Coprinopsis marcescibilis    (Britzelm.) Örstadius & E. Larss. 



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

synonyms: Psathyrella marcescibilis, Hypholoma marcescibilis, Psathyrella involuta 

edibility : unknown edibility

potential confusions with Coprinopsis marcescibilis toxicity of Coprinopsis marcescibilis genus Coprinopsis  

The cap is grey-brown then whitish-ochre when dry; its margin is striate when moist. The cap surface is smooth, not viscid nor sticky.

The stem is whitish, without ring.

The flesh is white, unchanging; its taste is mild; the odour is not distinctive; its texture is fibrous.

The gills are grey then black, adnate, crowded . The spore print is very dark brown. This species is saprophytic. It grows on a rather calcareous soil.

The fruiting period takes place from April to November.
Dimensions: width of cap approximately 3 cm (between 1 and 8 cm)
  height of stem approximately 6 cm (between 3 and 10 cm)
  thickness of stem (at largest section) approximately 4 mm (between 2 and 7 mm)

Chemical tests : none.

Distinctive features : two-coloured, hygrophanous

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



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