At Home in the Fire Pit

Growing in amongst the charred wood in my fire pit I found this single Coprinus lagopides.  The mushroom measured about 1  1/4". C. lagopides.  As it first emerged the cap was covered with a white coating of veil remnants.  This diminishes with age and, as with other Coprinus sp. this mushroom turns black.  Spore print is purplish black.  The preferred habitat of C lagopides is charred wood.

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