Coprinus plicatilis

Cap	The cap of Coprinus plicatilis has a diameter of 1 to 2 cm, is heavily ribbed, and initially egg-shaped, then convex and finally flat. A distinctive tawny central 'eye' contrasts with the rest of the pale grey cap.
Gills	The white gills turn grey and then black; they radiate from a collar around the top of the stem. and are thin and quite well spaced. Unlike most ink caps, this delicate little fungus has a cap that flattens and then shrivels rather than its gills deliquescing (turning to a black inky liquid).
Stipe	Up to 6 cm long, but only 4 or 5 mm diameter and very fragile; faintly fibrilose; white or dingy cream becoming slightly brownish at the base.
Spore print	Black.
Odour/taste	Not distinctive.
Habitat	In short grass on lawns and sometimes in parks and meadows, usually in small groups.
Season	May to November.
Occurrence	Frequent.
Similar species	Coprinus kuehnerii is more orange-brown but otherwise very similar in macroscopic appearance; it is commonly found on the edge of woodland.