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Shaggy mane mushroom

Coprinus comatus

Description:

cylindrical, shaggy fleshy cap, gills pale becoming gray then black, the whole disintegrating from the bottom of the cap upwards, stem long, slender, white

Habitat:

on the ground typically in grass

Notes:

good edible mushroom

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garylincoff
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garylincoff

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Spotted on Apr 17, 1987
Submitted on Feb 28, 2011

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