Glistening Inkcap
Taken at Dalzell Estate on 24th October 2019 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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Taken at Strathclyde Park on 9th January 2022 using iPhone 12 mini Fact File
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Glistening Inkcap.
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Local Names: 		Coprinellus micaceus.
Agaricales.
Psathyrellaceae.
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 Grows in and around stumps or logs of broad-leaved trees. 
3 cms diameter.
4 - 10 cms long.
Yellow-brown or tan often with a darker center, then pale yellow or buff from the margin inwards.
An edible species. Cooking inactivates the enzymes that cause autodigestion that can begin as soon as one hour after collection.

When picking any fungus for consumption, caution should be                                           exercised at all times.