4 7 4 . Copzinus za d ia tu s. Fr. “ Delicate Coprinus.”
Very delicate; pileus clavate, then campanulate, tomentose,
soon splitting, expanded, naked, discoid, plicato-radiato ; stem
filiform, unpolished ; gills free, distant, few.—F r. Epicr. p. 251.
Bull. t. 542,/. L . 4 E .I I . Eng. Fl. y .p . 123.
On dung. Common. [United States.]
Very tender, so that a hreath destroys it. Pileus 1-2 Knes broad, at first
digitaliform, yellowish, apex obtuse, darker, striate and downy, when full
grown pale brown, or nearly colourless, centre sometimes dimpled, strongly
furrowed, edge notched, and often split in a radiated manner, so as to appear
like the spokes of a wheel. Gills about ten, with minute smaller ones
in tbe interstices. Stem 1-3 in. high, very slender, quite filiform, smooth,
but sometimes fibrillose and tomentose, dusky or colourless, a little thickened
at the base, which is slightly downy.—AT. J.A . Spores ‘0003 X'0002 in.
Furfurelli—pileus mealy or micaceous.
4 7 5 . Copzinus d om e sticu s. Fr. “ Domestic Coprinus. ”
Pileus thin, ovate, campanulate, obtuse, splitting, undulato-
sulcate, furfuraceo-squamulose ; stem attenuated, silky, white ;
gills fixed, crowded, linear, white with reddish, tben brown-black.
—Fr. Epicr.p. 251. Huss. t. Eng. F l. y.p. 121.
On damp carpets, &c. [United States.]
Very brittle, often cæspitose. Pileus 2 in. broad, membranaceous, campanulate,
apex nearly smooth, reddish brown; gills white when young, then
ruddy, atleiigtb brown-black; stem 2-3 in, high, 3 lines thick, even, attenuated
upwards.—Fries.
4 7 6 . Copzinus ep h em e zu s. Fr. “ Ephemeral Coprinus.”
Pileus very thin, ovali-clavate, tben campanulate, splitting,
radiato-sulcate, sub-iurluraceous; disc elevated, even; stem
slender, equal, pellucid, smootb; gills reaching tbe stem, distant,
whitish, then brown and black.—Fr. Epicr. p. 252. Fl.
B a n .t .832. J . 2. B u l l . t .128. B a tt.t.2 7 ,B. Eng. F I.y . p . 123.
On dung hills. Common, [United States.]
Extremely fugacious. Pileus 4-f in- broad, ovate or campanulate, at
length deflexed, margin finally splitting and curling back; apex umber,
shaded gradually into a delicate bluish-grey, striate, scaly when young;
gills at iength black, linear, edge downy, wliite; stem 1-2 in. high, 1 hne
thick, dirty white, with a few iibrilla33 at length naked.—ilf. J, B.
4 7 7 . Coprinus p lic a t ilis . Fr. “ Plaited Coprinus.”
Pileus very thin, ovali-cylindrical, then expanded, splitting,
sulcato-plicate, somewhat smooth; disc broad, at length depressed,
even; stem equal, smooth, wbite; gills adnato to a distinct
collar, distant, greyish black.—Fr. Epicr.p. 252. Curt. Fl.
Bond. t. 200. Sow. t. 364. FL Dan. t. 1134. Batt. t. 28, A. B.
B u ll.t.b b 2 ,f.2 (partly). E n g .F I .y .p .122. P ric e,f.33.
In pastures. Common. [United States.]
Extremely fugacious ; pileus / I in. broad, cylindrical, furfuraeeous, at
length plane, nearly naked, umbilicate, grey, yello.vish-brown in the centre,
beautifnlly plicate, membranaceous, pellucid; gills free, dark-grey, subdistant,
very narrow, tender; stem 1-3 in. high, very slender, fragile, smooth,
grey, tinged with brown, sometimes white, hollow.—ffree.
4 7 8 . Copzinus S p za gu e i. S . 4 C. “ Garden Coprinus.”
Very delicate; pileus campanulate, then conical, tomentose,
plicate; stem fistulose, pale cinnamon , gills few, narrow.—Ann.
Nat. Hist. Oct. 1859. Berk. Outl.p. 182.
In gardens. July. King’s Cliffe. [New England.]
Spores narrow, snbcymbiform, '0004 in. long. The difference between it
and G.plicatilis, as regards the spores, is very striking.—Af.J. A.
I I Hemerobii—pileus always smooth.
4 7 9 . Copzinus h em e zo h iu s. Fr. “ Collared Coprinus. ”
Pileus very tbin, ovate, nearly even, then expanded, campanulate,
splitting, sulcate, smootb, apex subpruinose ; stem
elongated, attenuated, smooth, pallid ; gills linear, pallid, then
black, adnexed to an obscure collar.—Fr. Epicr. p. 253. Bolt.
i.31. Fl. Dan. i. 1 9 6 0 ,/2 .
Cn roadsides. Rare.
With the habit of C.plicatilis, but the stem longer, 4-5 in ., and very fragile,
pileus persistently campanulate, disc bright brown, never the least de-
gills 1 -li lines broad.
4 8 0 . Copzinus iilifo zm is . Berk. & Br, “ Filiform Coprinus.”
Very minute; pileus cylindrical, striate, grey, with white
micaceous particles; stem capillary, wbite, vcrj minutely pilose.
—Ann. N.H. no. 928, t. 15,/. 8.
Cn the ground, in woods. Sept. Colleyweston.
Pileus not a line high, cylindrical, striate, grey, shining with white mealy
particles ; stem half-an-inch high, extremely fine, white, sprinkled with a
few short delicate hairs; not larger than Mucor caninus.—B. A Br.