Bob E. Posted May 18, 2019 Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 i found these mushrooms all over my yard and i was wondering what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vault Dweller Posted May 18, 2019 Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 The pictures are done well and have multiple angles, but you missed on very important thing. What is your regional location? Also you said your yard which means grass, but were these in an area that's grass all around or were there any scattered trees and if so what kind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted May 18, 2019 Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 I think this may be Stropharia rugosoannulata (King Stropharia, Wine Cap). The most common cap color for this species is burgundy, but there's also a yellow-capped type, and the wine-colored ones often fade to a very pallid grayish/tannish. The mushroom cap seen here is quite lacking in color. The patchy pattern is the result of the cap cuticle cracking and the resulting scales shrinking during a dry period of weather. The thick white rhizomorphs (threads) on the base of the stipe are a Stropharia trait. The attached gills (meeting the stipe) rules out genus Agaricus. The large/robust stature supports a proposal of S. rugosoannulata. Spore print for Stropharia is very dark grayish/purplish/brownish. When S. rugosoannulata has the burgundy colored cap, it's very distinctive. Could this one be something other than S. rugosoannulata? Nothing comes to my mind. There are a few species of Stropharia that are reportedly poisonous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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