View source for Phil Bendle Collection:Coprinus comatus (Shaggy Inkcap)

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'''Kingdom:''' Fungi<br />
'''Subkingdom: Dikarya<br />
Phylum: '''Basidiomycota<br />
'''Subphylum: '''Agaricomycotina<br />
'''Class: Agaricomycetes<br />
Order: Agaricales<br />
Family:''' Agaricaceae<br />
'''Genus:''' Coprinus<br />
'''Species:''' C. comatus<br />
'''Scientific name:''' Coprinus comatus<br />
'''Common names: The shaggy ink cap, lawyer's wig, or shaggy mane'''

The Shaggy inkcap is a common fungus often seen growing on lawns, along gravel roads and waste areas. The young mushroom of this species has a tall, cylindrical or oval cap which expands when mature into a bell shape. It is almost white at first, then the colour deepens to bluish grey with a brown apex. The surface is rough with numerous loose, shaggy scales. The cap darkens as the gills change from white through pink to purplish black, and it finally secretes a black liquid filled with spores hence the “ink cap” name and can actually be used as writing ink. 

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Thanks to Wikipedia for text and information: [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/%20%20 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/  ]

 








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