Coprinaceae Gallery

Coprinus comatus	Coprinus atramentarius	Coprinus disseminatus	Coprinus micaceus	Lacrymaria velutina
Coprinus plicatilis	Coprinus niveus	Psathyrella candolleana	Psathyrella hydrophila	Panaeolus semiovatus

The size range in this family is tremendous. For example Coprinus comatus (the Shaggy Ink Cap, and Lawyer's Wig are two of its common names) sometimes attains a height of 30 cm, while many of the tiny members of the family are barely 3 cm tall. All are delicate and easily damaged.

Within this group are several fungi of open grassland as well as many more that are almost exclusively confined to dark woodland, either growing on the forest floor or on dead branches or stumps of trees that have been felled.

Larger pictures, identification guides and a wealth of information on these and hundreds of other species are contained on the First-Nature CD-ROM Guide to Fungi.

The family Coprinaceae includes the genera Coprinus, Paneolus and Psathyrella.
Coprinus The many Ink Caps (fungi of the genus Coprinus) have typically thin, striate cap margins, narrowly adnate gills and no distinctive smell. The spores are black or nearly so, and many of these species deliquesce at maturity (the gills and cap dissolve into a black inky liquid).	Coprinus micaceus
Psathyrella Sometimes referred to as Brittle Caps, Psathyrella fungi have narrowly adnate gills with pale edges, no particularly distinctive smell, and stems that become hollow at maturity; their caps and stems are very brittle.	Psathyrella candolleana
There are some 270 fungi of the family Coprinaceae recorded as occurring in Europe.

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Coprinaceae Gallery

Coprinus

Coprinus micaceus

Psathyrella

Psathyrella candolleana

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Coprinus
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candolleana

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