Coprinus at Bald Hills, NSW
Identification history
| Coprinus sp. | 19 Feb 2020 | Pam | ||
| Unverified | 18 Feb 2020 | alexandraseddon |
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5 comments
alexandraseddon
wrote:
19 Feb 2020
Dear Jackie,
How truly wonderful to have a reply from you! I just took the photo for my own pleasure because the last time I saw it, it vanished (maybe to spread its spores quickly?)
before I got the photo. Then Anna Lindstrand put it on the Atlas of Life. Next time I will make sure to be looking through more scientific eyes.
With love to you and Max
Alexandra
How truly wonderful to have a reply from you! I just took the photo for my own pleasure because the last time I saw it, it vanished (maybe to spread its spores quickly?)
before I got the photo. Then Anna Lindstrand put it on the Atlas of Life. Next time I will make sure to be looking through more scientific eyes.
With love to you and Max
Alexandra
Pam
wrote:
20 Feb 2020
I've confirmed a Coprinus sp. though was a little confused when I looked at the ground around the fungus. It has a number of fine pale threads that I normally associate with Mycena cystidiosa!! Though looking at the centre of the cap it is flat and more typical of the Coprinus group. Any comment Jackie? Nice image - keep up the good work Alexandra. Always interesting to have a little bit of a challenge!
alexandraseddon
wrote:
20 Feb 2020
Thankyou , Pam. I have looked closely just now and there are no longer any white threads visible! They, along with the Coprinus, have vanished. There is no kikuyu at all on the side where the white threads were. Just a brick wall and some Grape hyacinths.
There was a bit of kikuyu on the far side, about 10 cm away. I pulled it out and it did not seem to have any inclination to spread in the direction of the Coprinus.
There was a bit of kikuyu on the far side, about 10 cm away. I pulled it out and it did not seem to have any inclination to spread in the direction of the Coprinus.
alexandraseddon
wrote:
20 Feb 2020
I will be more careful next time and photograph the gills. I just examined the ground closely with my spectacles on and could find no white threads at all. Could they have been destroyed by the hail last night?
Pam
wrote:
20 Feb 2020
I still think Coprinus is still the best fit. Even if there were Mycena cystidiosa pseudorhizomorphs around it still doesn't rule out a Coprinus coming up as well. As I said the centre of the cap fits this genus better than that of the Mycena mentioned. The joys of fungal identification.............
Location information
- Coordinates 149.843537-36.923370
- Places Bald Hills, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 18 Feb 2020 12:00 AM Recorded on
- alexandraseddon Recorded by
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Collections
Fungi Caps on stems; gills below caps [mushrooms or mushroom-like] alexandraseddon South Coast NatureMapr
Species information
- Coprinus sp. Scientific name
- Coprinus Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Machine learning
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