Coprinus sp.
Coprinus at Tathra Public School
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| Coprinus sp. | Pam | 15 Mar 2020 | |
| Unverified | TathraPreschool | 12 Feb 2020 |
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16 Mar 2020
This delightful and delicate little fungus, is a decomposer. That is, it breaks down dead organic material and recycles the nutrients from this material back into the soil. These nutrients then help other plants to grow. The black you can see under the cap marking the edge of the gills are the mature spores. These fungi often don't last very long, they appear out of the mulch or sometimes dung early in the morning and may disappear as the day warms up and dries them out.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.977333-36.735700
- Places Tathra, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 12 Feb 2020 09:28 AM Recorded on
- TathraPreschool Recorded by
Collections
- Fungi Caps on stems; gills below caps [mushrooms or mushroom-like] TathraPreschool South Coast NatureMapr Coprinus sp.
Species information
- Coprinus sp. Scientific name
- Coprinus Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 590m Recorded at altitude
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