December 1st in Helsinki. Rain and darkness. Darkness and rain for the foreseeable future. So here's a photo of a shaggy ink cap about two months ago instead – just before the mushroom does what it is known for.

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#coprinuscomatus
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Shaggy ink cap or lawyer's wig (Coprinus comatus). Edible when young.
Central Adirondacks.

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Sometimes what for some people may be very common, for me can be very amazing. The first time I saw this mushroom in Denmark I found it incredible, and I was very surprised that the ink it gives off is used for writing.
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Tintenröhrlinge heute am Morgen in unserem Garten: sie tragen jetzt einen Schirm. Stimmt, heute Nacht hat es ja geregnet ...
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Another addition to my edible mushroom journal. Coprinus comatus. Painting the scales was still a struggle. I’m still not good cat painting details with complicated structure. I actually used the Schmincke random gray 2022 to lay the base colour, which is actually very suitable for this shaggy ink cap. #shaggyinkcap #coprinuscomatus #watercolor #watercolorillustration #botanicalart #botanicalillustration #fungi #mycology #mycologyart #watercolormushroom