Agaricus xanthocephala
Poisonous Agaricus, found throughout eastern Australia. Pink gills turn a darker brown as the spores mature. This fungus photographed in the hunter valley, 2007.
Agaricus xanthocephala belongs to the following groups:
Fungilicious, Happy Haven and Hard Science RocksAvailable for sale as Cards
innatenigma, 6 months ago
I never would have thought a mushroom could be so interesting. I like the composition and the dirt…for some reason. Cool idea.
kcranmer, 5 months ago
Nice lighting and details.
Michelle Boyer, 5 months ago
Great shot
LetThemEatArt, about 1 month ago
Is this species edible? I’m quite interested in Mycology too, though my knowledge is very limited, and regarding edible ones I only stick to the ones I know! There’s a secret place near where I live where I pick ‘penny buns’, or Boletes, and I sometimes get Shaggy Ink-Caps in my back garden which are nice eaten when young. First time I tried them I got it wrong, hate them too old when turning slightly inky & got possibly the worse case of stomach ache I ever had! Almost called an ambulance!
LetThemEatArt, about 1 month ago
Duh! Just re-read the description “poisonous”.
erincox in reply to LetThemEatArt’s comment, about 1 month ago
those ink caps Coprinus commatus are poisoness if consumed with alcohol maybe thats where you went awry. They grow in my front yard but i havnt eaten them as not sure how long between drinks your ment to go.
cheers for looking
LetThemEatArt, 29 days ago
Ah, no, the ones I ate were the Shaggy Ink Cap, as opposed to the Common Ink Cap (which also grow in my garden), the latter being best avoided and poisonous with alcohol, as you rightly say. I read that they were used by monks to make ink in times gone by, hence the name. And I wouldn’t risk eating them either. Perhaps the most widely consumed mushroom in these parts is the Psylocibe or Liberty Cap, of which I have eaten many, though it is now illegal! There are thousands, nay millions, of them on the Yorkshire moors.