Coprinellus micaceus
Hat: grooved and striated, reddish-brown to lighter ochre-brown at the edge, with a fleeting veil in the form of micaceous flakes. The margin is grooved, irregular and curved
Blades: ascending and free, white and then black
Stalk: 2-10 x 0.3-1 cm, white, pubescent
Flesh: white, scarce and fragile
Spores: 8-10 x 4-6.5 µm, elliptical and pear-shaped in profile, with a clear and often truncated germination pore
Taste: sweet
Odour: weak
Fruiting season May - June | October - November
Dimension Hat: 0.5-4.5 cm; Foot: 2-10 x 0.3-1 cm
Habitat On or near dead, live or half-buried wood