November is certainly a good month for mushroom hunting. And one doesn't have to go very far to find plenty. I recently went to get my daily steps to a nearby park in the city I live in, phone in hand and eyes on the ground looking around. I found a lot of mushrooms in a relatively small area! Here are some photos of the ones growing on soil. Most of them grow near trees, which should be a good hint that the species could be establishing a symbiotic relationship with the tree 😉.
For identification, I used the Android app 'Mushroom Identify', which is subscription based, but has a 7-day free trial. Pretty cool to be able to identify the species based on photos only 😎.
Common laccaria
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laccaria_laccata
Probably Laccaria laccata. It is a symbiotic species, forming mycorrhizae with tree roots.
Aniseed funnel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clitocybe_odora
Probably Clitocybe odora. Can smell like anise.
Honey fungus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armillaria_mellea
Probably Armillaria mellea. Parasitic fungus. Its nefarious effects can be seen on the host's discolored leaves and dying branches.
Inky mushroom
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agaricus_moelleri
Probably Agaricus moelleri. It feeds on decaying organic matter. The app identified all these as the same species.
Brick Cap
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypholoma_lateritium
Probably Hypholoma lateritium. Edible but easily mistaken for a couple of poisonous species.
Camembert brittlegill
https://www.mushroomexpert.com/russula_amoenolens.html
App identified as Russula amoenolens, but I think it resembles better Russula pectinatoides.
Weeping widow
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacrymaria_lacrymabunda
App identified as Lacrymaria lacrymabunda.
Deadly dapperling
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepiota_brunneoincarnata
App identified as Lepiota brunneoincarnata. Poisonous and similar to other two edible species.
Pale brittlestem
https://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/flora-and-fauna/august-fungi-focus-pale-brittlestem-candolleomyces-candolleanus-psathyrella-candolleana/
App identified as Psathyrella candolleana.
Sticky scalycap
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pholiota_gummosa
App identified as Pholiota gummosa. Lives of dead wood (saprophyte).
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