Shaggy Mane Mushroom

It has been hot and dry for most of this month and very few of the fall mushrooms have developed. I was surprised to find this Shaggy Mane(Coprinus comatus) mushroom growing along a road on our property. This mushroom is also known as a Shaggy Ink Cap mushroom. 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).