Saw these last week in Chicago, no idea what they are

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• a14o@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Pretty good chance these are Coprinellus micaceus

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• Davel23@fedia.io ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  What did they taste like?

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• Bigboye57@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  They look like Mica caps(Coprinellus micaceus) to me. Were they sparkly by chance?

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  • jaykrown@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I think they may be inky cap en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coprinopsis_atramentaria

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    • the_artic_one@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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.

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    • ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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.

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  • jaykrown@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    They didn’t seem sparkly.

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• ThePantser@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Looks like mushrooms

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  • Mothra@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    In the mycology community?

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    • prettybunnys@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      This time of year?

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  • lemmy_at_em@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I thought it was a pinecone…

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    • otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Parts of it invariably were, at some point. 🤷🏼‍♂️😏

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