nearby either. Any ideas?

thanks

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Interesting suggestion, Matt. I had not been aware of the scaly-cap variety of C. atramentaria. Mushroom Expert mentions it. 

I would not eliminate C. variegata because there's no visible wood. They could be growing from buried wood. However, the scales look a bit small for C. variegata. Coprinopsis romagnesiana is another possibility to consider. 

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