Description
Fairy Inkcap (Coprinellus disseminatus) is the species that carpets stumps in hundreds of tiny bells, one of the most beloved sights in urban and woodland mycology, and this liquid culture delivers verified living stock. Out-Grow's liquid culture syringe contains live, actively growing Coprinellus disseminatus mycelium in sterile nutrient solution.
The mycelium is a proven research subject with vigorous in vitro growth across multiple published applications. No standardized fruiting protocol exists, because in nature it fruits from large, long-developing masses of colonized wood, but the culture itself is fast, willing, and forgiving.
Why Grow Fairy Inkcap?
This is an ideal species for the cultivator who wants a rare listing that still behaves cooperatively. The mycelium runs fast on standard media, and the fruiting challenge, recreating a mature buried-wood resource, is a solvable puzzle: heavily colonized hardwood chips or buried log sections mirror how nature does it. Unlike its larger inkcap cousins, C. disseminatus does not deliquesce into ink, and its swarming fruiting habit is unmatched for display.
Working Conditions:
Expand on MEA or PDA at 70 to 80 F; expect rapid, fine white growth. For fruiting experiments, large volumes of well-colonized hardwood chips, aged and kept moist, best approximate the massive wood resource the species fruits from in nature.
Key Characteristics of Fairy Inkcap (Coprinellus disseminatus):
- Ecology: Gregarious saprotroph fruiting in swarms of hundreds from buried wood and stump bases.
- Culture Behavior: Fast, vigorous, forgiving mycelium documented across multiple research applications.
- Display Value: Among the most photogenic fungi in the world when it fruits en masse.
Taxonomy of Fairy Inkcap (Coprinellus disseminatus):
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Phylum: Basidiomycota
- Class: Agaricomycetes
- Order: Agaricales
- Family: Psathyrellaceae
- Genus: Coprinellus
- Species: Coprinellus disseminatus
Storage and Usage Tips:
Store your Fairy Inkcap liquid culture syringe in a cool, dark location and use within six months. The culture moves fast; expansions and backups cost you nothing.
Fairy Inkcap (Coprinellus disseminatus) Liquid Culture Syringe
Description
Fairy Inkcap (Coprinellus disseminatus) is the species that carpets stumps in hundreds of tiny bells, one of the most beloved sights in urban and woodland mycology, and this liquid culture delivers verified living stock. Out-Grow's liquid culture syringe contains live, actively growing Coprinellus disseminatus mycelium in sterile nutrient solution.
The mycelium is a proven research subject with vigorous in vitro growth across multiple published applications. No standardized fruiting protocol exists, because in nature it fruits from large, long-developing masses of colonized wood, but the culture itself is fast, willing, and forgiving.
Why Grow Fairy Inkcap?
This is an ideal species for the cultivator who wants a rare listing that still behaves cooperatively. The mycelium runs fast on standard media, and the fruiting challenge, recreating a mature buried-wood resource, is a solvable puzzle: heavily colonized hardwood chips or buried log sections mirror how nature does it. Unlike its larger inkcap cousins, C. disseminatus does not deliquesce into ink, and its swarming fruiting habit is unmatched for display.
Working Conditions:
Expand on MEA or PDA at 70 to 80 F; expect rapid, fine white growth. For fruiting experiments, large volumes of well-colonized hardwood chips, aged and kept moist, best approximate the massive wood resource the species fruits from in nature.
Key Characteristics of Fairy Inkcap (Coprinellus disseminatus):
- Ecology: Gregarious saprotroph fruiting in swarms of hundreds from buried wood and stump bases.
- Culture Behavior: Fast, vigorous, forgiving mycelium documented across multiple research applications.
- Display Value: Among the most photogenic fungi in the world when it fruits en masse.
Taxonomy of Fairy Inkcap (Coprinellus disseminatus):
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Phylum: Basidiomycota
- Class: Agaricomycetes
- Order: Agaricales
- Family: Psathyrellaceae
- Genus: Coprinellus
- Species: Coprinellus disseminatus
Storage and Usage Tips:
Store your Fairy Inkcap liquid culture syringe in a cool, dark location and use within six months. The culture moves fast; expansions and backups cost you nothing.