Black-spored Series 
Inky Coprinus (Edible) 
Coprinus atramentarius 
Cap or Pileus—Cylindrical at first, broadening by degrees until it 
is cone-shaped. Colour greyish or greyish brown, with sug- 
gestions of lead colour. Smooth or with a few obscure 
scales on the disk. Often suffused with bloom. The mar- 
gin sometimes notched or lobed. Deliquescing. 1-3 inches 
in diameter. 
Stem or Stipe—Slender, smooth, whitish, hollow. 
king or Annulus—A slight vestige of one may be seen to extend 
around the stem near the base as an irregular zigzag ele- 
vated line of threads. 
Gills or Lamelle—Crowded. At first whitish and flocculose on 
the edges, then black, moist, dropping away in inky fluid. 
Spores—Black, elliptical. 
Flesh—White, quickly deliquescing. 
Time—Autumn. 
fabitat—Rich soil, waste places, woods. 
The form growing in the woods is much more beautiful and 
is known as C. atramentarius, var. silvestris. See plate facing 
page 89. 
Glistening Coprinus (Edible) 
Coprinus micaceus 
Cap or Pileus—Ovate, then bell-shaped.  Striations radiating 
from near the centre of the disk to the margin. Glistening 
mica-like scales cover undisturbed young specimens. 1-2 
inches broad. Colour tan, light buff, or tawny yellow. 
Stem or Stipe—Slender, smooth, fragile, white, hollow. 1-3 inches 
long. 
Ring or “nnalis-< Rarely seen except in very young specimens. 
Gills or Lamelle—Not as crowded as in the ink cap and shaggy- 
mane. Colour white, then tinged with pinkish or purplish 
brown, finally black. 
Spores—Brown, elliptical. 
Flesh—A nutty flavour when raw. In wet weather it melts to 
an inky fluid. In dry weather it may dry with all parts 
well preserved. 
Zime—Common during spring and early autumn. 
The glistening coprinus is small and beautiful, and grows in 
clusters on decaying woods, stumps, or buried roots. 
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