About Montagnea arenaria (DC.) Zeller
Montagnea arenaria, commonly called the gasteroid coprinus, is a secotioid fungus species belonging to the family Agaricaceae. It was first described under the name Agaricus arenarius by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1815, before Sanford Myron Zeller reclassified it to the genus Montagnea in 1943. Distinguishing features of this species include a cap with an apical disc that grows up to 5 centimetres (2 inches) wide, radial gills, a hymenophore, and spores that have a prominent germ pore. This species is inedible.
