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Fungi: Basidiomycota: Agaricomycetes: Agaricales: Psathyrellaceae: Coprinellus micaceus (Bull.) Vilgalys, Hopple & Jacq. Johnson, 2001

Coprinellus micaceus – Glistening inkcap

Synonyms: Agaricus congregatus, Agaricus micaceus, Coprinus micaceus.

Common name: glistening inkcap.

Russian names: Navoznik mertsaiushchiy, Navoznik kroshashchiysya.

Extract from Wikipedia article: Coprinellus micaceus is a common species of fungus in the family Psathyrellaceae with a cosmopolitan distribution. The fruit bodies of the saprobe typically grow in clusters on or near rotting hardwood tree stumps or underground tree roots. Depending on their stage of development, the tawny-brown mushroom caps may range in shape from oval to bell-shaped to convex, and reach diameters up to 30 mm (1.2 in). The caps, marked with fine radial or linear grooves that extend nearly to the center, rest atop whitish stems up to 100 mm (3.9 in) long. In young specimens, the entire cap surface is coated with a fine layer of reflective mica-like cells that provide the inspiration for both the mushroom's species name and the common names mica cap, shiny cap, and glistening inky cap. Although small and with thin flesh, the mushrooms are usually bountiful, as they typically grow in dense clusters. A few hours after collection, the gills will begin to slowly dissolve into a black, inky, spore-laden liquid—an enzymatic process called autodigestion or deliquescence. The fruit bodies are edible before the gills blacken and dissolve, and cooking will stop the autodigestion process.

