Coprinus

_Basidiomycetes_; Rusts; _Coprinus_; Classification.

Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses Douglas Houghton Campbell

One of the most accessible and easily studied forms is _Coprinus_, of which there are several species growing on the excrement of various herbivorous animals.

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It is called the narcotic Coprinus, C. narcoticus, and it derives its name from its odor.

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Similar in structure and development to _Coprinus_ are all the large and common forms; but they differ much in the position of the spore-bearing tissue, as well as in the form and size of the whole spore fruit.

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In the second order the spores are at first protected, as we have seen in _Coprinus_, which belongs to this order, but finally become exposed.

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The perplexing mushroom, Hypholoma perplexum, often grows in clusters, and so does the inky Coprinus, C. atramentarius, also the glistening

Among the Mushrooms A Guide For Beginners Caroline A. Burgin

There is another Coprinus, the radiating Coprinus, C. radiatus, so called from the radiating folds on the cap, that may carry off the honor of being the shortest-lived of all the membrane fungi.

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The Coprinus loves the pastures and fields, near houses and barns, and dwells in groups upon the lawns.

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_B_, full-grown fruit of a toadstool (_Coprinus_), × 2.

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So also is Inky Coprinus, usually found on manure piles.

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