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ID #57
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These grow in a certain corner of our lawn in Springfield,
Oregon. They have been coming up since late September. I had recently
dumped some wood stove ash in the area and it is in a shady corner by reason
of some shrubs. Are these Meadow Mushrooms? |
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ID #55
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About 2 months ago I noticed there was a good size
mushroom growing at the base of a pine tree just outside our house. I picked
it and threw it out, the next week there was another one growing in the same
exact spot. The next week there were about 5 more growing around the
perimeter of the pine tree just the perimeter, not anywhere inside. Now, 2
months later there are more than 2 dozen growing around the tree, I would
like to find out it they are harmful to animals or if they are edible. They
are growing in numbers and I would like to find out what kind they are.
1st picture- 3 mushroom and a size 6 shoe in boys.
2nd picture- the tops of the mushrooms
3rd picture- the largest of the mushrooms with a maple leaf next to it
4th picture- a baby mushroom the size of a computer mouse. |
Comment: I believe these are Agaricus
Augustus, 'The Prince'.
The gills, which remained white for a long period of time, may cause it to
be confused with a Lepiota. It is most common from the Rocky Mountains to
the Pacific Coast, and is one of the several large, fleshy species of the
Agaricus which both brews yellow and have a pleasant, almond-like or aniseed
odor.
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ID #54
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I'm fairly confident that the attached are horse
mushrooms. They don't
have a strong smell nor does the flesh stain yellow when cut. They smell
just like 'supermarket' mushrooms. Found them on our lawn today (UK
Midlands)
Help with identification appreciated
Rich |
ID #52
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ok i recently found these shrooms in my
yard and i threw most of them out I need to find out what they are to see
if it is a health hazard as i have young people around. i tried to get as
many shots as possible. thanks zacc (concerned parent)
Ps. ok i know I over-killed with the photo's but it should help
PLEASE send me a reply. i live in Sydney ,Australia and it is summer. I
need
your help.
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There are other Australian mushrooms which
have very similar toxins to A. phalloides. These include many species of
Galerina, Gyromitra, Lepiota and Cortinarius. I am no expert...especially
in Australian fungi.... but this is what I found.....
Lepiota
It appears to me to maybe be one in the Lepiota species? |
| GPC
Macrolepiota excoriata
Edible |
Here is a little help...
A good way to know if you have bad mushrooms in your yard is to check
for small insect holes. Look close and see if you can spot any holes were
insects have barrow their way into the caps. If you do not notice this,
then you should destroy them.
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ID #51
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These mushrooms growing in pot plant,
is assume that it came from the
plants mix and not the potting mix. |
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ID #50
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Those look like honey mushrooms. We sauté them.
They look as if honey has been poured on them in the mornings. |
ID #49
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These grew in my backyard (in the lawn). They sprung up like crazy just
after it rained. As far as I know, there's no manure in the lawn. The
soil is very moist
and relatively thick. We have a couple of paper-barks and a tall gum tree
in our backyard near where they sprung up and the ground looks like it
gets lots of compost stuff from the leaves and stuff that fall off the
trees.
I come from Sydney, Australia and it's our Summer now but it's been
rather
cool and wet for summer (don't know if this info helps).
Can you please tell me what they are?
Regards,
Steve (curious) L
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Mr. Spock Rules!!! |
ID #48
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I spotted them growing in this unique spot,
on a tree branch. Looks like they're coming out of a tree branch.
Darcy |
 
Dear Darcy
The mushroom growing from old branch stubs is Hypsizygus tessulatus
(old name Pleurotus ulmarius) - loves box elder and American elm.
I consider all parts of this one to be OK; just use common sense if the
stems appear too tough. The good news is that it appears so late that it
is seldom "buggy." As with all wild edibles, don't eat a large portion
the first time, and save a small amount uncooked for ID purposes should
you have an extremely rare allergic reaction. This is a mushroom I
recommend to people as a good edible for beginners since there is no
poisonous look-alike, it has a unique habitat, and the texture is good.
Hope you enjoy it.
Kevin |
ID #47
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Hi I live in Kleinburg Ontario a small town just north of Toronto. I have
not been able to identify the attached mushrooms. Could someone tell me
the name and whether they are edible?
Joe |
They look to be the King Bolete (Boletus edulis). Caps are 10-20 cm
across, convex, and slippery when wet, smooth, and ochre to red-brown.
