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Two shaggy mane mushrooms, Coprinus comatus, with tall, white, shaggy caps and slender stems growing among green foliage on the forest floor.
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shaggy mane

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Also known as: Coprinus comatus, shaggy cap
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Two shaggy mane mushrooms, Coprinus comatus, with tall, white, shaggy caps and slender stems growing among green foliage on the forest floor.
shaggy mane, or shaggy cap Shaggy mane, or shaggy cap (Coprinus comatus).

The shaggymane, also known as the shaggy cap or horsetail agaric, is a common edible mushroom belonging to the genus Coprinus. These mushrooms are characterized by their elongated, shaggy white caps and black spores. The genus Coprinus is known for its unique trait where the mushroom cap disintegrates into an inky liquid after spore discharge, a substance that has historically been used for writing. Shaggymanes typically grow on wood and dung. While the caps of some Coprinus species, including the shaggymane, are edible, they must be consumed when young, before their gills turn black.1234

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