shaggy-mane
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of shaggy-mane
First recorded in 1905–10
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In the shaggy-mane the veil does not form a thin, expanded curtain.
From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by George Francis Atkinson
This deliquescence proceeds much in the same way as in the shaggy-mane, and sometimes the thin remnant of the cap expands and the margin is enrolled over the top.
From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by George Francis Atkinson
The stems are shorter than those of the shaggy-mane and the cap is different in shape and color.
From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by George Francis Atkinson
Edible.—One of the finest species in this genus is the shaggy-mane, or horse-tail mushroom, as it is popularly called.
From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by George Francis Atkinson
The cylindrical or barrel-shaped pileus is characteristic of the shaggy-mane mushroom.
From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by George Francis Atkinson
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