. Minnesota mushrooms ... Botany; Mushrooms. GILL FUNGI 8i mm., white, somewhat downy, hollow, but solid and bulbous at the base; gills free, black, narrow, crowded; spores black, ellipsoid, 12-15 X 8-10/i. The name refers to its habitat. Common on dung and on manure heaps, from spring to winter; excellent. Coprinus atramentarius Inky Cap Cap 4-10 cm. tall, 4-8 cm. wide, grayish or gray-brown, usually smooth, but sometimes scaly, especially toward the disk, margin even, more rarely ribbed, ovate or irregularly bell-shaped, then expanded; stem 8-12 cm. by about 1 cm., white or whitish, smooth,
. Minnesota mushrooms ... Botany; Mushrooms. GILL FUNGI 8i mm., white, somewhat downy, hollow, but solid and bulbous at the base; gills free, black, narrow, crowded; spores black, ellipsoid, 12-15 X 8-10/i. The name refers to its habitat. Common on dung and on manure heaps, from spring to winter; excellent. Coprinus atramentarius Inky Cap Cap 4-10 cm. tall, 4-8 cm. wide, grayish or gray-brown, usually smooth, but sometimes scaly, especially toward the disk, margin even, more rarely ribbed, ovate or irregularly bell-shaped, then expanded; stem 8-12 cm. by about 1 cm., white or whitish, smooth, hollow, with a more or less imperfect ring below; gills free, black, broad, crowded; spores black, ellipsoid, 8-10 X 6^- The name refers to the inky liquid formed by the Figure 49. Coprixus atramentarius Common in dense clusters in lawns, gardens, waste places, etc., earliest spring to frost; the best of all edible species in the opinion of the writer. It is especially good raw, particularly in salads. Coprinus micaceus Mica Inkcap Cap 2-5 cm. wide, whitish-yellow, yellowish or brownish, more or less sprinkled with bright mica-like particles, striate, splitting and turned up at the margin, ovoid or bell-shaped, then expanded; stem 6-10 cm. by 5-6 mm., white, somewhat pow- dered or silky, hollow-; gills adnexed, white, pink, then black, narrow, crowded; spores black or brown-black, elliptic, 7-8 X 5-6/i. The name refers to the mica- like particles on the cap. Common in dense clusters about stumps and trunks, earliest spring to frost; Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Clements, Frederic E. (Frederic Edward), 1874-1945; Geological and Natural History Survey of Minnesota. Minneapolis, University of Minnesota
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