|
|
This page is set-up to help the mushroom community identify mushrooms for
each other. If you have a nice, clear picture of a mushroom that you need
help identifying then click
HERE
and send it along with any comments regarding where you picked it and what it
might have been growing on. If someone has an idea of it's strain or has a
question regarding it then please contact us by clicking the appropriate email
link and we will forward the information.
And if we post a mushroom that is already on this web page,
please let us know so we can match it up.
|
Identifying poisonous mushrooms There is no quick and easy test that will separate edible from poisonous mushrooms-including peeling the cap, testing with a silver spoon, checking for insect damage or any other folk method. "Do not ever eat any mushroom you haven't positively identified".
|
 |
 |
 |
| ID #98 Click HERE to Email Info Location: Melbourne Australia; found in a garden surrounded by pine needles and scrub. Climate: cold and wet and windy I found these mushrooms in a garden bed at work, they have been there for a while +2 weeks and was wondering what they were. I've had similar mushrooms come up in my garden at home in the past few days |
||
|
|
ID #98 |
| I found this clump of mushrooms
on an oak log a trail near our cabin in Bigfork, Minnesota. I think it's
a chicken mushroom, but I'm not sure. The colors are gorgeous and one of
the mushrooms is about the size of a head of cauliflower. |
|
| Per Rockefeller: Laetiporus | |
| They look just a tad bit old,
but it shore looks like a chicken mushroom to
me. If it is old, harvest all the soft stuff from the
ends. If it is young, you should just send it to me. My wife was not fond of wild mushrooms until I made some faux chicken fajitas from some sulfur shelf ( chicken mushroom) that I found across the road from our house. She STILL raves about them. And it was bout 5 years ago. Tomorrow I will be making more fajitas, since a cute little patch turned up in our backyard! Bruce (Keeper agrees with Bruce) |
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
| ID #99 Click HERE to Email Info |
Can you please enlighten me as to which
type of mushroom this may be. It grows on my lawn, which I presume originates from rotten or decaying wood underneath the turf. I live in the Cambridge area UK. Any details will be gratefully received. DJ Cambridge |
| Per Rockefeller: Conocybe albipes | |
 |
ID #97 Click HERE to Email Info
|
| I found a beautiful mushroom in
the Georgia Piedmont woods after a rain. I did not harvest, have no interest in eating -- just curious as to what species it might be. Any ideas? …Nearly a foot tall! Allen |
|
| Well...I am going to take a
stab at this one. I appears to me to be a Rag-veil Amanita. Jack |
|
 |
ID #96 Click HERE to Email Info
|
 |
| Theses are growing in circular formations
around my front yard. The yard is covered in oak leaves as this is a new house and has a lot of trees around it. They have a deep blue color when damaged. Professor |
||
This is a Two-colored Bolete (Boletaceae, Agaricales) Rosé-red, yellowish toward margin with minute,
yellow pores Edibility: CHOICE! Jack |
||
 |
ID #95 Click HERE to Email Info |
 |
| Found July 21 2007,
on the golf course in the Pacific Northwest, Olympia Wa., under conifer, growing in bark. Thought it was a bolete at first but it is gilled. Any idea? Thank you, MH |
||
|
Link: Chlorophyllum molybdites |
||
 |
 |
 |
| ID #94 Click HERE to Email Info
|
||
| I cant seem to find what kind of mushroom
this is, but am very curious because it has started to multiply on our outside wall. It's growing from between the bricks of our house. It looks a lot like: "ID #51 See ID #24 & ID #19 for info. of this mushroom." Thanks, Sean |
||
| Leucocoprinus birnbaumii (also L. luteus, the yellow parasol mushroom) Jack |
||
 |
ID #93 Click HERE to Email Info
|
 |
| Two of these sprang up beneath
a pecan tree in my backyard in the city of Pine Bluff, Arkansas. They have pale tan speckles on top. Some critter apparently took a bite out of one. Wondering if I should pick them. Would they go well in my spaghetti sauce? Thanks for any help. Charlie |
||
 |
ID #92 Click HERE to Email Info
|
 |
| I apologize for these
photos, but hope someone can help identify them just the same. They are
actually digital photos of an SLR photo. Both were found at the same time
in Northeast Texas.
Melissa |
||
 |
.JPG) |
 |
.JPG) |
ID #91 Click HERE to Email Info |
.JPG) |
| I need help to identify please. I think this is a liberty cap found in the UK, outskirts of "South London", in my garden/lawn DJ DAVID Looks like it might be an Inocybe species (Fiber cap). They are almost all poisonous. An Inocybe would have a yellow-brown or rusty-brown spore print and often smells spermatic. Liberty cap would stain blue and have a chocolate brown spore print. TODD |
||
 |
ID #90 Click HERE to Email Info |
| I would be grateful if you
could help by identifying the mushrooms in the attached photograph please.
