Coprinus

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Coprinus

a genus of hymenomycetous gill fungi. The fruiting body is slender and delicate. At maturity, the cap deliquesces into a black fluid, which was formerly used instead of ink. The mushrooms grow on rich humus and dung; occasionally they grow on trees and wood. The common inky cap (Coprinus atramentarius) and the shaggy mane (C. comatus) are often found in gardens and parks.

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Effect of different post harvest treatments on nutritive and antioxidant activities of wild edible Coprinus cinereus (Schaeff.

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It has been seen in Coprinus disseminatus that tips do not slow their extension following a branch event (Butler 1961), so it can be concluded that the supply of this material to the tip must exceed the rate of consumption.

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of California-Berkeley) cover the families Coprinaceae and Bolbitiacaea and genera the Coprinus, Bolbitius, Conocybe, Philiotina, and Agrocybe.

Flora agaricina Neerlandica; critical monographs on families of agarics and boleti occurring in the Netherlands, v.6

Some of the species foraged recently included the Boletus mirabilis (above) and Coprinus (right).