Scientific name: Coprinus comatus

Synonyms: Shaggy Mane, Lawyer's Wig, Shaggy Ink Cap, maotou guisan

Natural habitat:
In parks and grasslands. Occurs on the entire northern hemisphere.

Appropriate Substrate:
Mushroom cultivation compost

Usage:
Edible mushroom, vital mushroom

The mushroom contains plenty of potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium, copper, zinc and niacin, but only little sodium; in addition, 20 free amino acids have been proven to be present in its proteins, among which are present all of the 8 essential amino acids (which the human body cannot produce by itself and therefore have to be ingested additionally)! Coprinus comatus contains the polysaccharide fucogalactan, great quantities of lectins and L-ergothioneine.

Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Agaricaceae
Genus: Coprinus
Spores: black, 11 - 15 x 6.0 - 8.5 µ, ellipsoid, with a germ pore at one end.