John |
|
| I am leaning toward the: Shaggy
Parasol Jack  Looks
like a Shaggy Parasol (Lepiota rachodes). If you cut it inhalf, a shaggy parasol will stain bright red immediately. It would have a white spore print and be fairly large. Be careful because some Lepiota species are deadly poisonous. TODD |
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
| ID #89 Click HERE to Email Info |
|
| Found these beauties in Northeast Ohio
(Akron area) growing at the base of a trellis in soil. Area gets full sun exposure during midday for several hours. At first glance they looked like wooden flowers. Dimensions on rocks are 3 inches wide by 2 inches tall. They have absolutely nothing to do with the mushrooms, but sure made pretty pictures. |
|
 |
ID #88 Click HERE to Email Info |
| Found this in my yard near some
willow trees in the lawn, brownish spore print, very shining and smooth -
Homerville Ohio Rich |
|
|
||||
| ID #87 Click HERE to Email Info |
||||
|
Hi I found these growing in a house plant they are yellow all over, cap, gills, and stem all yellow. They are about as tall as a BIC lighter and smell like mushrooms. I would like to know if these are eadible, poisoness, holusenegenic or what? Thanks a lot for helping. Zachary |
||||
|
Could the be from the Parasol family? Keeper |
||||
| Im going out on a limb as these were found in a house plant but they look like green spored lepotia to me... Can be deadly. |
 |
ID #86 Click HERE to Email |
| Found these in BOCA RATON ,
FLORIDA. Sure would love to know what they are. Ray |
|
Leucocoprinus birnbaumii (luke-o-kuh-PRY-niss burn-BAUM-eee-eye) is a common mushroom in house plants and greenhouses or any other place with organically rich soil where the temperature is warm. Jack |
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
ID #85 Click HERE to Email Info. |
 |
| I found these in my neighbors yard. We
live just north of Atlanta, Ga. We have gotten a lot of rain the past few
days and these just popped up. It started with just a couple, and now
there are at least 100 of them! The progress from being round, to being
umbrella shaped, then flatten out and almost seen to crumble around the
edges. Any idea what they may be? Are the poisonous? Lauen |
| I do want to point out that the WHITE
SPECS you see on pic one is NOT from the mushroom. It seems to be
falling from the trees/bushes above. Although, if I had to guess, this would more then likely be from the Amanita family tree. Possible the Amanita Caesarea Jack |
Those are almost certainly Amanita caesaria - possibly one of the most delectable of all mushrooms. I have found them in the woods in New Hampshire, though they are not common in the North. I have also seen them in the markets in Italy and in Mexico. I assume they have emerged from a pure white egg; just be absolutely sure the gills, ring and stem are yellow, and be sure to have someone who knows check them out before eating. Novick MD |
 |
| ID #84 Click HERE to Email Info. |
| This looks like the Hygrocybe punicea Caps are 2-6 cm across, conical, becoming convex to nearly flat, slippery to slimy when wet, smooth, and bright red, becoming orange. Gills are attached, well-spaced, and yellow to orange-red. Stalks are up to 6 cm tall by 12 mm wide, becoming hollow, and red, fading to yellow, with a paler base. Spore print is white. Widespread and not uncommon, this species fruits on the ground in woods mostly. Jack |
 |
 |
 |
 |
ID #83 Click HERE to Email Info. |
 |
I just found these popping up all over the yard a few days ago and I am wondering if you can tell me what they are I believe they are al the same type of mushroom but I am not sure about the little one pictured separately, it could be a baby one. I live in North Florida in a city called Madison I guess you can say it is out in the country. These were found spread out among the yard alongside some pine needles and grass. I have a 3 year old and while I am teaching him not to touch the mushrooms I'd still like to know if they are poisonous or psilocybin just to be extra safe. Thanks in advance for any information. |
| Well, I would bet the farm
this is from the family of the Amanita mushrooms (Alice in Wonderland Mushroom) Here is a link that might
help with your identification Although, I just got an email from Ben that thinks it
is: I think he is right and I just lost my farm! The large bulb at the base is characteristic of Amanita. TODD |
|
||||
| ID #82 Click HERE to Email Info. |
||||
|
I live in Tennessee and after a month with no rain we
got about 2 |
||||
|
Is that Bluing I see around the broken stem? Did it turn blue after you broke it (bottom-right pic)? |
||||
|
Yes it did did tend to bruise blue. They were all under a large tree in our backyard and there were tons of em!! |
||||
|
Bruising blue tends to show that the strain has
psilocype
properties (Shrooms). The large bulb at the base is characteristic of Amanita. TODD |
||||
|
I believe with a 90% confidence level that they are not of the amanita
family, not psyco-active and are actually Ash-Tree Boletes. From a Well Seasoned Mushroom Hunter James of Wisconsin |
||||
|
Now these I can give you some real information about. 1) They are not from the aminita family 2) They have no psilocype like properties 3) They are likely not Ash Tree Boletes...But they could be....? Quite similar in shape but not size They seem a little big and meaty for ash tree boletes though. Ive actually eaten those before and Id bet these are not them. I am betting if tasted they will be exceptionaly bitter and unedible. I picked some just like in california about 15 years ago. |
|
|||
| ID #81 Click HERE to Email Info. |
|||
|
I live in Portland, Oregon and after adding amendments and doing transplants I have these little buggers popping up all over. Any ideas of what they are? It is probably some kind of Ascomycete, maybe a Peziza. They show up in the spring time. TODD |
|
|||
| ID #80 Click HERE to Email Info. |
|||
|
I thought they were Stuntzii's but they lack the blue bruising and have a chocolate brown layer of powder or something on the caps. |
|||
| These look much like ID #56 although, that doesn't help much. |
 |
ID #79 Click HERE to Email Info. |
 |
|
I found these mushrooms growing in my backyard I live in
sparks, NV |
|
||||
| ID #78 Click HERE to Email Info. |
||||
| Could you please help me identify this mushroom to me it looks like Agaricus augustus (The Prince) I found it growing under a Pseddosuga menzeii (fir tree) this time year. I live in the pacific NW. I has a brown spore print. | ||||
|
I found one that looks like the Prince mushroom you have in your picture
here. I was just wondering how big they can become. The one I found in 11"
across the top and has a very thick stem. Margaret |
||||
|
I am pretty sure that you do have the Prince mushroom. I tried one the other day for the first time. It was growing under the outer edge of a fir, on waste ground in my horse pasture. It was very good. The spore print was a chocolate brown color. Be SURE of your ID and only try small amounts the first couple of times. Dennis If
it has free gills and dark chocolate brown spores then it is a species of
Agaricus. Determining which species in Agaricus can bedifficult. If it is
the Prince it would have a very wonderful almondsmell. If the smell is in any way unpleasant then it is probably apoisonous species of Agaricus. TODD |
||||
|
These do not look like any agarics I have ever seen. And I have seen a lot of them. It looks more like a parasol mushroom of somekind a lepotia or something. They could just be old I supose and the brown spore print is a good sign....If it were me I would not eat them though. They dont look like an agaric. |
 |
ID #76 Click HERE to Email Info. |
 |
| Can you identify this
mushroom? (Sorry for the poor quality of these pictures.) ENVIRONMENT: lawn ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Appears in morning. When I try to pick it up, many times, the stem will fall apart. It is delicate. Gerard |
| It looks to me to be from
the Coprinus family. If I had to guess I would say: Coprinus Silvaticus Edibilily: Of no interest because of size Note: This is one of a large number of |
 |
ID #75 Click HERE to Email Info. |
 |
 |
 |
 |
These beautiful mushrooms popped up in Wellington Florida June 7th 2007 after the rain temp mid 80's in Sunny lawn area. Any ideas on variety They smell like mushrooms and the gills are white and do not exude any liquid when cut... Thanks Jane Lee |
|
Looks a lot like ID #65, ID #55 & ID #52 I would say it is the Agaricus Augustus (The prince) or,
sometimes confused with, Lepiota Mushroom. From Latin, "majestic." |
|
I can’t say what it is with any degree of certainty, but I can say this is
not Agaricus augustus (Prince mushroom) the
stem is way too thin and slender, also The Prince does not have a bump on
top of its cap when junior. Roddy WLooks
like a species of Lepiota or closely related genus (free gills and white or greenish spores). If it has a greenish spore print then it is probably the poisonous Chlorophyllum molybdites. If the spores are white it might be Macrolepiota procera or Lepiota rachodes. In either case it would be worth getting a positive id from a local mushroom expert because those are both tasty edibles. Some species in the Lepiota group are deadly poisonous though so I wouldn't trust an ID off the Internet. If it was a species of Agaricus the gills in the mature specimen would be chocolate brown from the spores. TODD |
|
THESE I can tell you with almost 95% acurace are the dreaded green
spored lepotia. Or one of several look alike mushrooms that are
so similar that they all might just as well be poisonouse. Gills
are white to slightly green tinted and turn an olive green color
with age leaves a greenish brown spore print. I would not bet my
life that these will not take yours if you eat them.
