Shaggy Ink Cap Mushroom Digital Watercolor
by Kerri Farley
Title
Shaggy Ink Cap Mushroom Digital Watercolor
Artist
Kerri Farley
Medium
Photograph - Photography - Digital Watercolor
Description
Coprinus comatus, the shaggy ink cap,
lawyer's wig, or shaggy mane,
is a common fungus often seen
growing on lawns,
along gravel roads and waste areas.
The young fruit bodies first appear
as white cylinders emerging
from the ground, then the
bell-shaped caps open out.
The caps are white,
and covered with scales�
this is the origin of the
common names of the fungus.
The gills beneath the cap are white,
then pink, then turn black
and secrete a black liquid
filled with spores (hence the �ink cap� name).
This mushroom is unusual because
it will turn black and dissolve itself
in a matter of hours after being picked
or depositing spores.
Source and for more info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Coprinus_comatus
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February 9th, 2015
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