What did they taste like?
Saw these last week in Chicago, no idea what they are
Submitted 2 months ago by jaykrown@lemmy.world to mycology@mander.xyz
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Davel23@fedia.io 2 months ago
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
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.
jaykrown@lemmy.world 2 months ago
They didn’t seem sparkly.
ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Looks like mushrooms
Mothra@mander.xyz 2 months ago
In the mycology community?
prettybunnys@piefed.social 2 months ago
This time of year?
lemmy_at_em@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I thought it was a pinecone…
otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Parts of it invariably were, at some point. 🤷🏼♂️😏
a14o@feddit.org 2 months ago
Pretty good chance these are Coprinellus micaceus