This is one of the most beautiful of our fungi, Coprinopsis picacea, the magpie inkcap. The group I found this afternoon had all of the stages of the fruiting body, so I thought I would share.
The baby
Hormone-fuelled teenager
Middle-aged
Pensioner
On the way to the crematorium
The baby
Hormone-fuelled teenager
Middle-aged
Pensioner
On the way to the crematorium
