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Pleated Inkcap

parasola plicatilis

The Pleated Inkcap is a fun mushroom that looks like a little umbrella! It often pops up in gardens and parks, making it a delightful surprise for little explorers.

Lebensraum: You can find them in grassy areas, gardens, and forests.

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The Pleated Inkcap has a delicate, bell-shaped cap that flattens out, developing distinct pleats like a tiny fan. Its cap is pale greyish-brown to whitish, often with a tiny, darker central disc. The slender, translucent stem makes it appear very fragile and ephemeral.

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Pleated Inkcap
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Pleated Inkcap

Kategorie

Pilze

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Despite its fragile look, it helps recycle nutrients in your lawn and garden.

Its entire cap can deliquesce into a dark, inky liquid within mere hours!

Pleated Inkcaps often appear after rain, seemingly overnight like magic!

You might confuse its tiny pleated cap with a mini umbrella left by fairies!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Deliquescing Dissolver

Pleated Inkcap can dissolve into black ink because of unique enzymes that help them efficiently release spores.

Fähigkeit

Rapid Resurrector

Pleated Inkcap has a very short lifespan that helps them quickly reproduce and spread spores widely after rain.

Fähigkeit

Pleated Power

Pleated Inkcap has a deeply grooved cap that helps increase its surface area for effective spore dispersal.

Maße und Details

Höhe
3-6 cm
Edibility
inedible
Cap Diameter
1-3 cm
Wachstumssubstrat
soil
Saison
Late spring to fall
Sporenfarbe
Black

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

depends on

Red Fescue

Festuca rubra

Decomposes dead grass blades, recycling vital nutrients back into the soil.

eats

Red Slug

Arion rufus

Slugs and snails sometimes graze on its delicate cap, making it a food source.

symbiotic with

Common Earthworm

Lumbricus terrestris

Earthworms aerate soil, aiding fungal growth and decomposition processes.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Ink CapPleated MushroomUmbrella Mushroom

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Do not touch or eat wild mushrooms without adult supervision.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Pleated Inkcap?

3-6 cm

Was ist der/die/das edibility von Pleated Inkcap?

inedible

Was ist der/die/das cap Diameter von Pleated Inkcap?

1-3 cm

Wo findet man Pleated Inkcap normalerweise?

You can find them in grassy areas, gardens, and forests.

Was ist der/die/das wachstumssubstrat von Pleated Inkcap?

soil

Was ist der/die/das saison von Pleated Inkcap?

Late spring to fall

Was ist der/die/das sporenfarbe von Pleated Inkcap?

Black

Snap-Karte

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