Inky Cap
- cap is smooth and radially lined
- cap becomes black and inky when old
- clusters at base of trees/stumps
- spore deposit is blackish
- do not consume with alcohol (48 hrs)
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Look-alikes in Alberta
A number of potentially poisonous mushrooms are superficially similar in appearance but do not match all the key characteristics of this species. For example, the similar-looking but not-recommended Coprinopsis variegata differs in that the cap is scaly and oval-shaped when young.
See also Coprinellus micaceus.
See also Coprinellus micaceus.