Stats

Lifespan

A few hours

Size

Small

Diet

Decomposer

Biome

Temperate woodland

Range

Worldwide

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Spores

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Common

About

The Hare's Foot Inkcap is a mushroom that resembles the paw of a white rabbit, with its white, fluffy cap and pinkish-brown stem. The young mushroom's cap is covered in tiny, white hairs that resemble rabbit fur.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   spore

   A microscopic spore drifts on air or water and germinates where moisture and substrate meet.
2. 2.
   mycelium

   A thread-like mycelium spreads through the substrate, breaking it down into nutrients.
3. 3.
   fruiting body

   A mature fruiting body emerges to release the next generation of spores.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Basidiomycota

Class

Agaricomycetes

Order

Agaricales

Family

Psathyrellaceae

Genus

Coprinopsis

Species

Coprinopsis lagopus