Fungi Friday - Suburban Mushrooms

Here are a few evening finds I got on my walk to the store in my suburban town for this #fungifriday
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Right as I stepped out the door there was a tree well with loads of these pleated ink caps growing in the soil.

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It had been raining most of the day and these little guys must have sprung up this morning.

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Pleated ink caps generally only last around a day. They spring up fast then start drying up and turn to a black dust.

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Farther down the sidewalk on the way to the store I saw this stump in someone's yard full of ink caps.

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It was already turning dark at this point so I had to hit them with the flash.

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On my way back home I noticed a couple mushrooms in the dark in someone's nicely mowed lawn.

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I suspect these might be Marasmius oreades also known as fairy ring mushrooms. In theory these are edible but only if they have a white spore print. There are also some deadly lookalikes and given that these mushrooms don't have a unique or interesting taste I would just avoid attempting to eat these.

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Meanwhile back home my cayenne pepper plant pot keeps growing Leucocoprinus birnbaumii aka flower pot mushrooms. Too bad these are slightly toxic and will give you stomach aches.

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My peppers are all starting to turn red. This plant has produced quite a few spicy peppers.

That's all for now, fortunately the rain has started again so hopefully I can find some nice fall edible mushrooms. Thanks for looking :-)

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Wow.
Cool mushrooms, they look so beautiful.

I found a bunch more today.

That's very interesting.

The mushrooms that you show us are very extraordinary.