Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Psathyrellaceae
Species: Coprinellus micaceus (Bull.) Vilgalys, Hopple & Jacq. Johnson

Synonyms:

Agaricus congregatus Agaricus micaceus Coprinus micaceus

Common Name:

Glistening Inkcap

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Photographer: © Roy Anderson

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (31) Quercus (9) Fraxinus excelsior (9) Salix (6) Alnus glutinosa (4) Corylus avellana (4) Crataegus monogyna (4) Acer pseudoplatanus (3) Poa (2) Acer (1) Sorbus aucuparia (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (27) Woodland and scrub (22) Woodland (15) Woodland: mixed (13) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (11) Parkland and scattered trees (9) Built up area, domestic (6) Woodland: broadleaved (6) Woodland: mixed, plantation (5) Scrub (4) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (4) Woodland: plantation (4) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (3) Boundaries: defunct hedge (2) Boundaries: hedge with trees (2) Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-rich (2) Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (2) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (2) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (2) Acid grassland (1) Acid grassland: semi-improved (1) Alnus glutinosa-Carex paniculata woodland (1) Bog (1) Bog: raised (1) Boundaries: intact hedge (1) Calcareous grassland: unimproved (1) Cynosurus cristatus-Centaurea nigra grassland (1) Fraxinus excelsior-Sorbus aucuparia-Mercurialis perennis woo (1) Marsh/marshy grassland (1) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Stump (48) Dead Wood (18) Soil (14) Wood (14) Log (12) Tree (6) Soil Leaves (3) Soil Mossy (3) Buried Wood (2) Fallen Tree (2) Rotting Wood (2) Branch (1) Fallen Branch (1) Fallen Wood (1) Leaf Litter (1) Root (1) Soil Grassy (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (12) February (2) March (2) April (7) May (12) June (5) July (4) August (11) September (44) October (78) November (19) December (3)