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Coprinus comatus.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Coprin chevelu, Gyapjas tintagomba, Lawyer’s Wig, Schopftintling, Shaggy Inkcap, Shaggy Mane
Coprinus comatus 2 Mushroom
Ref No: 7563
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Coprinus comatus F Mushroom
Ref No: 7564
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Coprinus comatus Mushroom
Ref No: 7566
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Coprinus comatusF2 Mushroom
Ref No: 7568
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Edible
fungus colour: White to cream
normal size: 5-15cm
cap type: Conical or nearly so
stem type: Ring on stem
flesh: Flesh granular or brittle
spore colour: Purplish to black
habitat: Grows on the ground, Found in fields, lawns or on roadsides

Coprinus Coprinus comatus (Fr.) S. F. Gray. Shaggy Mane, Shaggy Inkcap, Lawyer’s Wig, Coprin chevelu, Schopftintling, Agarico chiomato, Geschubde inktzwam, Gyapjas tintagomba. Cap 3-7cm across when expanded, more or less a tall ovoid when young, becoming more cylindrical as it expands; white and very shaggy-scaly, often with a pale brownish "skullcap" at apex; margin of the cap dissolves away and progresses steadily upward until the entire cap has liquified away, including the gills. Gills free, crowded, very narrow; white becoming black and inky from the margin upward. Stem 60-120 x 10-20mm, very tall, straight, with a slightly bulbous base, hollow in center; white; smooth, with a ring of veil tissue left lower down on the stem. Flesh soft, fibrous; white. Odor (when young) pleasant. Taste similar. Spores ellipsoid, smooth, with germ pore at apex, (12)13-17(18) x 7-9µ. Deposit black. Habitat often in large numbers on roadsides, lawns, and other urban sites, especially where the soil has been disturbed. Found throughout North America and Europe. Season sometimes in the spring but usually July-November. Edible and delicious when young.


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jim brown (United States) - 24 April 2015

Found on old logging trail in Mars hill North Carolina. Really captured my attention because I thought for sure it was poisonous. After a little research I was surprised to find it was an edible shaggy mane mushroom. I have been researching and hunting mushrooms since then.
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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 19 December 2014

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Demir Özer (Turkey) - 20 November 2014

The older form of coprinus comatus
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Demir Özer (Turkey) - 20 November 2014

The older form of it.
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Demir Özer (Turkey) - 20 November 2014

Coprinus comatus in Kdz.Ereğli(a town at black sea coast in Turkey
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Demir Özer (Turkey) - 20 November 2014

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kathryn Gardener (Canada) - 08 November 2014

Seen In the beaches area of Toronto
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Nancy Warman (United States) - 17 October 2013

Found in lawn in Poultney VT October 16,2013
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zoran veljovic (Yugoslavia) - 16 October 2013

Reka Nišava, Srbija
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Patricia Meisner (United States) - 11 October 2013

October 11, 2013 Indian River, Michigan First time appearance in lawn. Fascinating maturation from conical shaggy white stage to the remnants of the inky black cap.
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Rob Fries (United States) - 21 September 2013

Found morning of September 21, 2013 along a public bike trail.
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csanád csan (Hungary) - 30 August 2013

oct 2012 hungary for mushrooming videos visit: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnkYpA2fBFWuB5d5-vJJBpQ
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Andrew Block (United States) - 11 December 2012

Taken at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y., on 30 September 2012. They were along a narrow path between the headstones.
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Andrew Block (United States) - 11 December 2012

Taken at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y., on 30 September 2012. They were along a narrow path between the headstones.
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Necee Traylor-Oakes (United States) - 05 November 2012

This little patch is from our field in Boring, OR. They are coming up everywhere!
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Necee Traylor-Oakes (United States) - 05 November 2012

We have these in our backyard and in the back field. I love their unique look as well. It makes our yard look like a mushroom wonderland!
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Mary Mangan (United States) - 28 October 2012

