Coprinus calyptratus
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| Coprinus calyptratus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Coprinus |
| Species: | C. calyptratus |
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| Coprinus calyptratus Peck (1895) | |
Coprinus calyptratus is a species of fungus in the family Agaricaceae.[1] It is commonly known as the star-capped coprinus.
Coprinus calyptratus was classified by the American mycologist Charles Horton Peck in 1895.[2]
Description
Coprinus calyptratus is a small inkcap mushroom with white flesh and a distinctive star shaped veil remnant on the cap.
Cap: 4-6cm. Starts egg shaped and covered in a veil before expanding to become campanulate which may flatten or curl upwards with age. Gills: Free and crowded soon turning black. Stem: 5-15cm tall. 0.5-1cm in thickness. Lacks a ring and roots in the ground ending in a small basal bulb. Spores: Subellipsoid or subovoid with a large pore. 17-20 x 10-12 μm. Taste: Indistinct. Smell: Indistinct.[3]