Here are some inkcaps for this #fungifriday
First we start out with some scaley ink caps aka Coprinopsis variegata.
My daughter was excited to find loads of them and instantly ran up to pick the tallest one.
These are technically edible and have a sort of raddishy taste to them. Sadly the only way you can cook any of these ink caps is to boil them in soup. Otherwise they melt if you pan fry them.
Next up are some old mica caps. These were one of the first edible mushrooms I learned about in boy scouts.
Here are some younger mica caps but you really want to get them right when they are just past pinning when you can still see the mica specs on the top of the caps. Right now they are too old and are already melting out like all ink caps.
Here are some tiny little spiky pinning mushrooms. I suspect they are a type of ink cap as most ink caps kind of look like this when starting out. The tiny size suggests they might be Parasola plicatilis.
Here are some more of of these pleated ink caps.
And more of them. They sprout in the morning and are gone by noon.
These are edible like most ink caps. But they are so tiny and ephemeral that they would disappear once you try and cook them.
Thus they are just an easy find when you go on morning walks.
That's all for now, thanks for looking :-)