Pleated Inkcap - Parasola plicatilis

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Alternative names
Japanese Umbrella Toadstool, Coprinus plicatilis
Description

A delicate dirty white or pale grey brown species that lasts less than a day. The cap is 1 to 2 cm. Spore print black. Spores almond shaped, 10-13 x 710μm with an eccentric germ pore.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

On soil amongst grass in unimproved grassland, parkland, on lawns and along woodland edges (but not in woodland).

When to see it

Found from late spring until autumn

Life History

Found singly or in small groups often after rain.

UK Status

Fairly common and widespread in Britain.

VC55 Status

Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland.

  • Barbara Cooper
    Long Clawson
    01 July 2020
  • Lostash
    Whetsone Cemetary
    25 September 2011
  • David Nicholls
    Sandhills Lodge, Charnwood
    19 September 2022
  • David Nicholls
    Martinshaw Wood
    08 October 2005
  • Lostash
    Whetstone Village
    19 October 2012
  • AJ Cann
    Merrys Meadows
    10 September 2017
  • AJ Cann
    Knighton
    05 November 2017
    Spores (800X) with germinal pore

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Species profile

Common names
Pleated Inkcap
Species group:
Fungi
Kingdom:
Fungi
Order:
Agaricales
Family:
Psathyrellaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
55
First record:
08/10/2005 (Nicholls, David)
Last record:
28/10/2023 (Wright, David)

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  • egaten
    Bagworth Heath
    17 September 2021
  • Melinda Bell
    Ibstock,Sence Valley
    19 November 2021
  • Melinda Bell
    Ibstock,Sence Valley
    19 November 2021
  • Melinda Bell
    Ashby,St Helen's Churchyard
    08 November 2021
  • AJ Cann
    Launde Big Wood
    24 September 2016
  • AJ Cann
    Launde Big Wood
    24 September 2016
  • egaten
    Bagworth Heath
    17 September 2021
  • AJ Cann
    Lea Meadows
    08 October 2017
  • AJ Cann
    Knighton
    05 November 2017
    Spore print black