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Shaggy Mane

Coprinus comatus

This choice edible is only tasty when all white (very young) and must be eaten within hours of picking lest it turn to black inky liquid, it must not be eaten with alcohol.  The ink can be used with a quill to write or draw.

Coprinus comatus aka Shaggy Mane

Lazar.zenit

Cap

white cylinders with scales when young, opening into bell shapes and turning black and gooey with age 

Gills

white then pink when young, turning black and liquifying with age 

Stem

white with with a loose ring

Spore Print

suspended in inky black and liquid

Companions

grass, meadows, and sometimes gravel

Seasons

late Summer through Autumn

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