Myoscopy01 Report post Posted January 25 Habitat: San Diego- Found Growing in wood chips Gills: The gills are a cream to white color Stem: The largest stem is approx. 6 cm long and 1 cm wide. The stem is white with a cream color at the base Cap: The cap is 1.5 cm wide with conical top. Color is dark brown with a black ring around the bottom of a few of the mushrooms Spore print color: Unable to collect a spore print so far. looking at the base of the gills, the spores MAY be black but that only speculation. Bruising: No discern-able bruising Other information: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diana Report post Posted January 25 looks like a mica cap, Coprinellus sp, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave W Report post Posted January 25 A couple of things seem to point away from Coprinellus. First, the caps appear to not have radial/marginal striations. Also, a few of the these show fairly persistent remnants of a partial veil clinging to the cap margin and/or stalk. C. micaceus types have a very insubstantial partial veil --if at all-- consisting of a few thin threads that quickly disappear. I haven't thought of a Coprinopsis species that looks like these; and I don't see any sign of deliquescence (inkiness) on the gills/cap. My guess is these are a species of Psathyrella. Coprinus/Coprinellus species have pure black spore prints. Psathyrella have dark purplish brown prints --mostly; it's a large genus. To see the difference between a very dark Psathyrella print and a black print from an inky-cap, it may be necessary to view a thick print deposited on a pure black non-porous surface (by way of contrast with black or absence thereof). Panaeolus species also have black spore print (and do not deliquesce), but these don't look like Panaeolus to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites