| Coprinopsis picacea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Psathyrellaceae |
| Genus: | Coprinopsis |
| Species: | C. picacea
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| Binomial name | |
| Coprinopsis picacea (Bull.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo
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| Synonyms | |
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Agaricus picaceus Bull. | |
Coprinopsis picacea | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is conical |
 | Hymenium is free |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is black |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is poisonous |
Coprinopsis picacea, commonly known as the magpie mushroom, magpie fungus, or magpie inkcap fungus, is a species of fungus in the family Psathyrellaceae. It was first described in 1785 by French mycologist Jean Baptiste François Pierre Bulliard in 1785 as Agaricus picaceus.[1]
The species can sometimes be confused with the edible Coprinus comatus.