Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Psathyrellaceae
Species: Coprinopsis picacea (Bull.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo
Synonyms: Agaricus picaceus
Coprinus picaceus
Common Name: Magpie Inkcap


Swedish Indicator List: Woodland Indicator Species
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Coprinopsis picaceaPhotographer: © Neil Malton
Photographer: © Neil Malton

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Corylus avellana (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (1)
Soil Grassy (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (3)
July (1)
September (1)
October (1)