hello errrrrbody,
i'm new to this stuff but have always had an interest in mushrooms since i was little, dont really know why.
anyways, i found a bunch of these dudes growing in my wife and my turtle pin. we have a pin with a couple turtles living in it, with a cave turtle house thing. i throw all the majority of our compost in this turtle pin and a bunch of lawn clippings. anything organic, i throw in this turtle pin to attract worms and grubs so that turtles have plenty of food. the turtle pin grows squash, onions, sunflowers, beans, and whatever seeds get thrown in there. i even thrue some old molding bird seeds in there at the beginning of summer. there is even a raspberry tree growing in there. alot of good organic decaying matter.
yesterday i found these guys and it has resparked my interest in mushrooms and i would very much like to identify them.
i took a spore print and they are dark black/purplish like the top of one those caps in the pic. has a small ring close to the cap on the stipe. probably from the veil? they dont blue after damage. fairly tough and do not break easily at all. they have a smell similar if not the same as the normal white or brown mushrooms you can buy at walmart. it is the beginning of august in oklahoma and its been a hot summer but this is after a good rain a day or two ago. this spot stays shaded all day due to the bricks and squash plant leaves.
please help experts out there. i can take more photos if youd like.
thanks