The shaggy inkcap is an unmistakable fungus - its tall, white, shaggy cap providing this name. It is widespread and common on the Barff, growing in small groups. The shaggy inkcap has a tall, narrow, cylindrical cap that is white and very 'shaggy' with 'scales' over its surface. The cap gradually opens out to a bell shape. The gills are very crowded; they are white at first, then turn pink and eventually black, dissolving from the margin of the cap until it is almost entirely gone. The shaggy inkcap has a tall, smooth, white stem with a moveable ring. Visible from the end of April to the end of November.