Sweber661

Well I guess this venture is a bust then.lol I'd rather preserve them in my garden and not know what they are, than kill them just to find out what kind of mushroom I killed. That kinda defeats the purpose. You'd think there would be some way of differentiating by size, shape, color, location, elevation, setting, etc. That's quite a bit of information.haha

I'll keep the whole "don't post more than one at a time" rule in mind(my bad, didn't know), but the rest doesn't help.haha All but three are so small I'd have to uproot them to do that, and I'm not down with that idea. Until I can figure out how to make them spread, anyway.lol Any way to get the ID on tiny shrooms without uprooting them?

Alright guys so I admit I know almost nothing about mushrooms and even less about collecting them. What I do know, is for the past week I have been obsessed with trying to identify the mushrooms I've found growing in my new backyard, and I've had zero luck. I've checked every list I could find on common species and variations, and still no luck. I have no training, and no first-person access to an "expert" or guide, but these little guys have me fascinated. Especially the one shaped like a butt.lol That one is just plain weird. And the ones with the frilly, almost flower-like caps. Any help would be greatly appreciated guys. Maybe this is the start of another new hobby for me to spend way too much time on.haha Anyway, here's a little more info: Location-Acton, CA/Mojave Desert, Sierra Pelona Mountain Range, Elevation: Approx. 2,170' ^ Sea Level The soil is packed with dark wood chips. Something I just noticed the other day. The outer layer is covered in thick patches of moss covering the bare soil. The moss is littered, as you can see, with tiny mushrooms. They almost look like stones, until u peel back the moss and reveal a curiously thick stem, relative to thei size. Around those are almost microscopic grey, white, red, and almost purple mushrooms. The larger mushrooms are growing in the grass just to the left, and one tiny unknown fungus is growing under and up the base of my cellar access.