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Saw these last week in Chicago, no idea what they are (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by jaykrown@lemmy.world to c/mycology@mander.xyz

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[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Looks like mushrooms

[–] lemmy_at_em@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I thought it was a pinecone...

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 month ago

Parts of it invariably were, at some point. 🤷🏼‍♂️😏

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

In the mycology community?

[–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 4 points 1 month ago

This time of year?

[–] Bigboye57@midwest.social 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

They look like Mica caps(Coprinellus micaceus) to me. Were they sparkly by chance?

[–] jaykrown@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

I think they may be inky cap https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coprinopsis_atramentaria

[–] the_artic_one@piefed.social 6 points 1 month ago

Mica caps are a type of inky cap, Coprinellus and Coprinopsis are close relatives and both can turn to ink. They only have the sparkly particles when they're fresh, these are starting to turn to ink so it's not surprising they don't have it. Coprinopsis atramenteria is usually larger and duller-colored.

[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

I've seen these all over Chicago, usually growing near the roots of a dead tree. I've been told in the past they were ink caps of some sort.

[–] jaykrown@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

They didn't seem sparkly.

[–] a14o@feddit.org 4 points 1 month ago

Pretty good chance these are Coprinellus micaceus

[–] Davel23@fedia.io 4 points 1 month ago

What did they taste like?