Glistening Inkcap
The powdery ‘mica’ covering can be seen shining when the sun is out but this mushroom has no nutritional value so is best left alone or added to other mushrooms in a dish.
Mushroom Type | |
Common Names | Glistening Inkcap, Mica Inkcap |
Scientific Name | Coprinellus micaceus |
Season Start | Mar |
Season End | Dec |
Average Mushroom height (CM) | 10 |
Average Cap width (CM) | 4 |
Please note that each and every mushroom you come across may vary in appearance to these photos.
Cap
Orange/brown, ochraceous becoming a bit darker towards the centre. Initially bell-shaped becoming furrowed and then splitting. Has grooves running from the top of the cap to the edge and a covering of white powdery ‘mica’ which can wash off in the rain.
Possible Confusion
It can look like Coprinus silvaticus after the rain has washed off the powdery ‘mica’. Coprinus silvaticus is inedible so only mushrooms with the ‘mica’ covering should be eaten.
Spore Print
Date brown. Mitriform.
Taste / Smell
Mildly mushroomy, not really worth while unless mixing in with other mushrooms.
Frequency
Common.
1 comment for Glistening Inkcap
I have found mushrooms that look similar to this. The stems are white and hollow, but they bruis pink. The caps are bell shaped with a nippel , and pink but darker twords the center. The gills are pink but turn gray. I am doing a spore print now.