Rabbit paw (mushroom)

Hare paw
	Fruiting bodies of the hare's paw ( Coprinopsis lagopus ) in various stages of age
Systematics
Class :	Agaricomycetes
Subclass :	Agaricomycetidae
Order :	Mushroom-like (Agaricales)
Family :	Kernel relatives (Psathyrellaceae)
Genre :	Coprinopsis
Type :	Hare paw
Scientific name
	Coprinopsis lagopus
	( Fr .: Fr.) Fr.

The hare's paw ( Coprinopsis lagopus , Syn .: Coprinus lagopus ) is an inedible type of mushroom from the family of the mollusc relatives (Psathyrellaceae).

features

The thin hat of the hare's paw cracks with age and curls up.

The curly, white fibrous surface of the hat of young fruiting bodies of the hare's paw in the foreground, behind it the fibrous, flaky stem surface of older specimens

Spores of the hare's paw in the light microscope

Macroscopic features

The hat , which is initially cylindrical, but quickly forms a cone , reaches a width of 2–4 cm. The gray to olive-gray surface of the hat bends strongly with age and is covered with curly, whitish fibers that are reminiscent of thin feathers. With increasing age, the hat, which has become very thin, tears, frays and curls up. The lamellas attached to the stem are initially white, but quickly turn black. The ringless, cylindrical stem is whitish and is up to 10 cm high and 3–8 mm wide. It is hollow, fragile, tapers towards the top and has a fibrous, flaky surface. The meat ( trama ) is thin, membranous and without a distinctive odor.

Microscopic features

The spores are black and each 10–13 × 6–8 µm in size.

Species delimitation

When young, the hare's paw resembles the young snow-white dung-tintling ( Coprinopsis nivea ). However, this always grows on or next to manure.

Ecology and phenology

The hare's paw grows in shady, damp forests, on roadsides, less often in gardens. Often it also populates the cleared wood storage areas, but no fresh dung.

The fruiting bodies appear singly or in groups from June to October.

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literature

Hans E. Laux: The great cosmos mushroom guide. All edible mushrooms with their poisonous doppelgangers . Kosmos, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-440-08457-4 , pp. 290 .

Individual proof

^ Scott A. Redhead, Rytas Vilgalys, Jean-Marc Moncalvo, Jacqui Johnson, John S. Hopple, Jr .: Coprinus Persoon and the disposition of Coprinus species sensu lato . In: Taxon . tape 50 , no. 1 , 2001, p. 203-241 .

Web links

Commons : Hasenpfote ( Coprinopsis lagopus ) - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

[Redhead2001-1] Scott A. Redhead, Rytas Vilgalys, Jean-Marc Moncalvo, Jacqui Johnson, John S. Hopple, Jr .: Coprinus Persoon and the disposition of Coprinus species sensu lato . In: Taxon . tape 50 , no. 1 , 2001, p. 203-241 .