|
 |
| ID #77 Click HERE to Email Info. |
| These I found growing at the base of a living tree. (Close to lake Whitaker about 20 kilometers from London On.) They are 15 inches in diameter, any clue as to what it is? |
| This looks like the Polyporus Squamosus When 'young' it is edible although, it is not to everyone's liking. Some people deep-fry the tender edges, some pickle them, and others boil the mushroom to add flavor to a soup stock and then discard the boiled mushroom. |
\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking10\Program\web_ie_x64.dll/ARROW.GIF){kind=icon} I don't know the scientific name, but it is called a dryad's saddle. It took me 3 years to identify one. If they are YOUNG, cook them lightly and they taste like cucumbers. It might be one that makes some people sick, but with any mushroom, even if it is positively identified as EDIBLE, could cause an allergic reaction. I love these things, because they get really big AND they appear in my backyard every year. They have a central stem that is usually offset, sometimes all the way to one side. The stem is thicker than my thumb and dark brown. There will be tons of little bugs in the pores, so soak it in saltwater and let the little buggers float to the top. Not the most delicious mushroom in the world, but I like em. Bruce |
|
These are Dryads Saddle. A very easy to ID mushroom. They are often
far to tough to eat. Especially when they get the size of these in
the picture. A cool thing about them if that they are very fragrant
and similar to cucumber in smell. What I did once was cut up a
younger specimen and boil it to make a very nice mushroom flavored
broth. I then cooked my onions potatoes and celery in the broth and
made a great tasting mushroom vegetable soup. (some chicken may go
well too) I read in a mushroom guide someplace that this is about
the best use for them. Toss out the mushroom and just keep the
broth. Im thinking if I had some now I would cook two or three other
mushroom types along with it and make a mushroom stock that I could
freeze and use at will.
|
|
||||||
| Realizing the pics are a bit blurry... I found these in east Texas, today. yellow, only two was there, in a Sylvan area about 25-50 ft from a creek. |
||||||
| I found some mushrooms earlier that look EXACTLY like
these. Are they edible/poisonous? |
||||||
| Don't have time to look it up in my books but t looks like something I once found in the Puget Sound area, especially the marsh mellow shaped one. Beware until you can positively identify it as I found out it is toxic. The detail which gave it away was the marshmallow shape with the flat top, very distinctive. Hope it helps, MH |
|
|||
| ID #73 Click HERE to Email Info. |
|||
|
Thanks for the help----I love your site. |
|||
|
These I can tell you with 100% acuracy are Marasmius Oredies
commonly refered to as the fairy ring mushroom in the US or the
Chapainge mushroom in Europe. They are in my opionion the best
mushroom there is to pick and eat. Just to be sure though the stems
should be tough and fiberous..they tend to need to be pinched rather
firmly or you end up pulling them up like these apear to have been.
Just from the picture alone I would eat them on the
spot...However...You can never be 100% posative about anything LOL
even if I am...You still need to use judgement ands a bit of
caution...Marasmius Oredies has been known to cause gastric
discomfort in some people.... And pickling them is a disaster for
some reason. Eat them fresh or dry them and use them in soups and
stews. They dont freze well either.
|
|
||
|
ID #72 |
||
|
|
|
|
|
ID #71 |
|
|
|
|
||||||
Found growing around dead fallen trees, - This is *some* kind of morel. I'm thinking false, but it's yellow, and in every pic of false ones I've seen they've been red. Can anyone tell me for certain? |
||||||
| With my limited knowledge I CAN tell you that morels are
hollow, so cut it in half and see. Also, morels usually grow in a 2 year old burn. Picked a lot of them in Idaho. MH
|
|
|||
| ID #69 Click HERE to Email Info. |
|||
|
This I found growing on a living tree at almost eye level. (I forgot to look what kind.) It has no stem,.. it's gills run all the way up to the tree, and seem to come out of it! I don't know what to compare it to smell-wise, other than it smells really good - kind of sweet - and I'm tempted to eat it raw! (I won't of course..) I'm guessing some kind of oyster? Any ideas? |
|
||||||
| ID #68 Click HERE to Email Info. |
||||||
|
Mushroom specimen #(1). North East Texas. |
||||||
|
These look like Shaggy Manes to me. Although...they look unusually small. Maybe a Woolly-stalked Coprinus due to the size. |
||||||
|
Found it in National Audubon Society field guide to mushrooms, plate# 704, page 597 and yes they are choice. MH Follow-up... Yep, shaggy mane, even small. |
|
||||
| ID #67 Click HERE to Email Info. |
||||
|
Mushroom specimen (2). North East Texas. Can
anyone help identify or |
||||
|
Hey! I live in northeast Texas and found some mushrooms in my flower bed that is filled with cow shit they are identical to the ones in the picture. I've been searching the internet to see if they would be safe to eat let me know thanks. |
||||
|
Did the stem turn purple after you broke it? If so then I would say you defiantly have yourself one heavy shroom trip coming on with about 6 to 10 caps oh yeah make sure you drink some O J to intensify the trip. |
||||
|
I'm in south Texas, the shrooms with a brown top cap and white stems growing in mulch. Are they GOOD? |
|
||||
| ID #65 Click HERE to Email Info. |
||||
|
Mushroom specimen # (3) North East Texas. Can anyone help
identify or suggest |
||||
|
Don't eat till positively identified but they look like meadow mushrooms.
