Magpie inkcap
Coprinopsis picacea · 鹊鬼伞
Occasional小脆柄菇科⚠️ Poisonous
Reference sources list this as a poisonous mushroom.
The same species can be described differently across regions and stages of maturity, and countless look-alike species cannot be told apart by eye. Never use the information on this page to judge whether a real mushroom is safe to eat.
How to Tell
- Cap dark brown, covered in white patch-like scales, like magpie feathers
- Stem slender, white, much taller than the cap
- Grows in hardwood leaf litter, deliquescing at maturity
ID notes are compiled by AI from public sources, not reviewed by a mycologist, for learning only — never a basis for foraging.
Basics
- Family
- 小脆柄菇科
- Hymenium
- Gills
- Grows On
- Leaf Litter
- How Big
- 4–8 cm (cap diameter)
- Encounter Rate
- Occasional
- Habitat
- Calcareous soil in beech woods
Easily Confused With
Shaggy ink capShaggy ink cap has a white, cylindrical cap; magpie inkcap is dark brown with white patches.
Common inkcapCap grayish brown, bell- to egg-shaped, finely lined on the surfaceFun Fact
Large white veil patches cling to its dark brown cap like a magpie's black-and-white feathers; it, too, dissolves itself into ink.