Coprinopsis lagopus
| Coprinopsis lagopus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Psathyrellaceae |
| Genus: | Coprinopsis |
| Species: | C. lagopus
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| Binomial name | |
| Coprinopsis lagopus (Fr.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo (2001)
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| Synonyms | |
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| Coprinopsis lagopus | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
| Gills on hymenium | |
| Cap is ovate | |
| Hymenium is free | |
| Stipe is bare | |
| Spore print is black | |
| Ecology is saprotrophic | |
| Edibility is unknown | |
Coprinopsis lagopus, commonly known as the hare's foot inkcap, harefoot mushroom, or rabbit's foot inky cap, is a species of fungus in the family Psathyrellaceae. It is commonly known as the harefoot mushroom due to the vague resemblance of the young fruit body to the paw of a white rabbit.
It is a delicate and short-lived fungus, the fruit bodies lasting only a few hours before dissolving into a black ink – a process called deliquescence.