Look them up. I find them in the grass fields in the Pacific Northwest in the fall. Meadow mushrooms are very good. MH It looks like it might be a meadow mushroom. If it stains yellow when you rub or damage the flesh it is probably a poisonous species of Agaricus. If it smells unpleasant like ink or creosote it is probably a poisonous species of Agaricus. There is a decent chance it is edible and it looks like it is worth taking to a local expert to find out for sure. TODD |
|
||||
| ID #66 Click HERE to Email Info. |
||||
|
Mushroom specimen # (4) North East Texas. Can anyone help identify or suggest a source for help with identification? |
||||
|
Hypomyces lactifluorum, the lobster mushroom? The mushroom appears to be a lobster mushroom. It is a parasitic mushroom which has a different mushroom as a host. They are marketed on the west coast and quite good. But be sure of your identification before trying any mushroom. Dennis Lobster mushroom. The orange infection is okay but I wouldn't eat it if there there is yellow infection or if it has mold on it. Also, they are often filled with worms. If you find good ones they are tasty though. TODD |
|
|||
|
|||
|
ID #64 |
|||
|
These photos were taken from Sydney Australia (in Autumn).
We would like to identify what type of mushrooms these are. Are they edible
or poisonous? They started growing after the tree (known type) was cut down.
They die off when it rains or is too cold at night but grow after a couple
of days of warm weather. |
|||
|
These mushrooms are ink caps. They grow near dead tress. They only last a few days. They are edible but must not be taken with alcohol as they can cause nausea and diarrhea. Hope this can help you. Sarah |
|||
|
These are NOT Ink Caps...if u look ink caps up on the net u will see there
is no similarities so I wouldn't eat them if I were you. And I've found some of the same type around my area if anyone knows what they really are? |
|||
|
I found some of these growing around a dead tree.... I don’t know if they are edible or not... still searching. Any news? These look like Coprinus or ink caps. If they are inky caps (Coprinus) the spores would be black and the gills would deliquesce (liquefy) as the mushrooms matured. It is hard to tell the exact spore color from the photos. They might also be Psathyrella which also has black spores but whose gills does not deliquesce. TODD |
|
|||
|
ID #63 |
|||
|
Can you help me identify this mushroom. I live in Kansas and we have had 4-8" of rain (if not more) over the past week. I have noticed that these little guys are spawning up in my lawn. They are about 1"-1.5" in height and light brown in color. Gills alternate from touching the stalk to going halfway down. Some images have been attached with a matchbook for scale. |
|
||||
| ID #62 Click HERE to Email Info. |
||||
|
What sort of mushrooms are these? I found a whole bunch of them growing real close to each other. they were growing out of grass but there are heaps of moss and clovers and crap like that around that area too. and are they hallucinogenic at all? |
||||
|
I was looking through one of my mushroom books the other day and a mushroom
there was a mushroom that looked just like this. It is called Coprinus disseminatus. I this is correct...they may be edible. It is hard to tell from the photo but it could also be a Galerina, some of which are deadly poisonous. A Coprinus would have black spores and gills that dilequesce (liquify) with age. A Galerina would have yellow-brown, cinnamon-brown, or a light-brown spore print. There are many other groups this mushroom could belong to. Anything that small you never want to eat. Mushrooms that small are hard to identify even for experts. Even if it was edible there isn't enough there to make it worth it. TODD |
|
|||
|
ID #61 |
|||
|
Any idea's whether these are poisonous or the species? |
|
||||
| ID #60 Click HERE to Email Info. |
||||
|
I found these growing up in newly planted flower bed. I did fertilize it with steer manure. The darn things seem to grow up overnight. Every day I pick them, and every morning they are back. I am in N. Calif valley. What are they, will they kill my dog? |
||||
|
It is Coprinopsis picacea. It causes digestive upset and should be avoided! |
|
||
|
ID #59 |
||
|
Found these growing in shade, few together in loosely scattered group, damp soil on side of grass field, well watered. Any idea what these are? Mr. Meyer |
||
|
Don't know but look at Id # 64. MH Might be a Psyatharella. Probably not edible or hallucinogenic. TODD |
|
|||
|
ID #58 |
|||
|
This is growing at the base of a dead cottonwood/poplar stump in Boulder, Colorado. Any clue as to what it is, and whether it's edible or not? It's certainly dramatic! Miki |
|||
|
Wow these look like oyster mushrooms. Choice and delicious. But, please do some further id from Mushroom books to check. N.E. USA mushroom connoisseur. |
|
|||
|
ID #57 |
|||
|
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? Looks like it might be a species of Agaricus. Agaricus will have free gills and chocoloate brown gills in age. They could be meadow mushrooms. Some Agaricus are poisonous though. Meadow mushrooms never stain yellow when you rub on them or damage them. The photos aren't good enough and the mushrooms are in too bad of shape to even say Agaricus for sure. TODD |
|
||
| ID #56 Click HERE to Email Info. |
||
| Found growing on front lawn. Virginia Beach, Virginia. 13 October, 2006 | ||
| This mushroom is
Armillariella tabescens (aka: Clitocybe tabescens) and is edible with
caution. (first time eaters be sure to cook it well and eat only a small
portion as some people report a gastrointestinal disturbance after eating
this mushroom). It is odd to see it fruit in the middle of what is
apparently a lawn. the remains of a tree root system must be below the spot
these mushrooms fruit from (or are near a tree that cannot be seen in the
picture). the Honey Mushroom (Armillariella mellea) is similar but has a ring on the stem. A bright orange cluster of mushrooms that fruits like this (and from wood, buried or otherwise) is probably Omphalotus illudens (the Jack'o'lantern) and is poisonous. |
||
I can say almost certainly these are "ringless honey mushrooms" I have eaten them before but didn't think they were all that great. http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/Mushrooms.Folder/RinglessHoneyMushroom.html Sam |
|
||||
| ID #55 Click HERE to Email Info. |
||||
|
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. |
||||
| This mushroom is definitely NOT Agaricus
augustus. Most likely identification for this lawn mushroom is Chlorophyllum molybdites. (the Green Gill) Eating this poisonous mushroom results in vomiting within a few hours, being followed by severe diarrhea. The best way to determine whether this mushroom is a poisonous C. molybdites or an edible look-alike, Lepiota procera or Lepiota rachodes is by looking at their gills and their spore prints. C. molybdites (in mature specimens) has greenish-grey gills (although whitish in youth).&n bsp; and produces a green spore print. The Lepiotas mentioned both have whitish gills and whitish to buff spore prints. |
