Magpie inkcap, Cromer's Wood near Sittingbourne

Introduction

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Magpie inkcap, Cromer's Wood near Sittingbourne

Image: © pam fray Taken: 18 Oct 2022

Coprinopsis picacea is a species of fungus in the family Psathyrellaceae. It is commonly called magpie inkcap. It was first described in 1785 by French mycologist Jean Baptiste François Pierre Bulliard in 1785 as Agaricus picaceus. Uncommon in the UK, this fungus is poisonous.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.309601
Longitude
0.734136