Coprinus sterquilinus
| Coprinus sterquilinus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Coprinus |
| Species: | C. sterquilinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Coprinus sterquilinus (Fries) Fries
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| Coprinus sterquilinus | |
|---|---|
| Mycological characteristics | |
| Gills on hymenium | |
| Cap is conical or ovate | |
| Hymenium is seceding | |
| Stipe has a ring | |
| Spore print is black | |
| Ecology is saprotrophic | |
Coprinus sterquilinus, the midden ink cap, is a species of fungus in the family Agaricaceae. It grows on animal dung and occurs in Europe, Asia, Australia and America.