Adjacent to the Mystic River in Somerville MA. October 27 2012.
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Nicola Harrison (Switzerland) - 24 October 2012

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jenny young (United Kingdom) - 23 October 2012

Shaggy Ink Cap Wiltshire UK Oct 2012
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ian healey (United Kingdom) - 04 October 2012

I'm very new to foraging and I love the look of this mushroom. It's very benevolent. And reading that it possesses anti-cancer properties just adds to its warm character.
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Richard Jackson (United States) - 17 May 2012

Mushroom - Coprinus comatus - May 15, 2012 growing under my peach tree in Syracuse, Utah
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Ben Tomsett (United Kingdom) - 24 January 2012

Ben Tomsett (United Kingdom) 12 December 2011 Pasture in Somerset near hedge under an oak.
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Rachel Dyson (United Kingdom) - 01 December 2011

A field full in Norfolk. Early November 2011
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Rachel Dyson (United Kingdom) - 01 December 2011

A field full in Norfolk! Early November 2011
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David Warren (United Kingdom) - 05 November 2011

There are loads of these mushrooms on the grass just outside our flat. Found in Norfolk, UK, at the start of November 2011.
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Lesley Roberts (United Kingdom) - 03 November 2011

Close up of very tall Shaggy Ink Cap - 3 Nov 2011 - Merseyside
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Jo Priestnall (United Kingdom) - 27 June 2011

Hertfordshire May 2004 2004
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Slobodan Nikolic (Yugoslavia) - 10 February 2011

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Myke Lyons (United States) - 02 November 2010

Edgewater, NJ 31st of October
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Mirosław Wantoch-Rekowski (Poland) - 30 October 2010

Gdansk Kokoszki.Poland
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David Cook (United Kingdom) - 17 October 2010

Found growing by roadside in North London, managed to take a photo of this beautiful mushroom before some nasty person went and put their boot in..
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Dave Williams (United Kingdom) - 14 October 2010

This is the fist time this mushroom has appeared on our front lawn, which has been laid over 20 years.
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bob cull (United Kingdom) - 03 October 2010

noticed these in a yard at the side of a disused car showroom. \had to photograph
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Yavuz Taner (Turkey) - 25 September 2010

The second from right is the other half of the farmost right cutout. I could only spare one of the stem rings intact. Collected on the morning and photographed. 09.00am, Kutahya, on a hillside house lawn.
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Gay Jolissaint (United States) - 24 September 2010

Found in my flower pot in Fort Bragg, CA on September 20, 2010
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Ann Chapman (United Kingdom) - 18 September 2010

Shaggy Inkcap at Bolam Lake, Northumberland
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Carol Vilevac (United States) - 07 June 2010

07.06.'10 Mid-morning, day two. Boise, Idaho
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Carol Vilevac (United States) - 07 June 2010

06.06.'10 Late day. Front garden. Boise, Idaho
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Joao Oliveira (United States) - 17 February 2010

MG-Brazil- 12/22/09
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John Lloyd (United Kingdom) - 18 January 2010

Photo taken 08/10/2006 Whitechapel - Lancashire - UK
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Jorge Jensen (United States) - 30 October 2009

October, '09
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Eric Meyers (United States) - 26 October 2009

S Western Pennsylvania
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Jorge Jensen (United States) - 26 October 2009

Brampton, Ontario, Canada, October '09.
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Andrea Hill (United Kingdom) - 25 September 2009

A.Hill. Back garden. Cheshire Sept 2009
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Ivan Teage (United Kingdom) - 14 June 2009

Shaggy ink caps, Brecon Beacons National park, Wales, August 2003
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nesko simic (United Kingdom) - 07 February 2009

Berks
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nesko simic (United Kingdom) - 07 February 2009

Berks
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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 16 November 2008

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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 16 November 2008

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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 16 November 2008

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Sue Taylor (United Kingdom) - 07 November 2008

Alnwick gardens Northumberland
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