Pleated Inky Cap Parasola plicatilis (Curtis) Redhead, Vilgalys & Hopple    Synonyms: Coprinus plicatilis, Japanese Parasols, Pleated Inkcap.
Kingdom Fungi   >   Phylum Basidiomycota   >   Class Agaricomycetes   >   Order Agaricales   >   Family Coprinaceae   >   Genus Parasola   

Status:

Usually found in groups on lawns, fields, and mulched areas.

Description:

Cap: Up to 1" gray/brown, deeply grooved, broadly convex to nearly flat, disc depressed in age; flesh grayish, thin. Gills: Grayish, then black, moderately distant, brittle. Stalk: White/transparent, thin, long (may be almost 3"), slightly enlarged base, hollow in age. Whole fruiting body fragile and ephemeral. Appears overnight in wet weather and usually has collapsed by noon. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

There are 50 records in the project database.

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Pleated Ink Caps in Howard Co., Maryland (8/16/2013). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Pleated Inky Cap in Harford Co., Maryland (5/25/2018). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Pleated Inky Cap in Howard Co., Maryland (6/6/2010). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Pleated Inky Cap in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/18/2014). Photo by Kathy Calvert. (MBP list)

Pleated Inky Cap in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/20/2020). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Pleated Inky Cap in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/18/2014). Photo by Kathy Calvert. (MBP list)

Pleated Inky Cap in Harford Co., Maryland (6/22/2020). (c) mdhafner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matt Hafner. (MBP list)

Pleated Inky Cap in Harford Co., Maryland (9/4/2014). Verified by Paul Noell. Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A Pleated Inky Cap in Harford Co., Maryland (9/4/2014). Verified by Paul Noell. Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Pleated Inky Cap in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/24/2020). (c) Luke Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Luke Johnson via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Pleated Inky Cap in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/24/2020). (c) Luke Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Luke Johnson via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Pleated Inky Cap in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/6/2019). (c) wlud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by wlud via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Pleated Inky Cap in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/23/2020). (c) greengirrl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by greengirrl via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Pleated Inky Cap in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/3/2020). (c) jack, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by jack via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Pleated Inky Caps in Harford Co., Maryland (7/21/2014). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Pleated Inky Cap (gills) in Howard Co., Maryland (9/5/2014). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Pleated Inky Cap in Harford Co., Maryland (8/6/2018). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a Pleated Inky Cap specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (9/5/2014). Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Pleated Inky Cap in Maryland (8/16/2020). (c) hannahjanee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by hannahjanee via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Pleated Inky Cap in Maryland (8/16/2020). (c) hannahjanee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by hannahjanee via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Pleated Inky Cap in Maryland (8/16/2020). (c) hannahjanee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by hannahjanee via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Pleated Inky Cap in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/31/2018). (c) Peter M Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Peter M Martin via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Pleated Inky Cap in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/31/2018). (c) Peter M Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Peter M Martin via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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