The rains that have been washing Camano Island clean must have also been good for the mushrooms.
We noticed Shaggy Manes are popping up in the lawns and along the roadsides. Shaggy Mane Mushroom
facts: Shaggy manes are also called ink caps or inky caps. The reason is because instead of
releasing spoors when the mushrooms are totally ripe, like most other mushrooms, in a shaggy mane
the mushroom head dissolves into something resembling a puddle of ink when the mushroom is fully
ripe. The ink carries the spoors, which then serve to create the next season of mushrooms for this
species.

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