Coprinus comatus

The Coprinus comatus is one of the most common of the hundreds of types of ink fungi (Coprinus) contained in the Netherlands.

Appearance

In youth, the 5-15 cm tall hat of the Coprinus comatus egg or bell-shaped, white with light brown, smooth center and covered with large, curled scales. Kelly later tear from the edge and flow off as black. The hollow stem is 10-20 cm high with a low, moving quite fast decaying ring. The slats are white in youth, later from the edge coloring via pink to black.

Prevent

From May to November the Coprinus comatus is often found in groups on land that is only reworked on fields, pastures, parks and roadsides. Also in town is this mushroom much seen on fertilized grass.

Applications

A young Coprinus comatus tastes excellent, but must be processed immediately after picking. The fungus is not edible as liquefaction or discoloration occurs. Substitution may occur with the barren ink fungus (Coprinus atramentarius), which is toxic if alcohol is used two days before or after consumption.

The extra photo is a slippery jack mushroom.
Brown slippery jack has a hemispherical, or dark chocolate brown to orange brown hat; at mature specimens can be 10 cm wide.
Especially in damp weather the hat is very oily.