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

submitted 2 months ago by jaykrown@lemmy.world to c/mycology@mander.xyz

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

Looks like mushrooms

[–] lemmy_at_em@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I thought it was a pinecone...

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 months ago

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

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

In the mycology community?

[–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 4 points 2 months ago

This time of year?

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

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

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

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

[–] the_artic_one@piefed.social 6 points 2 months 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 2 months 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.

[–] uberdroog@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Holy crap. Alcoholics beware.

[–] jaykrown@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

They didn't seem sparkly.

[–] a14o@feddit.org 4 points 2 months ago

Pretty good chance these are Coprinellus micaceus

[–] Davel23@fedia.io 4 points 2 months ago

What did they taste like?