Coprinus comatus, commonly known as the shaggy ink cap, lawyer's wig, or shaggy mane, is a species of fungus. The young fruit bodies first appear as white cylinders emerging from the ground, then the bell-shaped caps open out. The white caps are covered with scales, the origin of its common names.
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Distribution
Widespread and common
Habitat
In meadows, edges of woodland, roadsides etc. on rich or disturbed soils
Conservation
Cap
Pale buff at centre. Quickly breaking up into recurved scales
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| Shape | Ovoid, Cylindric |
| Surface | Fibrillose, Squamose |
| Width | 4 - 15 cm |
Gills
Quickly deliquescing from the cap margin inwards
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| Attachment | Free, Adnexed |
| Spacing | crowded |
Flesh
Thin, soft
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| Taste | Mild |
Stem
Thin thread of elastic tissue running down centre
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| Height | 5 - 30 cm |
| Width | 10 - 25 mm |
| Texture | Smooth |
| Shape | Cylindric |
| Veil | ring-zone |
Spores
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| Shape | Ellipsoid, Amygdaliform |
| Ornamentation | Smooth |
| Size | 10-13 x 6.5-8 μm |
Classification
- ↳ Phylum: Basidiomycota
- ↳ Subphylum: Agaricomycotina
- ↳ Class: Agaricomycetes
- ↳ Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
- ↳ Order: Agaricales
- ↳ Family: Agaricaceae
- ↳ Genus: Coprinus
Synonyms
- Agaricus comatus Mull. ex Fr.
- Agaricus comatus O.F. Müll.
- Agaricus cylindricus Fr.
- Agaricus cylindricus Sowerby
- Agaricus fimetarius Bolton
- Agaricus ovatus Schaeff.
- Coprinus comatus (Mull. ex Fr) S.F. Gray
- Coprinus comatus f. sphaerocephalus J.E. Lange
- Coprinus comatus var. caprimammillatus Bogart
- Coprinus comatus var. caprimammillatus Bogart nom. inval.
- Coprinus comatus var. ovatus (Schaeff.) Quél.
- Coprinus ovatus (Schaeff.) Fr.
Reference Sources
S. Buczacki, C. Shields, D. Ovenden (2012) Collins Fungi Guide. HarperCollins.
T. Læssøe, J. H. Peterson (2019) Fungi of Temperate Europe Vol. 1. Princeton University Press.
G. Kibby (2021) Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain & Europe Vol. 3. Geoffrey Kibby.
Genus Coprinus
No other species found in this genus.
