rising@utzoo.uucp (Jim Rising) (10/03/88)
I'm not a mycologist, but am a sometime mushroom collector. Sounds
like you have shaggy manes--which are good to eat, but don't do it without
confirming identification. One closely related species (inky cap) can
cause discomfort if ingested with alcohol (seriously!).
--Jim Rising
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Name: Jim Rising
Mail: Dept. Zoology, Univ. Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A1
UUCP: {allegra,ihnp4,linus,decvax}!utzoo!rising