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Coprinaceae

This family has black to purple-brown spores that are borne or attached or notched gills, which may deliquesce into inky slime. The cap is often conical with a dry to viscid cuticle, and the stem is usually relatively thin and fragile. All are saprophytes on dung, humus, grassy areas. Several are poisonous, and even the edible ones should not be eaten with alcohol.




43a (11a) Gills white on young fruiting bodies, then black and inky with age, and/or cap with umbrella-like striations; on wood, humus, dung, grass - Coprinus
 
    Cross References Cross References:
      A596-602; Ar342-53; Ba195-9; Bo6, 8; L233-31; M170-4; Mc276-80; P204-5; S143-5, 331
    Species in SkSpecies found in Saskatchewan:
      Coprinus: atramentarius,comatus,lagopus,micaceus,plicatilis
 
43b (11a) Cap narrowly conic, brittle; with a thin rigid stem; single to numerous on dung or in grass, but not cespitose - Panaeolus
 
    Cross References Cross References:
      A602-4; Ar353-60; Ba205; L217-8; M174-7; Mc283; P205; S147, 324, 336
 
43c (11a) Campanulate to convex cap, usually on humus or wood, often numerous or cespitose; many species - Psathyrella
 
    Cross References Cross References:
      A599-609; Ar361-6; Ba204; Bo8; L221; M177-9; Mc281-5; P201-3; S149-51, 337
    Species in SkSpecies found in Saskatchewan:
      Psathyrella: candolleana,conissans,foeniscii,hydrophila,
spadicea,uliginicola