| Coprinopsis cinerea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Phylum: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Psathyrellaceae |
| Genus: | Coprinopsis |
| Species: | C. cinerea |
| Binomial name | |
| Coprinopsis cinerea (Schaeff.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo (2001) |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Agaricus cinereus Schaeff. (1774) |
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| Coprinopsis cinerea | |
|---|---|
| Mycological characteristics | |
| gills on hymenium | |
| cap is conical | |
| hymenium is free | |
| stipe is bare | |
| spore print is black | |
| ecology is saprotrophic | |
| edibility: edible | |
Coprinopsis cinerea is a species of mushroom in the Psathyrellaceae family. Commonly known as the gray shag, it is edible, but must be used promptly after collecting.[2]