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    (c) Tom Norton, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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    (c) Gary James, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Mike Potts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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    (c) Dominik and Melisa, all rights reserved

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Shaggy Mane

Coprinus comatus

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Coprinus comatus, the shaggy ink cap, lawyer's wig, or shaggy mane, is a common fungus often seen growing on lawns, along gravel roads and waste areas. The young fruit bodies first appear as white cylinders emerging from the ground, then the bell-shaped caps open out. The caps are white, and covered with scales—this is the origin of the common names of the fungus. The gills beneath the cap are white, then pink, then turn black and...

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