Often, mushroom pickers simply do not notice the nondescript mushroom under the interesting name dung beetle white. In this article, we will talk about what it is, how it is used in traditional medicine, whether it can be eaten and how to distinguish it from dangerous relatives.
Edibility
An inky white (shaggy or white inky) causes a lot of controversy, because in different regions people look at it differently. Today it is considered conditionally edible. For example, in Russia and Belarus, he is loved by mushroom pickers, in some western countries they are considered poisonous and refuse to be eaten, and in the Czech Republic and Finland they are considered a delicacy.
Important! You can eat only young mushrooms, in which the plates have not yet been stained.
Be that as it may, no examination has confirmed the presence of toxins in a white dung. In addition, the advantage of the fungus is that it often grows in large groups. Therefore, going to the forest in the season, it is impossible to return without a rich harvest. 
Stowers are used for cooking first courses, toppings, snacks and canning. They are tasty both in fried, and in a boiled look. Young mushrooms do not require pre-boiling, and some sources claim that at a young age they can even be eaten raw.
Important! It is undesirable to combine dung beetle white and alcohol - this can cause food poisoning.
The crop should be recycled a maximum of 2 hours after harvest, since the autolysis reaction is not inhibited even in frozen foods.
Read about what edible and poisonous mushrooms grow on trees.
Considering the fact that dung beetle prefers man-made places, it is better not to collect them there, since the fruit body can absorb various toxic substances. 
How does it look
The Latin name for white dung beetle is Coprinus comatus. He belongs to the family dung and is one of the brightest representatives of the genus Poznoznik.
When planning your “hunting” mushroom trails, find out which mushrooms are edible (growing in May and autumn) and poisonous, and also see how you can check mushrooms for edibility using popular methods.
Hat
The cap of the mushroom is thin, fibrous, has a spindle-shaped construction and is covered with scales. The height is 5-15 cm (sometimes it grows up to 20 cm), the diameter is 5-10 cm. As it develops, it opens a little and takes the form of a bell. The oldest instances of the massacre, but it happens very rarely.
The color of the cap is white, grayish or with a brown tint. In old fungi, under the influence of the produced substances, the caps darken. The process starts from the edges, and over time the cap is modified into an ink mass. In the center, on the surface of the cap, a darker tubercle is visible. 
Pulp
White color, soft, without clearly expressed taste and aroma.
Records
Whites get a pink hue with age, and then disappear altogether, transforming into ink.
Did you know? Once this type of mushroom was used in writing instead of ink. It is because of this fungus is also called ink.
Spore powder
Black color. Spores small, smooth, ovate. 
Leg
High (up to 15 cm in height), cylindrical in shape, with a diameter of 1.5-2.5 cm, with a fast-vanishing dynamic ring on the outside. White, velvety, empty inside, thickened at the base. Has a bag-shaped vagina.
It will be useful for mushroom pickers to familiarize themselves with such edible mushrooms, such as aspen weed, white underloads, boletus, russula, champignons, mohovik, svinushki, black milk mushrooms, stitching, and dubovik ordinary.
When and where to grow
Shaggy mushroom loves moist soils, and most often it can be found in such places:
- pastures;
- meadows;
- abandoned greenhouses;
- flower beds;
- vegetable gardens;
- lawns;
- basements.
Of course, it can be found near manure or compost heaps (whence the name) and in other places rich in humus. Most often found in the southern and central Russia, as well as in North America, Australia, in certain regions of Africa and on the territory of the Eurasian continent.You can pick mushrooms from May to October, right after the rain.
It will be interesting to find out which mushrooms grow in central Russia, Krasnodar Krai, Bashkiria, Rostov, Kaliningrad, Volgograd, Leningrad and Voronezh regions.
What can be confused
The dung beetle does not have dangerous twins with which they can be confused. However, this does not mean that one can lose vigilance. Beginners wishing to collect these mushrooms should choose the prey with extreme caution and follow certain safety rules in order not to fall prey to the use of mushrooms.
Important! It is not recommended to mix dung beetles with other mushrooms.
If you have never tried white dung beetle, considering it to be an inedible mushroom, be sure to try. Its unusual taste and tenderness of the pulp will not leave you indifferent. And our advice will help you not to make a mistake on a "quiet hunt."
