mystery mushroom from my front yard

[magickpencil]

absolutely no idea
fingers aren't crossed
i'm taking a spore print now
the cap has an thin outer skin that is noticable when it's broken up

 

[druglessdouglas]

they could be.... take some pics of them side on against a white background. im guessing it was raining not long before you picked them?

 

[magickpencil]

sorry about the poor quality of the images

 

[druglessdouglas]

sooo hard to say. they look like that when they are waterlogged. i dont want to poison you but i think they are P.sem. check the same spot over the next couple of days and see if any more come up. dry the ones you have just in case.
i think many people find identifying them difficult at first because they look so different wet and "dry".

edit: is there any blueing where you cut them? crush a stem with your fingers and see if there is any blueing. it can take 5 minutes or so.

 

[magickpencil]

the stems are pure white and don't seem to exhibit any blueing
the spore print came out dark gray-brown w the slightest hint of purple

 

[druglessdouglas]

if theres no blueing i doubt they are P.sem. perhaps an ink cap relative. unknown

 

[paint]

I read in Psilocybe Mushrooms of the World by Stamets that semilanceata sometimes does not bruise blue at all. The species has a low psilocin content which is responsible for the bluing.

 

[druglessdouglas]

my "gut feeling" is they are liberty caps. i just dont want to guess when it comes to mushrooms over the internet. see whae else comes up. you cut the stems so it could be as little as 3 days before more grow

 

[FluidDruid]

I have a lot of them in my backyard naturally growing, I doubt they contain any psilo though.

 

[magickpencil]

some one over at Shroomery identified them as being of the genus Psathyrella

 

[VerusDeus]

Edit: erased post after reading the post above... :roll:

 

[druglessdouglas]

its not one im familliar with but loking at pics id say it could well be Psathyrella.