Not smart to try to identify mushrooms that are being considered for eating by just looking at a picture.

I think it is worth a shot for someone to get me started in the right direction for a positive id. Thanks for your help, though.

They sure aren't the right cap color for rugosoannulata. Not nearly dark enough but that may be due to all the shade as they are a sun-lover. Check out this link for comparative photos.

http://themushroomforager.com/2010/10/27/the-sun-loving-king-stropharia/

But I have to say I agree with Dan. All sorts of toadstool-type fungi pop up in garden beds all the time and 9x out of 10 they are NOT edible. When in doubt, throw it out.

Dave

I am fully on board with not eating anything I cannot identify for sure. I’d much rather leave something be and be alive, than chance it and die. My wife sure would be upset with me if I died from eating some random mushroom. And I guess she’d miss me, too.

Im new to growing mushrooms, I have two areas with kings stropharia and a few logs with other types. I’m sure this is unrelated, and likely inedible, but figured it was worth a shot to ask on here and see if anyone had some more characteristics to look for, or ideas on a good mushroom key to get a good id on it.

Again, a forum is a poor place to do mushroom identification. Find a local non-anonymous expert who you have some reason to trust. The North American Mycological Association has many local clubs. The Maryland Mushrooms and Mycology study group has a Facebook page, which is at least a good place to look for someone local.

Thanks for the name the group around here! They seem like an interesting bunch.

Good luck to you. For someone interested in actually cultivating mushrooms, that group could be very useful.

I've have other mushrooms come up with peppers. Maybe they are an especially good host plant for certain strains.

There are plant ID apps that might be a helpful place to start, but then a local extension service?

Just a warning. You do NOT identify mushrooms (at least for eating) on the basis of a picture, especially a poorly lit one. That's a recipe for trouble. Get an expert involved.

Wow, I just noticed that this is a three year old post. Funny how those tend to reappear. Let's face it. The OP is probably either happy or dead.

We have mushrooms in our area that look almost exactly like edible mushrooms in Asia....except ours are called death caps!

Several people have died, even a well known vintner who was a mushroom "expert" of liver failure, due to ingesting these mushrooms!

Just my .02!