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The Fungi World (149) : Magpie Inkcap

The Fungi World (149) : Magpie Inkcap

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Mark Billiau.


Premium (World), region Antwerp, Belgium

The Fungi World (149) : Magpie Inkcap

The Magpie Inkcap is a bellshaped fungus with an unpleasant smell that appears usually in beech forests.
A rare species !

The white spots on its beautiful black cap are the remainders of a veil when it was very young.

Dutch name : Spechtinktzwam
German name : Spechttintling (auch Elsterntintling genannt)
Latin name : Coprinus picaceus

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