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Coprinus comatus
Mushroom about 15cm tall with a white stipe and brown and black pileus.
Along Lake Hodges trail
This picture shows the amazing quality of shaggy manes quite well: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...
At a glance, it reminds me of a shot I just saw of the remains of a shaggy mane, all due to the autodigestion process.