||||
| 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. Next time they grow see if this information matches up. |
||||
| I do not believe they are chlorophyllum
molybdites because those are usually pure white. Heres a link on the molybdites to see for yourself: |
||||
| Too bad because the first picture sure looks
like the prince, look on page 104 of the National Audubon Society pocket
guide. Wish they were in my yard, but don't eat unless you are sure.
MH These are definitely not Agaricus. If they were Agaricus they would have chocolate brown gills in age, just like a Portobello in the grocery store. These are some kind of Lepiota relative. As someone else already said "The best way to determine whether this mushroom is a poisonous C. molybdites or an edible look-alike, Lepiota procera or Lepiota rachodes is by looking at their gills and their spore prints. C. molybdites (in mature specimens) has greenish-grey gills (although whitish in youth) and produces a green spore print. The Lepiotas mentioned both have whitish gills and whitish to buff spore prints." You can't trust the photos from books. The photos are typically of perfect specimens. Most of the mushrooms you find in nature look very different. TODD |
||||
| Could this be a Parasol? Keeper |
|
|||
|
ID #54 |
|||
|
I'm fairly confident that the attached are horse
mushrooms. They don't |
|||
|
Not Agaricus arvensis (the Horse Mushroom)- it stains yellow. However, given its pinkish brown gills in young specimens to dark, chocolate brown gills in age, it is ABSOLUTELY an Agaricus. Specific epithet might be hard to assign w/o more information. and next time, don't cut off the base- it is essential in identifying mushrooms. carefully use a knife, etc., to wedge up the mushroom, then photograph. Because it grows in your lawn (not a wooded area) and does not stain yellow- it is most likely an edible mushroom. HOWEVER, b/c the identification cannot be completed, I cannot recommend that you eat any specimens of this sample or future samples until a complete (to-species) identification is completed. |
|||
|
Looks like a meadow mushroom to me, if it is they are
delicious. Looks like Agaricus. You should take these to a local expert as Agaricus can be very difficult to identify to species, even in person. TODD |
|
|
|
ID #53 |
|
Can you tell me if this is a shroom or a poisonous mushroom? |
|
This is definitely a species of Russula. However, w/o a LOT more details about this mushroom, absolutely no identification can be made. DO NOT EAT this mushroom. with more pictures and a much, much more detailed description, an identification might be possible |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ID #52 Click HERE to Email Info. |
| 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. |
| 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? |
| This is probably the same as ID #
55 (a few pictures up from yours). Read the comments there. However, I
am NOT familiar with any species that might be similar and common to
Australia (I live in the U.S.). This judgements on Macrolepiota excoriata,
and general guesses in the Lepiota genus are probably a good place to
start. Also, judging the edibility or safety of a mushroom by its bug or
insect inhabitants is a horrible practice and not safe in the least.
Their are lots o f poisonous mushrooms that bugs generally won't touch and
plenty of edibles that are often found riddled with bug holes. Only a
thorough identification with the help of a guide book will HELP lead you
to a safe conclusion. |
| GPC Macrolepiota excoriata |
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. |
| Although, I just got an email from Ben
that thinks it is: Chlorophyllum molybdites |
| Looks like a Destroying Angel, very poisonous. Notice the ring on the stem and the cup at the base of the stem, and the spots on top of the cap. Beware! |
 |
| ID #51 Click HERE to Email Info. See ID #24 & ID #19 for info. of this mushroom. |
| Almost without doubt (because of location of growth and color) this mushroom is Lepiota lutea (aka: Leucocoprinus birnbaumii). It is poisonous, causing gastrointestinal disturbances. However, if you don't have curious children and pets, leave it be. It makes a pretty oddity or noverty for guests. Its presence will not harm your plants. Lepiota (Leucocoprinus) cepaestipes looks similar but with a powdery white/tan cap instead. Assume similar poisonous properties f or this species as well. |
| These mushrooms growing in pot plant, is assume that it came from the plants mix and not the potting mix. |
 |
| ID #50 Click HERE to Email Info. |
|
Those look like honey mushrooms. We sauté them. They look as if honey has been poured on them in the mornings. |
This mushroom, almost certainly, is Hypholoma fasciculae (the Sulfur Tuft). It is also known as the Clustered Woodlover, and sometimes by Naematoloma fasciculare. It has features as seen in the picture, plus: it's cap is not sticky or slimy. the gills are yellow to greenish-yellow while young and become gray or purplish-black with age, thin stalk (yellow), spores are a deep dark purple/gray/brown and is growing from wood (buried or otherwise). THIS SPECIES IS POISONOUS- do not eat. There is a similar species, but grows only on conifers (Hypholoma capnoides) and it is edible. However, do not eat either of these mushrooms without a thorough knowledge of mushroom identification and practice doing so with the supervision of an experienced mycologist/mushroom hunter. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ID #49 Click HERE to Email Info. |
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 -- Mr. Spock Rules!!! |
Just one note of caution. I have no idea what this mushroom is however if I remember right the paper bark tree is a type of Eucalyptus right? Never eat any mushroom that grows on or near Eucalyptus trees. The trees themselves are very toxic and there is a very good chance that the mushrooms will be toxic as well, even if they are a safe to eat species. I found and tasted a Sulfur Polypore that was growing on a paper bark tree many years ago. I didn't get sick but the taste was decidedly unpleasant so I tossed the mushroom out. Just food for thought. You always want to take into consideration where the mushroom is growing. Sometimes this is as, or even more, important than the identification of the mushroom itself. |
|
|
|
|
|
| ID #48 Click HERE to Email Info. |
| I spotted them growing in this unique spot,
on a tree branch. Looks like they're coming out of a tree branch. Darcy |
| Kevin, the identification you have given
isn't -quite- correct. the name you're after (and it's a common mistake)
is Hypsizygus ulmarius. H. tessellatus is a distinctly different species.
