What is "inkcap"

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

Best known, and very good to eat:

• Coprinus comatus, the shaggy inkcap, lawyer's wig, or shaggy mane.

Next best known, and poisonous:

• Coprinopsis atramentaria, the common inkcap, inky cap, or tippler's bane.

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

• genus Coprinus:
  • C. alopecius, the distinguished inkcap
  • C. sterquilinus, the midden inkcap
• genus Coprinellus:
  • C. disseminatus, the fairy inkcap, fairies' bonnets, or trooping crumble cap
  • C. domesticus, the firerug inkcap
  • C. micaceus, the glistening inkcap, mica cap, or shiny cap
• 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