Flesh is white, not staining. Fruits on the ground under conifers or in
mixed woods. Edible. KEEP CHECKING YOUR RESOURCES! |
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Eric D
Definitely NOT Boletus edulus!
Boletes have tubes not gills. |
ID #46
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| This is growing in a northern Florida
yard. It should be easy to identify, but it is giving me a fit. Can you
help? |
Macrolepiota rachodes
Common Name: Shaggy Parasol
Edible and choice, but a few allergic reactions have been reported.
http://www.mykoweb.com/CAF/species/Macrolepiota_rachodes.html |
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ID #43
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These are growing out of Horse manure.
Does any one know what they are? and are they good to eat? Thanks, Paul |
| Those look like mushrooms I found on horse manure
in central California. They had purple-black or black spores. I ate one
and if gave me pain right below my throat for a few days. It felt like
there was a stone in my chest. |
ID #42
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found these shrooms jogging through a park with a lot of old growth, and
forest setting, in Portland, OR. Not a lot of sun exposure with the
canopy of trees. They were growing in dirt on the base of some old wooden
steps. There was no other growth around the shrooms, just dirt. The print
color is deep purple. If anyone knows anything about these shrooms let me
know.
Thanks~Rebecca |
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ID #41
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Jokers Garden |
| near Waterloo Illinois. It was found under a walnut tree.
actually all the mushrooms I sent pics of were under the same tree. a
sycamore tree was nearby as well. |
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ID #40
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| These mushrooms were growing under a pine
tree in Maine. These mushrooms have very thick stems. |
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ID #39 (Eric Part 1)
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This and about 6 others was growing at the foot of a pine
tree and had lightly compacted gravel. These things are about 15cm
diameter and weigh about 10 ounces each!
I am located in Southern France and the climate was totally dry for 3
months until Sep7 when 25cm fell! Its been totally dry since.
Any ideas would be helpful. |
| That mushroom is indeed poisonous, notice the vulva at
the bottom of the mushroom? I believe it's a species of Amanita Muscaria,
which is highly toxic.. |
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ID #38 (Eric Part 2)
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| That mushroom is indeed poisonous,
notice the vulva at the bottom of the mushroom? I believe it's a species
of Amanita Muscaria, which is highly toxic.. |
The photo labeled "other ones" is another
one i found in the same driveway
but growing from underneath rocks it is damp here. I like in Michigan near
Ohio and it was found in October. (See PART 1 BELOW) |
ID #37 (Erik)
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I found these in a rock / dirt drive way. It is not a
very wet surface but
when it gets we it stays wet. The underneath part of the cap is dark brown
/ black. I like in Michigan near Ohio and it was found in October. |
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ID #34
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| Attached are pics of a shroom I can’t ID.
They were under Birch and Elm trees, base is smaller than stalk. I have not
spore printed yet. |
Possible Identification
I have ID the Shroom it’s a short stalk White Russula.
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ID #33
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| I found two of these in my lawn this morning. I live
in Central Washington state. I've never seen anything like this. Is it a
mushroom of some type? |
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ID #32
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About a year ago, a tree was removed in my
back yard and the stump was ground down. In the spot where the stump used
to stick out of the ground, we filled the hole with wood chips and soil.
So, having a few old Z-Strain cakes, I ground them up and mixed them in with
the wood chips and soil.
This spring, loads of mushrooms grew from this spot. They looked almost
identical to the Z-Strain mushroom, only very slightly different in size and
color (which I attributed to them growing in the sun and in nature - is this
a safe assumption?).
Well, when the hot summer months came, they stopped growing (they don't have
enough shade) until about a week ago. All of a sudden, from the exact spot
the majority of the mushrooms were growing before, came the mushrooms in
these pictures. They are (as you can see) enormous. Do they look like they
are possibly identifiable? If so, could you give me a guess? |
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ID #31
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Can you tell me what these might be? |
Triaxe writes:
might be a clitocybe odora (fennel funnel cap) make a spore print if it is
dull pink then yes |
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ID #30
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These mushrooms are growing in my lawn.
Impossible to get rid of so I wondered if they might be edible. |
This appears to be agaricus campetris,
or the common "meadow mushroom". When sautéed much liquid will come off, and
can be used as a flavoring sort of broth. Preferably
the caps will be less mature than your web specimen.When cap is less mature
the gills should be pink. On one occasion when I located a number of
agaricus campestris in
the same maturity as yours I 'seeded' a cow pasture with them in autumn.
