BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Coprinopsis urticicola (an inkcap)
| Notes (MWS) | A tiny white inkcap fungus which grows, mainly in summer, on rotting *Juncus*, *Carex*, grasses, *Urtica* and other plant debris, particularly in damp places. Probably widespread in souhern England. |
Records (and photo sets)
| Taxon | Summary | Date | Vice-county | Country |  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coprinopsis urticicola | Fruitbody | 25 May 2000 | Berks | England | 2 | 5 |
Suggested Literature
Coprinopsis urticicola may be covered by literature listed under:
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Coprinopsis urticicola is associated with:
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fruitbody | Carex - sedges (Cyperaceae) | often buried under desne layers of decayed grass leaves fruitbody is saprobic on decayed debris | Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 | |
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fruitbody | Juncus - rushes (Juncaceae) | often buried under desne layers of decayed grass leaves fruitbody is saprobic on decayed debris | Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 | |
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fruitbody | Holcus lanatus - Yorkshire-fog (Poaceae) | often buried under desne layers of decayed grass leaves fruitbody is saprobic on decayed leaf | Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 | |
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fruitbody | Urtica dioica - Common Nettle (Urticaceae) | fruitbody is saprobic on decayed debris | Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 |
Associated with Coprinopsis urticicola:
Coprinopsis urticicola 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 |
