Mushrooms! These just sprouted randomly in the grass. Is there poop somewhere there? I’ve always heard that mushrooms tend to grow on poop.
I posted these pictures on Facebook and got some provisional ID’s. I also learned that to help with the ID, I should have taken photos of the gills.
Macrolepiota procera
Provisional ID by Ministry of Mushrooms
Common Name: Parasol Mushroom
Reference: Wikipedia
- If the ID is right, then it is great raw, soaked in butter!
- If not, it could be poisonous!!
Marasmius sp
Provisional ID by Kar Ina and Ministry of Mushrooms
- Ministry of Mushrooms said: “The orange ones seem like it could be the Marasmius Sp. but it seems thatte Marasmius sp. has a dark almost black stem”
- Kar Ina said: “Marasmius sp.. (maybe M. rotula — difficult to tell without the underside view)”
Psilocybe coprophila
Provisional ID by Ministry of Mushrooms
- Ministry of Mushrooms said, “The little brown ones on dung could be Psilocybe coprophila”
- Maryrose Rees said, “Looks a lot like it’s from the Cortinariaceae family. Very common but best not to eat it because one variety is poisonous.”
Tonji and Sylvia's Wildlife Refuge 
It does look like one of the Macrolepiota procera… But what is needed is also a picture of the bottom of the hat and of a piece cut of (does the interior of the mushroom change color to organge?). We eat these regularly every year in Europe.
Thanks, I didn’t think to photograph the underparts or cut off a piece. Will examine those parts when I come across more mushrooms. Would be nice to ID, even if I don’t have the guts to eat!