shaggy-mane

This deliquescence proceeds much in the same way as in the shaggy-mane, and sometimes the thin remnant of the cap expands and the margin is enrolled over the top.

Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. George Francis Atkinson 1886

In the shaggy-mane the veil does not form a thin, expanded curtain.

Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. George Francis Atkinson 1886

= -- The ink-cap (_Coprinus atramentarius_) occurs under much the same conditions as the shaggy-mane, and is sometimes found accompanying it.

Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. George Francis Atkinson 1886

The stems are shorter than those of the shaggy-mane and the cap is different in shape and color.

Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. George Francis Atkinson 1886

The shaggy-mane often furnishes a surprise of this kind.

Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. George Francis Atkinson 1886

= -- One of the finest species in this genus is the shaggy-mane, or horse-tail mushroom, as it is popularly called.

Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. George Francis Atkinson 1886

The stem is quite slender and the cap and gills quite thin as compared with the shaggy-mane and ink-cap.

Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. George Francis Atkinson 1886

The annulus or ring on the stem of the ink-cap is very different from that of the shaggy-mane.

Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. George Francis Atkinson 1886

The cylindrical or barrel-shaped pileus is characteristic of the shaggy-mane mushroom.

Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. George Francis Atkinson 1886

The plant is called shaggy-mane because of the very shaggy appearance of the cap, due to the surface being torn up into long locks.

Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. George Francis Atkinson 1886