The banana slug backdrop is what made me notice them! Second photo shows many growing on that one leaf
Yellow staining. Second photo from iPhone shows highlighter yellow staining a bit more clearly
These mushrooms were found in San Ramon, California in a grassy area off a trail on May 3rd, 2020. The identification of these mushrooms is Tricholoma Murrillianum.
The observed behavior of these mushrooms was that they grew all next to each other not very spread out and were in a shaded area beneath a tree with grass and other a few other plants surrounding. Tricholoma Murrillianum has a few unique markings on top and has white-ish rounded tops. I found it while walking on the trail and was excited to find some bigger mushrooms. I like how rounded the tops are and they remind me of what I picture in my head when someone says mushrooms.
After doing some research, I found that they are in fact edible and humans can eat Tricholoma Murrillianum. They are firm with good flavor, have a spicy odor, and have a meaty texture.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricholoma_murrillianum
Trying to figure out what this bulbous thing is. It looks like it exploded after a few days.
Do we think it is a puffball? I have a toddler and just want to make sure if her gets some on him or ingests any that it isn’t going to make it terribly sick or anything. Thank you!
I found this mushroom in my lawn at home and looked up common lawn mushrooms. I compared my photo to those on the internet and tentatively believe it is Amanita thiersii.
found in the woods on my walk today
Sample collected to be sequenced, photos of dried specimen available.