Inkcap

Inkcap may refer to any of a number of toadstools of the genera Coprinus, Coprinellus and Coprinopsis.

The edible shaggy inkcap
The conditionally edible common inkcap

The best known, and very good to eat:

The next best known, and also conditionally edible:

  • Coprinopsis atramentaria, the common inkcap, inky cap, or tippler's bane. Edible, but causes effects similar to those of disulfiram. As such, alcohol is to be avoided before,[1] during and after consumption.

Also any of the following, many of which are poisonous:

  • genus Coprinus:
  • genus Coprinellus:
  • genus Coprinopsis:
    • C. acuminata, the humpback inkcap
    • C. ammophilae, the dune inkcap
    • C. episcopalis, the mitre inkcap
    • C. jonesii, the bonfire inkcap
    • C. lagopus, the hare's foot inkcap or harefoot mushroom
    • C. nivea, the snowy inkcap
    • C. picacea, the magpie inkcap or magpie fungus
    • C. scobicola, the sawdust inkcap
    • C. stangliana, the pied inkcap

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