BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Coprinopsis atramentaria (Common Inkcap)
| Notes (MWS) | The common inkcap generally grows from buried wood or roots so often appears to be growing on the ground. It should not be eaten as it contains a chemical which causes an adverse reaction when consumed with alcohol or if alcohol is consumed up to several days afterwards. Symptoms are alarming with flushing, palpitations and great discomfort, but healthy people normally recover. |
Records (and photo sets)
| Taxon | Summary | Date | Vice-county | Country |  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coprinopsis atramentaria | Fruitbody | 19 October 1985 | North Wiltshire | England | 4 | 5 |
| Coprinopsis atramentaria | Fruitbody | 6 October 1979 | West Sussex | England | 2 | 4 |
| Coprinopsis atramentaria | Fruitbody | 6 October 1979 | West Sussex | England | 5 | 4 |
| Coprinopsis atramentaria | Fruitbody | 3 April 1976 | North Hampshire | England | 2 |
Suggested Literature
Coprinopsis atramentaria may be covered by literature listed under:
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Coprinopsis atramentaria is associated with:
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fruitbody | Broadleaved trees - Broadleaved, Frondose Or Deciduous Trees | caespitose fruitbody is saprobic on decayed, sometimes buried wood | Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 |
Associated with Coprinopsis atramentaria:
Coprinopsis atramentaria may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level
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MYCETEAE (fungi, moulds and lichens) |
BASIDIOMYCETES (spore droppers) |
AGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools) |
References
| Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 | Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota |
