jfojfojfo Posted November 12, 2019 Report Share Posted November 12, 2019 Found these all over my backyard in San Francisco today. They seemed to be growing off of roots of a tree a few inches deep. They seem to have popped up overnight! I have a dog and am not sure if he ate any of these or not. It has been increasingly misty/damp the past few mornings - no full on rains, but close on Sunday. Backyard is mulch + dirt, with a large pine tree. These were in clusters scattered in roughly a 20x20 foot area of the yard. Want to identify ASAP! Thanks for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dig Posted November 12, 2019 Report Share Posted November 12, 2019 looks like a honey mushroom to me. sport print verification would be helped https://www.mushroomexpert.com/armillaria_mellea.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCn15 Posted November 13, 2019 Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 Have never heard of A. Mellea associating with pine so I'm thinking it might be A. Ostayae. Weird how the stem is peeling or did you do that? At any rate I don't think your dog has much to worry about but removal of mushrooms in areas of pet activity is always a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfojfojfo Posted November 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 Stem was peeling on certain clusters naturally - I didn't do that to it. I pulled them all - filled up a 1/2 a compost bin!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted November 13, 2019 Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 Difficult to ID to exact species. But, they do look like Armillaria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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