Coprinellus congregatus    (Bull.) P. Karst. 



New classification: Basidiomycota/Agaricomycotina/Agaricomycetes/Agaricomycetidae/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae  
Former classification: Basidiomycota/Homobasidiomycetes/Agaricomycetideae/Agaricales/Coprinaceae  

synonyms: Coprinus congregatus 

edibility : unknown edibility

potential confusions with Coprinellus congregatus toxicity of Coprinellus congregatus genus Coprinellus  

The cap is ochre-buff with a darker tawny centre, becoming grey with age from the margin inwards.

its texture is fibrous.

The gills are . The spore print is black. This species is saprophytic.

The fruiting period takes place from July to September.
Dimensions: width of cap approximately 1.5 cm (between 0.5 and 2 cm)
  height of stem approximately 5 cm (between 2 and 8 cm)
  thickness of stem (at largest section) approximately 3 mm (between 1 and 4 mm)

Chemical tests : none.


Coprinellus congregatus is still unreported so far in the forest of Rambouillet, and is quite rare, more generally speaking .



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