Ink cap
Scientific name: Coprinus
Ink cap
Scientific name: Coprinus
Photo By Jennifer Rycenga , used under CC-BY-4.0 /Cropped and compressed from original
Description
Ink caps have a unique appearance, making the mushrooms easily identifiable when they start growing on lawns and in other landscaped areas. The gills on the cap gradually decompose, turning into a black, inky substance. Caps on the mushrooms have a hairy appearanc,e which is how they earned the name "shaggy ink caps."
Species of Ink cap
Photo By Jennifer Rycenga , used under CC-BY-4.0 /Cropped and compressed from original