Coprinellus impatiens (Fr.) J.E. Lange
(an inkcap)

Interactions where Coprinellus impatiens is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed leaf litter Major Fagus beeches Fagales: Fagaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Coprinellus impatiens/Coprinellus impatiensan inkcapfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/Fagusbeechesdecayedleaf litterMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed leaf litter [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Coprinellus impatiens/Coprinellus impatiensan inkcapfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdecayedleaf litter

Coprinellus impatiens (an inkcap) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Coprinellus impatiens (an inkcap) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCoprinellus impatiens (an inkcap)
GenusCoprinellus (a genus of inkcaps)
FamilyPSATHYRELLACEAE (a family of inkcap and brittlestem toadstools)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Coprinellus impatiens (an inkcap)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Pearson, A.A. 1952 New Records and Observations V. TBMS Vol 35 (2): 97-122, IN1-2.

Coprinellus impatiens (an inkcap) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Coprinellus impatiens (an inkcap):

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