Coprlnus comatus 



Common names: Shaggy mane, ink cap 



Edibility: Choice 



Description: This mushroom fruits in disturbed 

 sites and is common along sides of gravel 

 roads. 



Habitat: Common in the Blue Mountains, 

 mushrooms fruit in early summer and fall. 



Uses: Mainly local consumption by a few col- 

 lectors. Some collecting by professional 

 pickers. Note: This species does not keep well 

 when fresh because it matures and decays rap- 

 idly. It is also difficult to preserve by drying. 



Shaggy mane, Copnnus comatus. 

 Hurricane Creek. Eagle Cap Wilderness, 

 Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. 



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