has gills that turn black and eventually liquefy, creating an "ink." in fact, for many authors, coprinopsis atramentaria is the "inky cap" that gives the coprinoid mushrooms their common name. widespread and commonly encountered, it tends to grow in clusters from senescent root systems around stumps...
that typify many species of pholiota . the mushrooms are yellowish to reddish brown, grow in clusters on rotting wood, and have rusty brown to dull brown spore prints . microscopically, the species cluster--which is known to pholiotologists as subgenus flammula--is recognized by the presence of gelatinized...
mushrooms , ampulloclitocybe clavipes is distinguished by its brownish cap, its white spore print, its frequently bulbous stem, its (usual) preference for conifers, and microscopic features (including its smooth spores and the presence of clamp connections)--which means that the species is not very...