Check the following links to see the differences between the two. http://www.mushroomexpert.com/hypsizygus_tessellatus.html http://www.mushroomexpert.com/hypsizygus_ulmarius.html Good news, however, they are both edible! H. tessellatus actually commercially available in Japan (and probably other asian countries). |
|
|
|
|
|
| ID #47 Click HERE to Email Info. |
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! |
| Per
Eric D Definitely NOT Boletus
edulus! |
| Just
confirming the note on the fact that NONE of the four mushrooms shown
above are B. edulis or a bolete of any kind. More pictures (clearer ones
at that) would be needed to identify any of the mushrooms shown. However,
I believe that fourth (farthest to the right) -might- be Clitocybe odora,
but given the lack of information and clarity in the pictures, that is a
stretch for an identification. Do not eat any mushroom that you cannot identify to species. |
| For
sure not Bolete! MH |
|
|
|
|
|
| ID #46 Click HERE to Email Info. |
| 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 |
It is not the Shaggy Parasol which has a stem that looks almost furry. Chlorophyllum molybdites |
| How does it differ from the Prince? MH You need a lot more information that this but here are some of the differences, Macrolepiota rachodes = Free gills, white spores, stains red when cut in half. Prince = Free gills, dark chocolate brown spores, smells like almonds Chlorophyllum molybdites = Free gills, greenish spores, maybe stains in base when cut TODD |
 |
| ID #45 Click HERE to Email Info. |
| I found this mushroom growing under a pine
tree in northern Minnesota. Any ideas? Paul |
|
|
|
| ID #44 Click HERE to Email Info. |
| SB... Here are some nice images from a field in GA about 1 hour from Atlanta. |
|
|
|
|
|
ID #43 |
|
These are growing out of Horse manure. |
|
|
|
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. |
I asked for months yet tell her that
|
|
|
|
|
| ID #42 Click HERE to Email Info. |
| I
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 |
Per James
Do not eat! |
| While you could be right I have seen Destroying Angel, it was sparkling white! I just looked at plate #123 and 124 in the Nat. Audubon Society field guide, it looks different. Either way, I wouldn't' touch it with a 10 foIot pole. It is said that if you cut a Destroying Angel, do not use the same knife to cut another mushroom you might eat. MH |
| No way are these Amanita verna or virosa
(destroying angels). Look very much like
Coprinus atramentarius. Will deliquesce (turn black and mushy in age);can
be eaten, but not along with alcohol within 3 days. Novick MD |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ID #41 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. |
|
See ID # 56 for probable identification. |
|
|
 |
| ID #40 Click HERE to Email Info. |
| These mushrooms were growing under a pine
tree in Maine. These mushrooms have very thick stems. Looks like some kind of Bolete. Impossible to identify without more information and better pictures. TODD |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ID #39 (Eric Part 2) |
|
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! |
| 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.. |
| This is absolutely not A. muscaria (obvious reddish or orangish coloring would be present the whole caps, along with white warts on the cap). And without better pictures of the base of the mushroom, I can't definitively say whether there is a volva or not as some are very discrete. But, I can say this... Your mushroom is likely an Agaricus of species with which I am not familiar. |
| Do you live there? Where, I am French,
living in the Pacific Northwest, lots of mushrooms. Relatives in Antibes,
go there every year. Bonjour.
