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Edibility
Edible
Lookalike Danger
2 / 5
Habitat
🌱 Lawns, disturbed
Season
Aug – Nov
"Eat within hours of picking — they deliquesce into black ink overnight. A race against the clock."
Mushroom ID is a rule-out game. Every entry below describes something that looks similar — learn the differences before eating.

Alcohol inkies have GRAY-BROWN smoother caps — any alcohol within 72 hours of eating causes intense nausea (coprine reaction). Shaggy manes have distinctly SHAGGY UPTURNED SCALES and are safe with alcohol. When young, both are white — ID when cap is still closed.

Magpie inkies have white patches on a DARK BLACK cap (Dalmatian pattern). Shaggy manes are UNIFORMLY PALE with shaggy upright scales. Magpie inkies are considered toxic.
This species is found with or partners with the following hosts. Ectomycorrhizal hosts (green border) form a root-level partnership; ericoid / arbutoid shrubs (purple border) share the same mycorrhizal networks.

Manicured turf and lawns — shaggy mane, green-gill lepiota, yellow-stainer. Check for herbicide use before eating anything from a lawn.

Road edges, construction scars, trail sides, and compacted disturbed soil — orange peel fungus, alcohol inky, common edge colonizers.
Tall cylindrical white mushroom with shaggy upward-curving scales. Deliquesces (auto-digests) into black inky liquid within hours of picking — so you must cook same day. Delicate, creamy flavor. Also called Lawyer's Wig.
Lawns, disturbed ground, roadside gravel, gardens, wood-chip mulch across North America. Spring and fall after rain.
Min Soil Temp
58°F
Moisture Need
rain 0.5in 7d
Drought Tolerance
moderate
Elevation Range
0–8,000 ft
Edible but CANNOT be combined with alcohol. Gray-brown, not shaggy, smaller.
Edible. Smaller, tan color, glittering scales.
Lawns, disturbed
Photograph it and log your observation on iNaturalist. The community can help confirm your ID — always get confirmation before eating.