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Shaggy
Inkcap
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Taken at Strathclyde Park on
25th October 2022 using Panasonic Lumix TZ70 in macro mode.
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| Taken at Eskbank on 7th October 2022 using Panasonic Lumix TZ70 in macro mode. |
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| Taken at Pow Burn on 9th October 2016 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode. |
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| Shaggy Inkcap. |
| Species: Order: Family: AKA: |
Coprinus
Comatus. Agaricales. Agaricaceae. Lawyer's wig, shaggy mane. |
| Habitat: Cap size: Cap Colour: Stem: Season: Feature: Edibility |
Lawns, gravel
roads and waste areas. 1 - 2.5 cms diameter. Mostly white with shaggy scales. 10 - 40 mm high. June - November. This mushroom is unusual because it will turn black and dissolve itself in a matter of hours after being picked or depositing spores. They are carniverous and can capture and digest roundworms. When young it is an excellent edible mushroom provided that it is eaten soon after being collected. It keeps very badly because of the autodigestion of its gills and cap. When
picking any fungus for consumption,
caution should be exercised at all times.
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