can you id these?

[jojo]

I saw these on a walk this afternoon. Any idea what they are? And are they edible? Not that I planning to actually eat them, but I'd just would like to know. Thanks.

 

[DKW]

Not knowing much about fungi at all, i would say it could be inkcaps.

In Denmark they go by the name of a "preachers dangler" If i have translated it correctly.

 

[JonnyP]

Look like shaggy inkcaps to me too but don't take my word for it..

 

[Barn Owl]

Still to come to full fruition I think.

 

[LazySod]

Are they edible? (I know nothing).

 

[robin wood]

I would go with shaggy ink cap. If you can confirm the ID that would make them edible but there is some sort of toxic reaction if consumed with alcohol and from memory its not just at the same meal but for some time afterward. I have eaten ink caps in the past but they were not my favourite and I won't be bothering in the future.

 

[Joonsy]

they do look like shaggy ink caps, shaggy ink caps are a good edible species but use while the cap is still closed and attached to stem.

 

[LazySod]

I would go with shaggy ink cap. If you can confirm the ID that would make them edible but there is some sort of toxic reaction if consumed with alcohol and from memory its not just at the same meal but for some time afterward. I have eaten ink caps in the past but they were not my favourite and I won't be bothering in the future.

WHAT??? No alcohol on the same day, that's just plain EVIL.

 

[Singeblister]

yes I saw a big patch of those today as well , I tried some last year not very nice at all , aparently you can make a kind of ketchup with them , dont think i would like to try it though

 

[firecrest]

it pretty much is shaggy inkcap, but the proof of the pudding is to take one home and see if it turns to a black ink over a few hours.
there is other species of inkcap, whoch look similar to shaggies, best be 100 percent sure before you eat them.

 

[xylaria]

There are quite few ink cap that look very simerlar, and IMHO all of them are tastless. I am pretty sure that is as everyone else has said Shaggy ink cap aka lawyer's wig aka coprinus comatus. Preachers dangles is great name though.

It is common ink cap that has the most reputation for making people ill with alcohol, but shaggy's have on occasion caused some poisoning. Both are perfectly fine without booze, except they have no taste, and dogs like peeing on.

 

[Matt_M]

I have no idea on the mushroom that cant be eaten with alcohol, but i do know that its not just at the time of eating, or that day. you must wait 3 days before consuming any alcohol as the reaction can be very serious. So be careful

 

[jojo]

and see if it turns to a black ink

Can you actually use it as ink? I must get myself a good book on fungi. Any suggestions? I would be rather cagey about using a book to identify and actually eat them, but there are so many out there and they are rather fascinating.

 

[Ajali]

Collins Field Guide
Roger Philips
River Cottage No.1

These are the books I usually use, but I have a few others which I consult. Looks like Shaggy Ink Cap. I'd disagree with most, I found mine to be full of flavour.
Common Ink Cap has an amino acid called Coprine which interferes with the body's ability to digest alcohol, so no booze for 2 days either side of consumption. Synthethised version is used, I think, in alcohol rehabilitiation.
Hope that helped.