Photos of this mushroom from the area of St. Petersburg, Russia

Mica Cap mushrooms (<B>Coprinellus micaceus</B>) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2014-06-13.htm">June 13, 2014</A>
LinkMica Cap mushrooms (Coprinellus micaceus) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 13, 2014
Location on mapsSvetlanovskiy prospekt, 51, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 194064
Glistening inky cap mushrooms (<B>Coprinellus micaceus</B>) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2016-08-14.htm">August 14, 2016</A>
LinkGlistening inky cap mushrooms (Coprinellus micaceus) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 14, 2016
Location on mapsAptekarskaya nab., 6, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197022
Mica Cap mushrooms (<B>Coprinellus micaceus</B>) near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2016-08-23.htm">August 23, 2016</A>
LinkMica Cap mushrooms (Coprinellus micaceus) near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 23, 2016
Location on mapsPolyanskaya dor., g. Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
Mature glistening inkcap mushrooms (<B>Coprinellus micaceus</B>) on roadside in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2016-08-25.htm">August 25, 2016</A>
LinkMature glistening inkcap mushrooms (Coprinellus micaceus) on roadside in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 25, 2016
Mica Cap mushrooms (<B>Coprinellus micaceus</B>) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2016-08-25.htm">August 25, 2016</A>
LinkMica Cap mushrooms (Coprinellus micaceus) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 25, 2016
Mica Cap mushrooms (<B>Coprinellus micaceus</B>) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2016-08-30.htm">August 30, 2016</A>
LinkMica Cap mushrooms (Coprinellus micaceus) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 30, 2016
Location on mapsSvetlanovskiy pr., 51, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 194064
Mica Cap mushrooms (<B>Coprinellus micaceus</B>) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2016-09-24.htm">September 24, 2016</A>
LinkMica Cap mushrooms (Coprinellus micaceus) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 24, 2016
Location on mapsnab. Reki Karpovki, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
Glistening inkcap mushrooms (<B>Coprinellus micaceus</B>) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-06-02.htm">June 2, 2017</A>
LinkGlistening inkcap mushrooms (Coprinellus micaceus) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 2, 2017
Location on mapsPamyatnik Voyennym Letchikam, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 194223
Group of glistening inkcap mushrooms (<B>Coprinellus micaceus</B>) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-06-02.htm">June 2, 2017</A>
LinkGroup of glistening inkcap mushrooms (Coprinellus micaceus) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 2, 2017
Location on mapsPamyatnik Voyennym Letchikam, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 194223
Glistening inkcap mushrooms (<B>Coprinellus micaceus</B>) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-06-04.htm">June 4, 2017</A>
LinkGlistening inkcap mushrooms (Coprinellus micaceus) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 4, 2017
Location on mapsPamyatnik Voyennym Letchikam, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 194223
Glistening inkcap mushrooms (<B>Coprinellus micaceus</B>) on a lawn behind a memorial in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-06-04.htm">June 4, 2017</A>
LinkGlistening inkcap mushrooms (Coprinellus micaceus) on a lawn behind a memorial in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 4, 2017
Location on mapsPamyatnik Voyennym Letchikam, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 194223
Glistening inkcap mushrooms (<B>Coprinellus micaceus</B>) near the memorial in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-06-09.htm">June 9, 2017</A>
LinkGlistening inkcap mushrooms (Coprinellus micaceus) near the memorial in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 9, 2017
Location on mapsUnnamed Road, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 194223
Glistening inkcap mushrooms (<B>Coprinellus micaceus</B>) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-06-09.htm">June 9, 2017</A>
LinkGlistening inkcap mushrooms (Coprinellus micaceus) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 9, 2017
Location on mapsUnnamed Road, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 194223
Glistening inkcap mushrooms (<B>Coprinellus micaceus</B>) on a stump in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-06-09.htm">June 9, 2017</A>
LinkGlistening inkcap mushrooms (Coprinellus micaceus) on a stump in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 9, 2017
Location on mapsUnnamed Road, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
Glistening inkcap mushrooms (<B>Coprinellus micaceus</B>) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-06-13.htm">June 13, 2017</A>
LinkGlistening inkcap mushrooms (Coprinellus micaceus) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 13, 2017
Location on mapsSevernyy pr., 24к1, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 194295
Young glistening inkcap mushrooms (<B>Coprinellus micaceus</B>) near Svetlanovsky Prospect. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-06-15.htm">June 15, 2017</A>
LinkYoung glistening inkcap mushrooms (Coprinellus micaceus) near Svetlanovsky Prospect. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 15, 2017
Location on mapspr. Raevskogo, 22, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 194064
Glistening inkcap mushrooms (<B>Coprinellus micaceus</B>) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-07-06.htm">July 6, 2017</A>
LinkGlistening inkcap mushrooms (Coprinellus micaceus) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 6, 2017
Location on mapsSvetlanovskiy pr., 49, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
Glistening inkcap mushrooms (<B>Coprinellus micaceus</B>) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-07-30.htm">July 30, 2017</A>
LinkGlistening inkcap mushrooms (Coprinellus micaceus) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 30, 2017
Location on mapsul. Zhaka Dyuklo, 67, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 194214
Glistening inkcap mushrooms (<B>Coprinellus micaceus</B>) in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk near Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-09-05.htm">September 5, 2017</A>
LinkGlistening inkcap mushrooms (Coprinellus micaceus) in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 5, 2017
Location on mapsDubkovskoye Shosse, 42, Sestroretsk, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197706
Glistening inkcap mushrooms (<B>Coprinellus micaceus</B>) in Alexander Park in Pushkin, former Tsarskoe Selo, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-09-07.htm">September 7, 2017</A>
LinkGlistening inkcap mushrooms (Coprinellus micaceus) in Alexander Park in Pushkin, former Tsarskoe Selo, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 7, 2017
Location on mapsUnnamed Road, Pushkin, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
Young glistening inkcap mushrooms (<B>Coprinellus micaceus</B>) in Alexander Park in Pushkin, former Tsarskoe Selo, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-09-07.htm">September 7, 2017</A>
LinkYoung glistening inkcap mushrooms (Coprinellus micaceus) in Alexander Park in Pushkin, former Tsarskoe Selo, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 7, 2017
Location on mapsUnnamed Road, Pushkin, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
Glistening inkcap mushrooms (<B>Coprinellus micaceus</B>) in West Kotlin Nature Reserve in Kronstadt. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-09-08.htm">September 8, 2017</A>
LinkGlistening inkcap mushrooms (Coprinellus micaceus) in West Kotlin Nature Reserve in Kronstadt. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 8, 2017
Location on mapsKronshtadtskoye Shosse, 47, Kronshtadt, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197761
Glistening inkcap mushrooms (<B>Coprinellus micaceus</B>) near Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-09-09.htm">September 9, 2017</A>
LinkGlistening inkcap mushrooms (Coprinellus micaceus) near Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 9, 2017
Location on mapsUnnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188695
Glistening inkcap mushrooms (<B>Coprinellus micaceus</B>) in Blizhnie Dubki area near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-09-11.htm">September 11, 2017</A>
LinkGlistening inkcap mushrooms (Coprinellus micaceus) in Blizhnie Dubki area near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 11, 2017
Location on mapsPolyanskaya Doroga, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
Glistening inkcap mushrooms (<B>Coprinellus micaceus</B>) at a base of a tree in Blizhnie Dubki area near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-09-11.htm">September 11, 2017</A>
LinkGlistening inkcap mushrooms (Coprinellus micaceus) at a base of a tree in Blizhnie Dubki area near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 11, 2017
Location on mapsPolyanskaya Doroga, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
Mature glistening inkcap mushrooms (<B>Coprinellus micaceus</B>) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-09-16.htm">September 16, 2017</A>
LinkMature glistening inkcap mushrooms (Coprinellus micaceus) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 16, 2017
Location on mapsUlitsa Zhaka Dyuklo, 67, St Petersburg, Russia, 194214
Glistening inkcap mushrooms (<B>Coprinellus micaceus</B>) in Alexander Park. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo), south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-10-06.htm">October 6, 2017</A>
LinkGlistening inkcap mushrooms (Coprinellus micaceus) in Alexander Park. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo), south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 6, 2017
Location on mapsDoroga Na Aleksandrovku, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 196603
Glistening inky cap mushrooms (<B>Coprinellus micaceus</B>) near Lenin Trail in area of Razliv, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2019-05-21.htm">May 21, 2019</A>
LinkGlistening inky cap mushrooms (Coprinellus micaceus) near Lenin Trail in area of Razliv, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 21, 2019
Side view of glistening inky cap mushrooms (<B>Coprinellus micaceus</B>) near Lenin Trail in area of Razliv, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2019-05-21.htm">May 21, 2019</A>
LinkSide view of glistening inky cap mushrooms (Coprinellus micaceus) near Lenin Trail in area of Razliv, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 21, 2019

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Acknowledgements

Russian web-forums Planeta Gribov, V Kontakte, and Griby Sredney Polosy for learning names of local mushrooms.

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