shaggy-mane

American  

[shag-ee-mayn] / ˈʃæg iˌmeɪn /

noun

1. an edible inky-cap mushroom, Coprinus comatus, having an elongated, shaggy pileus.

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Etymology

Origin of shaggy-mane

First recorded in 1905–10

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shaggy-mane

There is one curious feature about the expansion of the pileus of the shaggy-mane which could not escape our attention.

From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by George Francis Atkinson

The plant is called shaggy-mane because of the very shaggy appearance of the cap, due to the surface being torn up into long locks.

From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by George Francis Atkinson

The stem is quite slender and the cap and gills quite thin as compared with the shaggy-mane and ink-cap.

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

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

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