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Coprinus comatus
Also known as shaggy ink cap, lawyers' wig, shaggy Mane
species of fungus
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Coprinus comatus is a species of fungus, commonly known as the shaggy mane mushroom, that produces distinctive tall, cylindrical fruiting bodies with shaggy white caps. It is notable for its rapid growth and unique characteristic of dissolving into a dark liquid as it matures, a process called deliquescence.
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Species
Least ConcernShaggy Mane
Coprinus comatus
SPECIES
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassAgaricomycetes
- OrderAgaricales
- FamilyAgaricaceae
Observations82,870
Observations recorded147,964
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".
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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.