Color: White with tan patches Odor: Coal tar Taste: not tasted General Notes This was found under and around a fallen tree (Elm) where the stump held the fallen portion about a foot or so from the ground. Under and around we found the fruiting bodies of what appeared to be Coprinopsis varigata. The younger fruiting bodies were ovoid in shape, with the older ones expanding to a dumbbell shape, with the upper part growing into the cap. It had rained the previous day and the fruiting bodies were covered with droplets of an amber fluid. Slicing them vertically showed that the stems were full of water which flowed away quickly, after which they appeared hollow. The entire mushroom was covered in a cottony covering, which tore as the cap expanded leaving an annulus. Any rubbing also revealed a smooth gray surface under the covering. The odor was unpleasant and smelled lightly of coal-tar. The taste was indistinguishable. Pileus The general color was whitish, with gray undertones. The caps were not fully mature but were about 2-3 cm in diameter. The flesh was thin, about 1 mm over the gills. Lamellae These were just beginning to deliquesce. They were typical for larger Coprinus species about 35x6 millimeters. Stipe There was a bulbous base. Most of the species did not appear to be fully mature, but on one the height of the entire body was 7 cm with a stem width of 12 mm at the base and 10 at the apex.