Coprinus comatus
Shaggy Ink Cap at Kingston, ACT
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| Coprinus comatus | Heino | 12 May 2015 | |
| Coprinus comatus | JoshMulvaney | 12 May 2015 |
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Jerrabomberra Wetlands
7 comments
12 May 2015
I hear these are actually edible. Weird... But I wouldn't touch them myself...!
12 May 2015
Coprinus comatus 'ink' does make a reasonable ink as one image on the botanic gardens website shows. You can get to it by using the following address: http://www.anbg.gov.au/fungi/images-misc/coprinus-ink-large.jpg
13 May 2015
Haha! Great image Heino. Do you have to treat/dilute the ink at all? Or can you just use it straight up?
13 May 2015
Josh, I used the ink straight up. To get the ink, put an ink cap into a tub and leave it alone to dissolve. After a day you'll find the tub has black liquid plus solids. Carefully pour off the liquid and there's your ink. You can keep it in a fridge for ages, but it has a sort of musty/yeasty smell. There's liquid plus spores in the ink and the latter will settle out. You want them mixed in, so shake the jar a little if you see any sign of settling. You can also keep dry ink. Pour fresh ink into a shallow tray, so as to get a thin film of ink and let it dry out. You'll get a black crust. Scrape it off and save those dried flakes. They keep out of the fridge. I've had a couple of vials for some years. When I want ink I pour some flakes into a thimble-sized cup and add a tiny amount of water and stir - there's the ink. Be careful! Too much water and you get a very pale ink.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.150681-35.312436
- Altitude 560.9m
- Maps Jerrabomberra Wetlands
- Places Kingston, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 29 Apr 2015 12:25 PM Recorded on
- JoshMulvaney Recorded by
- Yes In flower
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- JoshMulvaney Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Coprinus comatus Caps on stems; gills below caps [mushrooms or mushroom-like] Fungi
Species information
- Coprinus comatus Scientific name
- Shaggy Ink Cap Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 741.27m Recorded at altitude
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