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Shaggy ink caps on the dyke

Shaggy ink caps on the dyke

17 Sep 2026Mushrooms
Where
Waterland
Dutch
geschubde inktzwam
Latin
Coprinus comatus
Habitat
Grass verges, disturbed soil
Season
Aug – Nov

Three of them pushing up along the cycle path near Broek in Waterland. Within a day the caps start to dissolve from the edge into black ink, which people once used for writing.

Photographed, not picked.