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woodland mushroom identification

 
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Southwest Ohio on forest edge under maples. Several types.
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Type 1, top
Type 1, top
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Type 1, stem
Type 1, stem
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Type 1, gills
Type 1, gills
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Type 2, top
Type 2, top
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Type 2, stem
Type 2, stem
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Type 2, gills
Type 2, gills
 
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A third type, finger for scale
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Type 3, top
Type 3, top
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Type 3, underside
Type 3, underside
 
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Big flush of type 2 on the sunnier side of the creek bed.
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Found a 4th type growing on what may possibly have been redbud.
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Type 4
Type 4
 
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This type was growing on a dead branch in the shade
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Type 5, top
Type 5, top
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Type 5, stem and underside
Type 5, stem and underside
 
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First could be deer mushroom. Fourth probably witch's butter. Don't eat anything based on my guesses though! Second perhaps some species of Agrocybe.
 
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Oh no these are not for eating, just for knowing.

All these photos were taken in my zone 4 area.

I will try to start a blue oyster project for food purposes this summer.
 
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Found another type growing on the forest floor under what I believe to be American Basswood.
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Type 6, finger for scale
Type 6, finger for scale
 
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If you were in the UK like me, I'd say with confidence that this last one is either Scarlet Elfcup or Ruby Elfcup, and is therefore  edible! Not particularly worthwhile harvesting though in my opinion. Leave them for the elves
 
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I feel that learning to ID mushrooms is a great experience.

If you do decide to try their edibility, it is best to learn from locals.

Here are some information on some books that you might want to check out:

https://permies.com/t/2352/edible-guide-print
 
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I've seen this one before on cow manure; thin, grey, nearly translucesnt, fruits and spores in the span of a few hours at most. This is growing in a planter containing a compost mix from a local supplier, which has aged manure has one of the ingredients.
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Type 6
Type 7
 
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Here is another specimen out on the lawn
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Type 6, finger for scale
Type 7, finger for scale
 
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More of type 4 in the at the outset of fruiting
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Type 4, finger for scale
Type 4, finger for scale
 
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Another type, growing in lawn after rain
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Type 7, cap
Type 8, cap
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Type 7, stem and underside, finger for scale
Type 8, stem and underside, finger for scale
 
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Type 3 is very prolific in the woods the morning after a rain
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Type 3 flush
Type 3 flush
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Type 3 seems to fruit from branches primarily
Type 3 seems to fruit from branches primarily
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Extremely abundant type 3
Extremely abundant type 3
 
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Growing out of some rotted mulch in a bed next to the house
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Type 9, cap and stem
Type 9, cap and stem
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Type 9, stem and underside
Type 9, stem and underside
 
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I raked up a bunch of rotted mulch in order to plant a butterfly garden, and this type has been fruiting out of a rotted stump for the past few days.
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Type 10, growth habit
Type 10, growth habit
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Type 10, closeup on gills
Type 10, closeup on gills
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Type 10, stem and underside, discoloration indicates fresh bruising
Type 10, stem and underside, discoloration indicates fresh bruising
 
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Flush of type 1 near the same spot after this morning's rain.
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Type 1, fruiting habit
Type 1, fruiting habit
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Type 1, underside
Type 1, underside
 
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This type is in a mostly-shaded nook between two buttress roots of an old maple tree that has a trunk covered in mosses and lichens.
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Type 11, cap
Type 11, cap
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Type 11, stem and underside
Type 11, stem and underside
 
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This one is growing from clay near or on a root juncture of a very large maple tree nearby, fruiting after about two weeks of minimal rain with daytime temperatures climbing to the high 80s (fahrenheit) in the last few days.

I would say it's in a humid microclimate as the ground here is in heavy to dappled shade most of the day and only a few paces from the stream channel. The cap feels spongy and the ground here is mossy.
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type 12, cap
type 12, cap
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type 12, stem and underside
type 12, stem and underside
 
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Type 3 fits the description of neofavolus alveolaris

https://www.mushroomexpert.com/neofavolus_alveolaris.html
 
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After a long dry spell followed by some heavy rains, type 10 is fruiting again.
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Type 10, same spot
Type 10, same spot
 
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