Shaggy Ink Cap

Coprinus comatus

About

One of Britain's most distinctive mushrooms, the shaggy ink cap grows in lawns, roadsides and disturbed ground. The white, shaggy cap auto-digests into a black, inky liquid to disperse its spores. Edible when young and white.

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Quick Facts

Category: Fungus
Latin name: Coprinus comatus
IUCN Status: LC — Least Concern
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Conservation Status: LC

Least Concern — assessed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.