Pretty good chance these are Coprinellus micaceus
What did they taste like?
Looks like mushrooms
In the mycology community?
This time of year?
I thought it was a pinecone…
Parts of it invariably were, at some point. 🤷🏼♂️😏
They look like Mica caps(Coprinellus micaceus) to me. Were they sparkly by chance?
They didn’t seem sparkly.
I think they may be inky cap https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coprinopsis_atramentaria
Mica caps are a type of inky cap, Coprinellus and Coprinopsis are close relatives and both can turn to ink. They only have the sparkly particles when they’re fresh, these are starting to turn to ink so it’s not surprising they don’t have it. Coprinopsis atramenteria is usually larger and duller-colored.
I’ve seen these all over Chicago, usually growing near the roots of a dead tree. I’ve been told in the past they were ink caps of some sort.
