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This clump was on the base of a live Ash tree.

Hey Brafy! I dunno how that casino stuff got added 🧐 I tookany pics of the Stink horn that popped out. I actually found a few of them. Even today they're still around due to not having a frost yet. I think they're called ravenels Stinkhorn I think. If I find any next year I'm going to try them in the egg stage.

I had this identified as possibly P. pulmonarius or Hypsizygus. I thought it was the former, but under the microscope the spores look just like those shown here. https://www.mushroomexpert.com/hypsizygus_tessulatus.html I need to go back and look at the dead tree species if It's still can be identified. No distinctive smell, no long stipes, which made me think not Hipsyzygus I did eat some and it was a good edible.

That's so cool that you left the other one to grow! Please keep us updated and take pictures when it matures — seeing how it develops will definitely help with a 100% ID.

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Come to think about it, when I look at your last photo more carefully, I notice that it doesn't look like the same species as the first two photos. The cap colour of the last one is more brown, the others are closer to red. The last one looks more like Boletus edulis, although I don't see any webbing on the stem, possibly because the resolution of the photo is not adequate. Is there any sign of webbing on either of those mushrooms?

That's a beautiful specimen! Seeing it alongside that mossy ground suggests a perfect woodland habitat. The clear photo of the stem webbing is exactly what's needed for a safe ID. Did you spot any others nearby?

Yes, those are Oysters! They look a bit mature and wavy at the edges, which is typical for late summer/autumn flushes. Do they have a slight anise-like smell, and are the undersides completely covered in gills?

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Looks like Pleurotus pulmonarius

The part about turning mushroom hunting into a little competition is actually pretty clever. Im curious whether some mushrooms consistently travel faster or get caught in eddies along the way. Could be interesting to see if shape and weight make much of a difference. Definitely a fun way to look at mushrooms from a different angle.

Probably Omphalotus illudens. The Jack O'Lantern mushroom. See Kuo's description on MushroomExpert.com Toxic ++. Several days of abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea. Do not eat this.

It's definitely not Chicken of the Woods. It might be the False Chanterelle, Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca, questionable edibility.

Thank you for the responses. It is not a conifer log. It am still not sure as I hear there are similar looking non- edibles.

My vote is for Oyster mushroom. The log bark looks like a Maple and the ground cover is dominated by young maple

These might be Angel's Wings. Are they growing on a conifer log?

Hello, Are these Oysters or something similar?

Wow, that is an absolute jackpot for New Brunswick! Finding matsutake and Trumpet de mort (black trumpets) in the same forage is incredible. The mushroom gods are definitely on your side this season!

Honestly, racing mushrooms down a river with commentary is something I never knew I needed 😂 Sounds weirdly entertaining and definitely different from the usual mushroom content. Keep it going!

Live in treasure coast of Florida Found on light rainy morning about 9am Found as individuals but all close proximity. Not a cluster Found in ground of soil like substrate under large oak tree with some roots showing. Mushroom was pulled easily. No pop or twist See pictures below

To me, only the larger of the two mushrooms looks like a Honey. It may just be an older specimen, but the gills and the top of the cap of the smaller one don't look right; and it doesn't have a ring. I hope that these older mushrooms will still produce spore prints

Oh hey if your in NB I know who to ask!! Her name is Jessica and she's located near Freddy. She has a Facebook group for NB mycology society. Sorry Jessika from Enchanted forest mushroom walks. I was in her group for a couple years but I don't Facebook so..

Thank you Vitog! I have a couple more pics. Both are growing in the same area. I think that they're both honeys. One being dark honeys the other is probably the normal kind. What do you think? I'm going to do spore prints now

These are very young specimens, which makes identification more difficult. They certainly look like Honeys; but you can't be positive without seeing if a ring forms on the stem (though there also are ringless Honeys), if the gills are decurrent (run down the stem), and if the spore print is white. The top of the cap also has a characteristic appearance in mature specimens. It's been a while since I've harvested any Honeys, and the west coast species are different anyway. So, someone with east coast experience should be better at identifying these young mushrooms.

I would really appreciate some help in ID and these little guys that just popped up overnight! They grew in the exact same spot 2 years ago and at the time I was pretty confident that they were honey mushrooms. I like to know if anybody else here thinks also that they are honey mushrooms. They are growing on the same birch tree stump that has the cedar mushroom on top of it.