Michele This isn't Amanita muscaria but it is likely an Amanita and a poisonous one at that. If it was Agaricus the mature specimens would have chocolate brown gills from the spores. Amanita has white spores. This mushroom has an obvious vulva which combined with white spores would indicate Amanita. TODD |
 |
| ID #38 (Eric Part 2) Click HERE to Email Info. |
| 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) |
| 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.. |
| Again, Not A. muscaria. |
 |
 |
| ID #37 (Erik) Click HERE to Email Info. |
| 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. |
 |
 |
 |
|
ID #36 Click HERE to Email Info. |
|
I'M IN NORTH CENTAL INDIANA BY SOUTH BEND AND I'VE HUNTED THESE FOR 30 YEARS WITH MY DAD ,FRIENDS KIDS AND GRANDKIDS. IN SEPTEMBER I FIND THEM NEAR OR ON DEAD OAK STUMPS . THEY ARE VERY SUSEPTIBLE TO "MAGGOT " STYLE WHITE SMALL WORMS IF THE WEATHER TURNS HOT WHILE THEY'RE DEVELOPING . I HAVE A SPECIAL TECHNIQUE TO PRESERVE THEM == THEY ARE VERY PERISHABLE. VERY DELICIOUS-- GOOD OR BETTER THAN MORELS IN MY OPINION. M,OST PEOPLE IN MY AREA SCARED TO HUNT MUSHROOMS IN FALL DUE TO DANGER OF POISONING . I WAS TAUGHT BY THE OLD TIMERS AND ONLY PICK THESE AND HEN OF THE WOODS . FRY IN BUTTER OR DRAKES MIX.. WE ALWAYS CALLED THEM THE FALL BUTTONS AND THEY ARE YELLOW WITH A DARK SPOT IN THE MIDDLE WHEN FULLY DEVELOPED. THERE IS ALSO A BROWN VARIETY . WE CALL THE HEN OF THE WOODS CAULIFLOWERS AND I FIND THEM OVER 20 POUNDS . I FEED ALL MY FRIENDS EACH FALL AND THEY TRUST ME. EVEN THE LOCAL IRONWORKER BUSINESS AGENT . THE CRITERIA IS TO MAKE SURE THERE IS ALWAYS A RING ON THE STEM WHICH FORMS AS THE HEAD PULLS AWAY. MY KIDS AND GRANDKIDS LOVE TO HUNT THEM . MANY OF THE WOODS I'VE HUNTED HAVE BEEN CUT DOWN OR FORBIDDEN TO HUNT IN --VERY SAD BUT I DO HAVE A FEW "SECRET PLACES" LEFT. |
|
The ones on the right are almost certainly Armilleria mellea (the honey
mushroom). Those on the left with the yellow caps are probably the
same; can't tell the rest. Novick MD |
 |
|
ID #35 |
| This was found around the Utah border in the Kebab
forest. Can you identify it for me? |
|
|||
| ID #34 Click HERE to Email Info. |
|||
| 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. |
|||
| That's what it looks like to me, we have them in the Pacific North West, have tried them and the purple ones. They aren't that great, neither is the Slippery Jack, but oh! the chanterelle and the shaggy mane. MH |
 |
| ID #33 Click HERE to Email Info. |
| 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? |
| Probably: Lysurus cruciatus http://www.mushroomexpert.com/lysurus_cruciatus.html |
|
|||||
| ID #32 Click HERE to Email Info. |
|||||
| 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? |
|||||
| Although, I just got an email from Ben that
thinks it is: Chlorophyllum molybdites |
 |
| ID #31 Click HERE to Email Info. |
| 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 |
|
Probably an Amanita of some flavor or another. CANNOT be a Clitocybe of any type that I am aware of (b/c of the presence of an annulus - that is to say, it has a ring on the stem). A good start might be looking up the DEADLY poisonous Amanita phalloides.
Or possibly (though I think less likely) A. brunnescens.
Although, I do not know the edibility of A. brunnescens, please consider
it to deadly poisonous. DO NOT EAT EITHER of these mushrooms. Amanitas
are not an amateur's place to begin sampling wild mushrooms. Many of them
are poisonous, and several will kill you out-right. And in case you're
wondering, the death will not be a pleasant one in which you quietly slip
away- do a web search for a description.
|
| Looks like a grisette amanita, not recommended. tan oak & dug fir? |
  |
| ID #30 Click HERE to Email Info. |
| 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 |
| I agree, Agaricus campestris. Oh consider yourself lucky enough to have such luck- very few of my "seedings" have worked. (It is extremely dry here most of the year round, so success is always a few steps away.) |
| Yep! Michele in Olympia, Wa. I happen to
love them sauteed in butter when they are prime.
Michele |
 |
| ID #29 Click HERE to Email Info. |
| 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 |
 |
| ID #28 Click HERE to Email Info. |
| 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……….. |
| I just got an email from Ben that thinks it
is: Chlorophyllum molybdites |
 |
| ID #27 Click HERE to Email Info. |
| 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. |
  |
| ID #26 Click HERE to Email Info. |
| 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 |
 |
| ID #25 Click HERE to Email Info. |
|
Hi, |
|
Triaxe writes: fungus on tree might be (dryad's saddle) polyporus squamosus wich is edible and tastes resembles watermelon rind. |
| I agree, Polyporus squamosus. Though edible, only choose small specimens for the table- the older ones are poorly flavored and much too tough for eating. |
|
These are Dryads Saddle. A very easy to ID mushroom. They are often far to tough to eat. Especially when they get the size of these in the picture. A cool thing about them if that they are very fragrant and similar to cucumber in smell. What I did once was cut up a younger specimen and boil it to make a very nice mushroom flavored broth. I then cooked my onions potatoes and celery in the broth and made a great tasting mushroom vegetable soup. (some chicken may go well too) I read in a mushroom guide someplace that this is about the best use for them. Toss out the mushroom and just keep the broth. Im thinking if I had some now I would cook two or three other mushroom types along with it and make a mushroom stock that I could freeze and use at will. |
  |
| ID #24 Click HERE to Email Info. See ID #19 and ID #51 for ID of this mushroom. |
| Almost without doubt (because of location of growth and color) this mushroom is Lepiota lutea (aka: Leucocoprinus birnbaumii). It is poisonous, causing gastrointestinal disturbances. However, if you don't have curious children and pets, leave it be. It makes a pretty oddity or novelty for guests. Its presence will not harm your plants. Lepiota (Leucocoprinus) cepaestipes looks similar but with a powdery white/tan cap instead. Assume similar poisonous properties f or this species as well. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
  |
||||
| ID #23 Click HERE to Email Info. |
||||
| 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 lovethem! Tricia |
||||
|
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 |
||||
|
||||
|
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. |
||||
|
Looks like a Morel to me, if it is, absolutely choice.
Michele Forgot, I once picked 100 lbs. of them in a 2 year burn near Spirit Lake Idaho, ate them till I was blue in the face and dried the rest for later use. 30 MH |
||||
|
Michael |
|
||||
|
ID #22 |
||||
|
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? |
||||
|
|
 |
|
ID #21 |
|
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?
|
|
Probably what is called a waxy cap-- pretty but contains poisonous muscarine-- nice photo |
|
H. cuspidata (aka. Hygrophorus cuspidatus) is a much, much brighter red color in the cap with much of the stem being the same color towards the top and having a white base. |
  |
|
ID #20 |
|
Can you help me identify these mushrooms? I found them growing in my lawn and was wondering what they were. |
|
Triaxe writes: |
   |
|
ID #19
|
|
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!? |
|
Don't bother with trying to get rid of this mushroom. It is poisonous to eat, and could therefore be harmful to young children. However, if left alone, it will simply act as an addition source of color to your room. It won't harm the plant and you'll have a heck of a time getting rid of it. The spores (seeds, for lack of a better layman's term) are microscopic and by now have permeated the soil, the planter, the surrounding environment and will simply spawn new mushrooms, no matter how many attempts you make to get rid of it. Without harsh chemical treatments to the house (which I simply cannot recommend- as they would inevitably be futile anyway) this mushroom is here to stay- UNLESS..... you can try to pick every last one of the mushrooms the moment you see it come above the soil level. If none are left to mature, they cannot produce more spores and the cycle can be broken. Problem is, this takes a long time because spores are already present in the environment surrounding the plant and likely to find their way in and germinate.
