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

WHERE TO FIND IT AT AROUCA GEOPARK

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

Coprinellus micaceus

Coprinellus micaceus

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