| Coprinus nivea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Psathyrellaceae |
| Genus: | Coprinellus |
| Species: | C. nivea |
| Binomial name | |
| Coprinus nivea Fr., 1838[1] |
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Coprinus niveus Coprinellus nivea |
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| Coprinus nivea | |
|---|---|
| Mycological characteristics | |
| gills on hymenium | |
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cap is campanulate or convex |
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| hymenium is adnexed | |
| stipe is bare | |
| spore print is black | |
| ecology is saprotrophic | |
| edibility: edible | |
Coprinus nivea (Coprinellus niveus) or "Snowy ink cap"[2] is a species of fungus from the family Psathyrellaceae[3].
Members of this species are found around the world: in North and Central America[4][5], Europe[2][6] .
As most of Coprinus, C.nivea was coprophylic[2][4].