My recommendation, just enjoy the pretty colors and let it be.
|
   |
| ID #1 Click HERE to Email Info. |
| Junkyubrown
These are, at least mostly, of the golden teacher |
|
Psilocybe cubensis, var. Golden Teacher. |
  |
| ID #2 Click HERE to Email Info. |
| Probably Coprinus micaceus. (edible, but do not consume any alcohol within 3 days before OR after eating this mushroom.) Without proper inspection by a knowledgeable mushroom hunter or mycologist- I cannot recommend that you eat this mushroom. |
 |
| ID #3 Click HERE to Email Info. |
| PER OLIVER - Look like mushroom from the Panaeol
family. Look for a white crown surrounding the cap. |
|
|
|
| ID #4 Click HERE to Email Info. |
| PER OLIVER - These mushrooms are from the Coprinus family |
| Probably Coprinus atratamentarius or micaceus. I estimate that it is the first of the two. However, without a clearer picture, I would not care to gaurantee that estimation. Both species are edible. However, do not consume alcohol within 3 days before OR after eating this mushroom as it may cause poisoning. (look up coprine in google or wikipedia, etc.) Do not eat this mushroom based on this "identification". |
   |
|
Comcast 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! |
|
lucky son of a ..... What I would give...... Sometimes, it just
isn't fair.
Congrats! you're the proud owner of a fine, delicious, gourmet,
heavenly, golden piece of pie known as Cantharellus cibarius. If you do
not value this mushroom as an edible, PLEASE let someone who might want
it for such reasons know its location! They will be greatly indebted to
you.
|
|
Yep, Chanterelle, we pick them every year in the Pacific Northwest. Still
have some frozen ones from a fair crop last year. Went out yesterday after
the rain, nuttin yet, it is a little early. They are the best. MH |
 |
| ID #6 Click HERE to Email Info. |
| Oliver Two different kind of mushroom. Right belongs to the Boletus family. Look for a foam-like appearance underneath. |
 |
| ID #7 Click HERE to Email Info. |
| Oliver Some kind of Lactarius (?) not sure. Check for a milky juice when broken |
| This is a far stretch without knowing much more about the mushroom. However, I would begin with a venture as Lactarius volemus. (edible) but I do not recommend eating your mushroom as I (duh) could be wrong. If it does not exude a milk (sap) when cut, and it easily crumbled (broken) into bits, It is likely a Russula species. |
| I found the identical mushroom today,
right down to the strange indentation in the center and the dripped orange coloring on the stalk. It smelled a little like peaches, something fruity. There was no milk eblair |
 |
| ID #8 Click HERE to Email Info. |
| 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, |
| Definitely Boletus, but species? maybe B. ornatipes, I doubt it is Tylopilus felleus based on the yellowish color to the pore surface (I believe that is the color based on what I see in the picture- however, I could be wrong). Not to mention the picture, though unclear, seems to show reticulation in the stalk- giving more chance that it is indeed B. ornatipes and not T. felleus. |
 |
|
ID #10 |
|
Oliver Most certainly Amanita. Possibly Amanita junquillea. Stay away! |
 |
|
ID #11 |
|
Triaxe writes: could be lactarius controversus (pink gill milk cap) |
|
GPC I guess Lactarius vellereus |
|
Looks like a russula. MH |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ID #12a, 12b, 12c, 12d, 12e |
| ID #12a probably Hygrocybe coccinea |
|
ID #12b prob. Clavaria zollingeri
I have identified the
purple coral mushroom 12b. They are
commonly called coral mushrooms {Amethyst Coral (Clavulina
amethystina)} and are completely edible in the North
Eastern States. All of the North Eastern Varieties are edible and
easily identified. They range from white to dark purple. Best eaten
when they are young. Avoid eating them if the color is turning black
which can cause diarrhea.
ID #12c ?
ID #12d Xerula furfuracea (aka Oudemansiella radicata)
ID #12e ?
|
|
ID #12b 12b, looks like cauliflower mushroom, but the ones I picked and ate were off white, don't eat unless you are sure. MH |
|
Could
be badly degraded specimens of Hygrophorus miniatus (waxy caps). Probably not poisonous, but of no culinary interest. Novick MD |
| It looks like a flower and though I am only 9 years old I'm mature and i did a project on mushrooms and i think it's a Amanita junquillea but DON'T EAT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!! :( |
|
|
|
|
ID #13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
ID #14 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. |
|
GPC Antony |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
ID #15 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. (mushroomexpert.com) These were found growing about 45 minutes from Windsor, On. They look like brown eggs hatching...into these 8 inch tall mushrooms. |
|
|
|
ID #16 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 |
|
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. |
|
|
|
ID #17 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. |
|
|
|
GPC Lactarius chrysorrheus |
|
|
|
ID #18 These were growing last fall in a nearby park, at the base of some oak |
|
GPC No, they are not Macrolepiota procera: way to small. Link: Chlorophyllum molybdites |
VERY IMPORTANT!
You should NEVER believe 100% the answers you get back from posting your pictures here. This is here only for guidance and Shrooms.ca takes no responsibility for the information you may receive.
Here is a helpful link to to help you identify well-known
poisonous mushrooms:
Poisonous Mushrooms
Build a Professional Flowhood!
Dangers of Eating Magic Mushrooms
Help Identify These Mushrooms!
