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Coprinus comatus
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species of fungus
OverviewAI-generated
Coprinus comatus, commonly known as the Shaggy Mane, is a species of fungus in the family Agaricaceae. It belongs to the kingdom Fungi, phylum Basidiomycota, class Agaricomycetes, and order Agaricales. The species was described by (O.F.Müll.) Pers. in 1797. Its hymenium consists of lamellae, and it produces a black spore print. Ecologically, it functions as a saprobiont and a nematophagous fungus.
The mushroom is classified as edible and medicinal. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2019. Documented occurrences have been recorded in Brazil, Hainan, Mexico, and the United States. Various databases hold records of this taxon, including 147,964 occurrences in GBIF, 82,870 observations on iNaturalist, and 893 records in iDigBio.
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Species
Least ConcernShaggy Mane
Coprinus comatus
SPECIES
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassAgaricomycetes
- OrderAgaricales
- FamilyAgaricaceae
Il Coprinus comatus (O.F. Müll.), appartenente alla famiglia delle Coprinaceae, è uno dei pochi funghi commestibili del genere Coprinus. Il colore bianco del carpoforo, le numerose squame sul cappello, la taglia slanciata e spesso assai sviluppata (se confrontata ai suoi congeneri), ed il gambo leggermente più ingrossato alla base rendono questa specie facilmente identificabile. Da adulto la carne diventa deliquescente e spesso è possibile osservare del liquido nero che sgocciola dal cappello; per tale motivo questa specie, unitamente al Coprinus atramentarius, viene appellata "fungo dell'inchiostro".
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 893
- With media
- 481
- Family
- Agaricaceae
- Collections
- IB-CUCBA-UDG, ECOSUR, UJAT, OSC, USU, DBG
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States
Wikidata facts
- Parent taxon
- Coprinus
- Image
- Coprinus comatus.jpg
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- Commons category
- Coprinus comatus
- taxon rank
- species
- taxon name
- Coprinus comatus
- hymenium type
- lamella
- mushroom ecological type
- nematophagous fungus
- spore print color
- black
- edibility
- medicinal mushrooms
- Commons gallery
- Coprinus comatus
- taxon common name
- 毛头鬼伞
- taxon author citation
- (O.F.Müll.) Pers. (1797)
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon range
- Hainan
- short name
- C. comatus
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Encyclopedic overview
Coprinus comatus, commonly known as the shaggy ink cap, lawyer's wig, or shaggy mane, is a species of fungus. The young fruit bodies first appear as white cylinders emerging from the ground, then the bell-shaped caps open out. The white caps are covered with scales, the origin of its common names. The gills beneath the cap are white, then pink, then turn black. This mushroom is unusual because it will turn black and dissolve itself in a matter of hours after being picked or depositing spores.
The mushroom is often seen growing about lawns, gravel roads, and waste areas in the Northern Hemisphere and more locally in the Southern Hemisphere. When young it is an excellent edible mushroom but it spoils quickly and resembles some poisonous species.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Coprinus comatus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.