Come spring there were mushrooms everywhere, THOUSANDS. Hope this helps.
Michael
Grants Pass, Oregon |
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ID #29
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| Found this in cow field in Western, Fl.
Edible???? |
Triaxe writes:
Might be the hallucinogen psilocybin Cubensis by the way it looks and the
description of the habitat where u found it especially the Florida part |
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ID #28
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These were found just today and they grew
just overnight it seems because we didn’t see them yesterday.
We have a grassy lawn that gets plenty of water and sun.
We live in Chandler,AZ and have dogs who help the soil along quite
frequently, if you catch my drift.
Any info would be great……….. |
GPC
Macrolepiota procera |
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ID #27
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| Found these walking past a small flower bed
type thing behind a building. They seemed to be in constant shade and the
soil was pretty damp. |
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ID #26
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| I found these mushrooms growing on a trail
behind my house. I am not sure what they are. If anyone has any info I would
appreciate it. Thanks |
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ID #25
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Hi,
I picked those mushrooms in UK in the Peak District. I was told by an old
walker it was edible. Its really so you think????
Anyway I would be happy to know its name as well.
Thank you very much.
Laszlo |
Triaxe writes:
fungus on tree might be (dryad's saddle) polyporus squamosus wich is edible
and tastes resembles watermelon rind. |
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ID #24
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| These mushrooms popped up basically
overnight in the pot of an indoor palm tree. Any help identifying them
would be appreciated. The color is pretty accurate, they're bright yellow
and smell very mushroomy.
Another person writes: I have one that grew out of the bottom of my
Papyrus planter. Los Angeles, CA.
I am guessing that this might be the Russula Foetens or the Russula
Vitellina.
This is only a guess on my part. It is hard to tell without closer pics of
the mushroom cap and gills while it is still fresh. |
We have this sort of mushroom in our back
yard and we don't know if it is poison.
I have one in a garden. Australia, QLD, BILOELA. |
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ID #23
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I found this
mushroom in SE Arizona along a perennial stream at about 4000' elevation. It
appears from all identification sources that I have to be a morel. Could you
provide a more specific identification as to the type of morel, is it an
edible variety or am I totally wrong?
Thanks,
Paul |
| this is not a poisonous mushroom. I live in
northeast Nebraska and we have a family tradition of "mushroom hunting"
during early spring for the moral mushrooms. you can cook them with just
butter or you can cover them in flour or crushed crackers and cook them in
butter. I love them!
Tricia |
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That’s a Brain
Shroom, at least that’s the nick name it has, its dangerous to eat so don’t
eat it. From what I understand its has properties of rocket fuel, and yes
its a very strong, and its in the moral family.
Mr. Nighter |
Triaxe writes:
that fungus is a common morel / morchella esculenta and very much edible |
| GPC
Morchela esculenta
(very edible) |
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I picked a few today
in Nebraska. We just fried 40 or so. cut in 1/2 rinse well.
Dust in a little seasoned flour and pan fry in hot oil. |
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ID #22
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| I found some shrooms growing in a tree stomp, there like a
light brown color and has black stripes above the stomp and the grow on
group are they any magic shrooms that are like this? |
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ID #21
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I was camping with the Boy Scouts this weekend along the
Coast in California near Santa Cruz and saw this beautiful mushroom. I took
the picture and though you might enjoy it. I was walking along a trail and a
beam of sunlight was shining through the trees down on this one mushroom,
growing by itself. The picture is untouched. Do you know what kind of
mushroom this is?
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| Probably what is called a waxy cap-- pretty but
contains poisonous muscarine-- nice photo |
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ID #20
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Can you help me identify these mushrooms? I found them
growing in my lawn and was wondering what they were. |
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Triaxe writes:
fungus might be a laccaria amethystina (amethyst deceiver) which is edible
but contains high concentration of arsenic |
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ID #19
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| I live in an apartment, which I am renting. I have an
umbrella plant which several times now, has grown a yellow mushroom. I
have not planted anything, and I have changed the soil 3 times. Each time,
the mushrooms come back. What are these, and where are they coming from?
Is it something in the air of my apartment!? |
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ID #3
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PER OLIVER - Look like mushroom from the Panaeol
family.
