Shaggy Mane
Coprinus comatus
Photo: Sherry Mayo
Disclaimer: Many wild fungi are poisonous. The Sandy Point Community Group Inc does NOT recommend human consumption.
For all enquiries about fungi poisoning, contact the Poisons Information Centre (13 1126).While every effort is made to accurately identify each fungus, this should not be relied upon in any way as an accurate scientific identification.
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LOCAL NOTES
Shaggy Mane is also known as Lawyer’s Wig, or Shaggy Ink Cap, and is an ink cap so when it matures it curls up from the bottom and drips dark ink.
GALLERY
Photos taken in and around Sandy Point and Shallow Inlet.
Photography by Sherry Mayo
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