Dave from tn.

Haha the thing that had me the most curious was how small they were. I’m use to them being 5 times bigger. Down in this river gorge eco system the fungal life is much different than where I usually hunt, 2000 ft higher in elevation in the mountains an hour east of here.

Okay thanks for your comments! These Were growing out of the ground and I’ve never seen honeys grow from the ground.

Found these growing in the woods on a creek bank on the edge of a field in a walnut dominant forest in Tennessee today. No staining or bitter smell. There were probably a dozen clusters of these mushrooms in a small area. The lows have been around 30° at night and the highs have been around 65 with ample rain. All comments are greatly appreciated!

Found in a cow field in Tennessee today. It has recently been bush-hogged and the temperatures have been ranging from the lows around freezing and highs around 70 degrees with ample rain. All comments are always appreciated!

Wow that’s neat. The white spores actually do have a hue of pink to them. Dave I can’t thank you enough! You’re a top notch Myco!!

Found growing in Tennessee in a hardwood dominant forest. They are a lot more purple when young. Spore prints are white. The temps have been in the mid 80s with some rain. All comments are greatly appreciated!

I believe you are correct. Thanks for all of your comments I greatly appreciate it!

Kinda stumped now. I went back but couldn’t find any sign of sclerotia on the stalks, in the mycelium or anywhere. 🤔

Yes, I would suggest it is some species of Pleurotus (oyster) fungi.

Thx I believe so! Looks more like Agrocybe arvalis to me so far.

Found growing in mulch in Tennessee. It’s been hot in the mid 80s and some rain. All comments are greatly appreciated!

Yeah that’s neat. I’m with you, it’s one of the keys to living a more fulfilling wholesome life, especially as a naturalist!

I have a question for experienced gourmet mushroom growers. I recently bought and received some blue oyster and lions mane sawdust spawned fruiting blocks from Northspore and wanted to make more spawn from them to make more fruiting blocks if possible. Is there a process that could make this a possibility? I have a pressure cooker if needed. All comments and advice are greatly appreciated!

Thanks for the comment Dave. I always just assumed there was only one type of fairy ring mushroom that grew in a circle formation, but after doing some research I found there are over 60 types of mushrooms that have been known to do this phenomenon. Learn something new every day! Thanks again!!

Okay thanks Dave! It’s funny how when looking Marasmius oreades up they don’t seem to grow in a cirlcle. Is there another fairy ring mushroom that does? Perhaps bigger and white? I’ve seen quite a few here in Tennessee in yards that grow in a large circle and are very large mushrooms.

Wow very similar. I can’t believe how many different species look the same. This is a first for me. I’ve looked at a handful of different info on Marasmius Nigrodiscus but can’t find anything on its edibility. Just for curiosity of course. Do you have any idea?

Updated pics from today.

Yes! You hit the nail on the head!! Megacollybia rodmanii is exactly what I was referring to. I’m with you though it looks like the Collybiopsis sp. is a much better candidate. Thanks for all of your contribution!

Thanks Dave!!! It definitely resembles some in that species. I didn’t think it was related to the deer mushroom but I think I may have stumbled upon some of these a few years ago and found out that they are an edible look alike to the deer mushroom. Are you familiar with any deer mushroom look-alikes? Not sure if that would be a Russula or what but I remember them having white gills instead of pink and not smelling like radishes.

Spore prints are white. Found growing from ground or maybe wood chips under weeds in a hardwood dominant forest with mainly privet bushes growing around. Temps have been in 60s during the day and 40s at night with some rain. I think they may be the deer mushroom look alike but not %100. All comments are greatly appreciated.

Found growing in the hills of Tn on a hardwood forest. The highs have been in the 90s and lows in the 70s with some rain. All comments are greatly appreciated!

Okay thanks for the thorough information Dave. The smell was not very pleasant and spores were brown.

Found many of these growing in horse pasture today in Tn. Been rainy and hot in 90s. Any comments are greatly appreciated.

Gotcha I’m sure they’re all the same kind they grew in a patch about 2 foot wide about a dozen total from two flushes. They smell good. But too unsure to do anything with them.

Thanks very much for your response! Well this was very exciting using the microscope to distinguish which mushroom it is. The spores are very angular. Guess that means it’s an Entaloma species. Any idea which kind?