Hare's Foot Inkcap

Hare's foot inkcap (Coprinopsis lagopus) can be identified by its white color overlaid with striking black gills. Young hare's foot inkcap looks almost nothing like the mature version of this mushroom. When this mushroom first grows, it features a bell shape and is covered with a furry white coat. As it matures, the mushroom flattens out, and the rim turns upward so that it looks like a black-striped bowl. For all its beauty, this mushroom's fruit body cycles through these stages in the span of 24 hours.