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Coprinopsis cinerea (Schaeff.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo, in Redhead, Vilgalys, Moncalvo, Johnson & Hopple, Taxon 50(1): 227 (2001)

Coprinus fimetarius sensu auct. brit.
Agaricus cinereus Schaeff., Fung. bavar. palat. nasc. (Ratisbonae) 1: 100 (1762)
Agaricus macrorhizus Pers., Observ. mycol. (Lipsiae) 1: 47 (1796)
Coprinus cinereus (Schaeff.) Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. (London) 1: 634 (1821)
Coprinus fimetarius var. cinereus (Schaeff.) Fr., Epicr. syst. mycol. (Uppsala): 246 (1838) [1836-1838]
Coprinus macrorhizus (Pers.) Rea, Brit. basidiomyc. (Cambridge): 503 (1922)
Coprinus delicatulus Apinis, Trans. Br. mycol. Soc. 48(4): 653 (1965)
Hormographiella aspergillata Guarro, Gené & De Vroey, Mycotaxon 45: 182 (1992)

Habitat: On dung and dungy straw heaps especially those heating up during fermentation. Also on piles of germinating grain and compost heaps.

Notes: Common and widespread.

Distribution: E: c, S: c, W: c, NI: !

Vouchers: England: K(M) 70784; Scotland: K(M) 70786; NI: K(M) 70787

Descriptions, Lists & Icons:
D+I:, in Breitenbach, J., Kränzlin, F., Fungi of Switzerland Agarics, 2nd part: Entolomataceae, Pluteaceae, Amanitaceae, Agaricaceae, Coprinaceae, Bolbitiaceae 4: 368 pp. (1995), p. 228, pl. 269
D+I:, in Bon, M., The Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and North-western Europe: 352 pp. (1987), p. 270
D+I:, in Courtecuisse. R. & Duhem. B., Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain & Europe: 480 pp. (1995), p. 262
D:, in Henderson, D.M., Orton, P.D., & Watling, R., British Fungus Flora. Agarics and Boleti: 2 Coprinaceae: Coprinus 2: 148 pp. (1979), p. 42

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