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Coprinopsis picacea (Bull.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo, in Redhead, Vilgalys, Moncalvo, Johnson & Hopple, Taxon 50(1): 230 (2001) Agaricus picaceus Bull., Herb. Fr. (Paris): 407 (1785)
Coprinus picaceus (Bull.) Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. (London) 1: 634 (1821)
Habitat: On soil, amongst leaf litter, most often associated with Fagus in beechwoods on calcareous soil but also known with other deciduous trees. Very rarely associated with conifers such asLarix spp.
Notes: Frequent in southern and south-eastern England, and may be vastly abundant in places, but becoming rare elsewhere. Unlikely to be mistaken for anything else, except C. episcopalis which often resembles small basidiomes of C. picaceus. but is.
Distribution: E: o, S: !, W: !, NI: !
Vouchers: England: K(M) 42600
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. 246, pl. 297
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. 36
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