Coprinopsis picacea

(Bull.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo

Magpie Inky Cap

GNRUnranked Found in 17 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.921286
Element CodeNFPSA02040
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyPsathyrellaceae
GenusCoprinopsis
Synonyms
Coprinus picaceus(Bull.) Gray
Concept Reference
Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN3
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaS3Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (17)
California (14)
AreaForestAcres
Arroyo SecoAngeles National Forest4,703
Barker ValleyCleveland National Forest11,940
BriscoeMendocino National Forest7,212
Cutca ValleyCleveland National Forest14,530
Dennison PeakSequoia National Forest6,293
DiableLos Padres National Forest19,597
Fish CanyonAngeles National Forest29,886
MonoLos Padres National Forest28,141
MosesSequoia National Forest22,077
San Gabriel AddAngeles National Forest2,527
Snow MountainMendocino National Forest14,457
Strawberry PeakAngeles National Forest7,245
West ForkAngeles National Forest1,169
WestforkAngeles National Forest4,407
Montana (1)
AreaForestAcres
West Big HoleBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest133,563
Virginia (2)
AreaForestAcres
James River AdditionJefferson National Forest1,140
Southern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest11,985
References (5)
  1. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2025. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 29 September 2025. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]
  4. Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.
  5. Species Fungorum. 2014. Species Fungorum Partnership (CABI, IT IS, Catalogue of Life). http://www.speciesfungorum.org (accessed 2014)