Look for a white crown surrounding the cap. |
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ID #5
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WHAT YOU HAVE COLLECTED OR CULTIVATED WOULD APPEAR TO ME TO BE THAT OF
THE
Chanterelles SPECIES. MANY SPECIES OF
Cantharellus, ALTHOUGH NON PSYCHOACTIVE ARE SOUGHT AFTER GOURMET CHEFS
PRACTICING CULINARY ART USE AS AN INGREDIENT FOR THERE DISHES. THERE ARE
SEVERAL SPECIES OF
Cantharellus… FOR INSTANCE: WHITE, YELLOW, BLACK AND HYBRID CROSS
STRAINS. |
Oliver -
Chanterelles, or
Cantharellus cibarius same thing. No doubt. Excellent to eat! |
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ID #8
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| My names Mitch, I live out in Brevard, NC and I've seen
plenty of these mushrooms in the local park, the yellow one, lol. I've
actually eaten a piece of one that looked very much similar to that and it
was a mushroom that everyone called an "ink cap" I'm not sure of its name
or anything but you can definitely NOT eat that one it made my head and
stomached feel terrible! |
Oliver
Looks like
Tylopilus felleus. (Boletus
family)
Look for foam-like flesh underneath the cap, a little pinkish colored.
Tastes awful, but non-toxic, |
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ID #11
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Triaxe writes:
could be lactarius controversus (pink gill milk cap) |
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I guess Lactarius vellereus |
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ID #14
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I have seen and picked many of these particular
mushrooms. They are, to the best of my knowledge, "psilocybin sub-cubensis"
a hallucinogen. These are very common and are usually found on cow manure
or soil that has been enriched with cow manure.
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GPC
Limacella ochraceolutea |
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ID #15
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Phallus impudicus "stinkhorns"!
The method the
stinkhorns use to disperse
spores is quite ingenious, though a little disgusting to human
sensibilities. The foul-smelling slime is calculated to attract flies and
other insects, who land on the slime and gobble it up. Little do the
insects know that they have been duped into covering their little insect
feet with stinkhorn spores, and have ingested spores into their digestive
tracts! Later, these spores are dispersed by the unwitting insects, and
the stinkhorn life-cycle continues elsewhere.
These were found growing about 45 minutes from Windsor,
On.
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ID #16
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THESE ARE MONTANA MUSHROOMS FOUND IN THE
BACK COUNTRY MOUNTAINS THEY GREW OUT OF COW PIES THAT SAT NEXT TO WHAT I
REMEMBER AS BEING PINE TREES THE GROUND WAS SLIGHTLY MOIST AND IT HAD
SPRINKLED RAIN THE DAY BEFORE I HOPE TO FIND OUT THAT IF I WERE TO EAT THESE
2 STRAINS OF MUSHROOM I WOULD HAVE A FUN PSYCHEDELIC TRIP |
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I have recently come upon your website about #16, and
wanted to know if it's possible to have grown the same mushrooms from
chicken dung. The reason I say this is because, my friend has found some
like those in his back yard where he has chickens.
Asking,
Ms. Mushroom |
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ID #17
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My boyfriend & I were walking along in a schoolyard when we found these.
He thinks they might be liberty caps, but we're being cautious & asking for
advice before we go & stuff our faces. I'm in Portland Oregon, the
ground was wet & there was a lot of clover or maybe sour grass growing,
along with moss. The patches were also kind of close to mole hills or just
dirt patches.
The caps are slightly conical & go from darkish brown at the top to very
light tan at the bottom with darkish brown lines coming from the center like
a starburst. If anyone can help with this it would be most
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I Have encountered these mushrooms in The "Field Of Dreams" and I have known
many people who have eaten them and become violently sick one person almost
died. Everybody around here knows them as "Dick Heads" (appropriately
named). So I hope you didn't eat them! One more thing these mushrooms are
non hallucinogenic and contain no Psilocybin.
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GPC
Lactarius chrysorrheus
(milk abundant, white, rapidly becoming sulphur yellow) |
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ID #18
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These were growing last fall in a nearby park, at the base of some oak
trees (in the soil in between where the roots are coming up to the
surface,
forming the trunk of the tree). Size of the mushrooms was about four
inches tall. As you can see they all crowded together, or emanated from a
common base.
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GPC
No, they are not Macrolepiota procera: way to small.
Maybe M. excoriata or Macrolepiota konradii.
Do not eat them!
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