They didn’t seem sparkly.
Comment on Saw these last week in Chicago, no idea what they are
Bigboye57@midwest.social 2 months ago
They look like Mica caps(Coprinellus micaceus) to me. Were they sparkly by chance?
jaykrown@lemmy.world 2 months ago
jaykrown@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I think they may be inky cap en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coprinopsis_atramentaria
the_artic_one@piefed.social 2 months ago
Mica caps are a type of inky cap, Coprinellus and Coprinopsis are close relatives and both can turn to ink. They only have the sparkly particles when they’re fresh, these are starting to turn to ink so it’s not surprising they don’t have it. Coprinopsis atramenteria is usually larger and duller-colored.
ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I’ve seen these all over Chicago, usually growing near the roots of a dead tree. I’ve been told in the past they were ink caps of some sort.