Ink caps [Coprinus lagopus]
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Ink caps [Coprinus lagopus]
Image: © M J Richardson Taken: 24 Sep 2013
A common inkcap that often grows in association with wood and woodland litter - here it is on a heap of wood chippings by the road side. The spore producing caps last just for a day.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.733027
Longitude
-2.518198