Have you ever heard of the Shaggy Mane Mushroom? If not, you're not alone because neither had I. My daughter has one of those apps on her phone where she can take a picture of a plant and it will tell her what it is. Apparently this is a Shaggy Mane Mushroom. I was wondering what it was after I noticed a few of them popping up in my courtyard after all the rain we'd gotten.
According to what I've read they are also known as Shaggy Ink Cap, or Shaggy Mane and is a common fungus often seen growing on lawns, along gravel roads and waste areas. They have cylinder bodies, covered in scales which is where they get their shaggy name from. The mushroom will turn black just hours after being picked and melt into a black liquid. So if you want to eat it, you have to cook it right after you pick it.
We didn't pick them or eat them but I thought it was an interesting find. Has anyone else seen these growing in their lawn?
I hadn't seen them or heard of them. I wonder whether we get them here?
ReplyDeleteI have no idea. Would be interesting if you did.
DeleteI'm amazed the druggies in your area haven't smoked them all.
ReplyDeleteThat's hilarious. I can totally see them doing that though.
DeleteI’ve never seen or heard of them. Very interesting! But you couldn’t pay me to eat one.
ReplyDeleteOh I wasn't going to pick a wild mushroom and eat it either.
DeleteI’ve never seen or heard of them. Very interesting! But you couldn’t pay me to eat one.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely.
DeleteIf I saw something like that growing in my yard, I'd think alien seed pod and run for the hills.
ReplyDeletelmao I love the app my daughter has so she can identify any plants.
DeleteI'm always afraid of dying if I eat a mushroom I pick so I just buy them in the store. But its nice to know about something that grows in my yard too. Thanks Mary
ReplyDeleteOh me too.
DeleteHaven't seen this kind, figured they wouldn't be edible.
ReplyDeleteI wasn't gonna chance it.
DeleteI've never seen that kind of mushroom before. It's very strange looking.
ReplyDeleteIt sure is.
DeleteOh wow. Mushrooms are wild...
ReplyDeleteThey sure can be.
DeleteI had never heard of these. Cool app your daughter has.
ReplyDeleteIt's come in handy a few times.
DeleteNever heard of one. Kind of neat looking but I wouldn't eat one.
ReplyDeleteI wasn't going to chance eating it either.
DeleteHaven't ever eaten one, but considering the filth that gets peed out and crapped out and dropped outside where you live, I don't think eating these ones would be a good idea, either.
ReplyDeleteThat's the truth.
DeleteThose sound (and look) like a funny and crazy kind of mushroom...I had to laugh at the "I'm amazed the druggies in your area haven't smoked them all" comment!
ReplyDeletelol I kinda ma too though.
DeleteLooks a bit scary I must admit LOL We have all kinds shrooms popping around especially after the rain.
ReplyDeleteAfter all the rain we had, all kinds of plants are popping up.
DeleteI have a plant identification app as well and they warn to verify mushrooms before eating. I'm nervous about eating any mushroom I see growing because I don't know enough about identification and it could be really dangerous if I mis-identify.
ReplyDeleteThese are very unusual mushrooms you have growing. I've never seen them!
Oh I wasn't going to eat them either. They are strange though.
DeleteI've never seen these, but we do have other types of mushrooms that pop up after rain.
ReplyDeleteThere are the poisonous ones that pop up across the street too.
DeleteI love mushrooms, but only after they've been cleaned and prepared. Did you pick one to watch it turn to goo?
ReplyDeleteNo I didn't, I didn't want the goo getting everywhere. lol
DeleteThese are new to me, but look at all the fun with fungi going on around here. Those apps are great too!
ReplyDeleteThose apps are great.
DeleteOkay this is pretty cool! I cannot believe someone would eat them because they look... unappetizing at best heh. But I LOVE that they melt into black liquid, like that is the stuff of horror stories right there! Very cool find!
ReplyDeleteThey are a neat find especially when everything else around here is so desert like.
DeleteFunky looking
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