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Date of issue
: 19 Aug 1981
Designer
: Celia Rosser
Plant
: Coprinus comatus
Organism
: Fungus
Family
: Agaricaceae
Lawyer's Wig
Cap 5 cm diameter, 10 cm long.
Covered with shaggy brown scales.
Auto-digests to an inky-black fluid.
Edible, but
do not consume with alcohol
as this may cause nausea.
Occurs in NSW, Qld, Vic, Tas, SA, WA.
