Andy Sands / Magpie inkcap (Coprinopsis picacea) uncommon inkcap that usually grows singularly often under beech trees, Bedfordshire, England, UK, October . Focus stacked image

Andy Sands / Glistening inkcap fungus (Coprinellus micaceus) and Stump puffball (Lycoperdon pyriforme) fruiting together on old tree stump, Hertfordshire, England, UK, October

Will Watson / Shaggy inkcap (Coprinus comatus) growing beneath Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) tree, Herefordshire Plateau, England, UK, October .

Adrian Davies / Magpie Fungus (Coprinus picaceus) Sussex, England, UK, November.

Chris Mattison / Mica cap / Shiny cap / Glistening inky cap fungus (Coprinellus micaceus) Peak District, Derbyshire, UK, October. Image taken using digital focus-stacking.

Russell Cooper / Glistening ink cap fungi (Coprinellus micaceus) Banstead Wood SSI North Downs, Surrey, UK.

Russell Cooper / Common Ink Cap fungi (Coprinus atramentarius) deliquescing /caps dissolving into ink, amongst leaf litter. Southwest London, England, UK, October.

Andy Sands / Glistening inkcap (Coprinellus micaceus) small group of growing from mossy log, Bedfordshire, England, UK, November. Focus stacked image.

Andy Sands / Magpie inkcap fungus (Coprinopsis picacea) the gills of the magpie inkcap deliquesce or decompose and become liquid. This process which aids spore dispersal particularly in wet weather, Bedfordshire,...

Andy Sands / Magpie inkcap (Coprinopsis picacea) uncommon inkcap that usually grows singularly often under beech trees, Bedfordshire, England, UK, October . Focus stacked image

Andy Sands / Glistening inkcap fungus (Coprinellus micaceus) growing from rotten log, Hertfordshire, England, UK, November . Focus stacked image

Andy Sands / Glistening inkcap mushroom (Coprinellus micaceus) growing from rotten log, Hertfordshire, England, UK, November . Focus stacked image