Monday, March 19, 2018

3010. Mar 18, 2018. Small parasol mushrooms only. Shaggy Mane had wilted

Mar 18, 2018  6 am

All Shaggy Mane mushrooms had wilted by yesterday afternoon. So, this morning, I had to scrutinise the garden to spot the smaller ones.


















On Mar 18, 2018 dinner, my host narrated frightening ghost stories of ghosts seen inside the Aldelphi Hotel car park, the Malay lady ghost appearing at all times in the Fullerton Hotel building during construction work such that the workers were not bothered, the children ghosts during the 7th month Ghost Festival at an office in Tuas in which no food offerings but only "Kim Chua" or golden papers were offered. 

3409. Mar 19, 2018 6.30am New mushrooms seen

Mar 19, 2018  6.30am

Yesterday at 11.30pm, nearer to midnight, I could not see any new mushrooms. Hose the garden and plantar box. This morning, 6.30 am, saw the following new ones






















Around 7am, bright sky

Saturday, March 17, 2018

3408. Shaggy Mane mushrooms seen on Mar 17, 2018 8am

Mar 17, 2018  8am 

Easy to recognise as Shaggy Mane mushrooms tend to grow in tight groups.
See video:



























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Mar 17, 2018   1 am  Shaggy Mane mushrooms as follows:













Zoom lens used. Chair support.  Porch light at 1 am. 

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Mar 16, 2018 at 11 pm when I reached home. See mushrooms at early stage of growth.







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Mar 17, 18  11.30pm  Near midnight.
All mushrooms had wilted.














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 Sat Mar 17, 2018

Shaggy Mane (Coprinus comatus) mushrooms tend to grow in a tight group.


The Shaggy Mane, also known as the Lawyers Wig, is a mushroom. It has a tendency to grow in tight groups. Shaggy Mane (Coprinus comatus) has an elongated bullet shaped, shaggy cap, with brownish upturned scales and a straight fairly smooth stem.

Cap Shaggy, scaly, whitish,1-2 inches wide, 2-6 inches tall becomes black inky and gooey as it expands eventually leaving just the stem. Scales are upturned, whitish tan to reddish brown.

Gills (lamellae) White, close, free gills that eventually becoming black and inky.

Stem (stipe) Fibrous, hollow, straight white to tannish stem with a partial veil on the lower to middle area. It usually tapers somewhat becoming slight thinner near the top.

Flesh White, quite soft and easily broken.

Spores Black spores

Reference
http://mushroom-collecting.com/mushroomshaggy.html

See blog for detailed images
http://2010vets.blogspot.sg/2018/03/3408-shaggy-mane-mushrooms-seen-on-mar.html