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Shaggy Mane

Coprinus comatus

Description:

Choice edible mushroom in the inky cap family, which moves form the button stage to overblown in a very short period of time. Photo 1 is the end result. Here in Oregon, we joke that you heat the pan with butter and then run out to pick the mushrooms. These have been accredited with anti-cancerous properties against adenocarcinoma

Habitat:

manure pile

4 Comments

orbea
orbea 10 years ago

This is NOT Coprinus comatus, you have one of the lookalikes that occurs on dung. See this key.

http://www.grzyby.pl/coprinus-site-Kees-...

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 10 years ago

Cool!

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 10 years ago

I'm not surprised. However, I know these little guys taste every bit as good as they smell(and you can smell them from several feet away). I was lucky this year to have several nice clumps!!

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

Great spotting from Coquille. Did you know that ink for writing was made from these mushrooms.

KarenSaxton
Spotted by
KarenSaxton

Coquille, Oregon, USA

Spotted on Aug 14, 2013
Submitted on Aug 15, 2013

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