It’s been wet this week – too wet to do much gardening. This has encouraged the Ink Caps to grow. They seemed to spring up over night.
It first appears as just a small white mushroom which then grows into a cylinder with a pretty black frill:
But it soon opens out:
and eventually, having released its spores it looks like this, and then it dissolves:
It’s also known as Lawyer’s Wig and Shaggy Mane. Apparently, it is edible, but I don’t fancy eating it.
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