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Mushroom Id help

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Are there any good sites where I can upload pictures of Western PA mushrooms for ID? There are so many popping up all over my property and they are so pretty. I would love to know (for sure) if any are edible or even just the names.

I was able to ID this one easily but uploading an image to Google Image search. It truly is a "Stinkhorn"! I thought something died in my garage but then I found this outside.

Here are a few that Google Image search can't help with. Any ideas?

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earline_pa zone 6 Pa.
last year
inaturalist.org
Rory (Zone 6b) thanked earline_pa zone 6 Pa.
gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
last year
It is extremely risky attempting to ID a mushroom solely from photographs. There are hundreds of possible species with only a small percentage edible and many appear superficially very similar. And a number of common toxic ones can be lethal. PSU has a decent publication on PA's better edible shrooms but even they state very clearly "Despite Pennsylvania's rich bounty of wild species, Stewart sharply warns against picking any kind of mushroom unless accompanied by an expert. "You should either learn from a mycologist or join an amateurs club," Stewart says. Mushroom pickers should buy a good field guide as well."

https://www.psu.edu/news/agricultural-sciences/story/pennsylvania-has-its-share-tasty-wild-mushrooms/
Rory (Zone 6b) thanked gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
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Hi, Quality could be OK, but to identify a mushroom you need at the very least a view of the lower side plus to these views. Is the lower side of the grayish-whitish ones formed of pores, like a fine sponge? Or is it in folds/gills, or maybe maze-like? They could be: Thick maze polypore; Thin maze polypore; Young specimens of green moss polypore; Or maaaaybe discolored turkey tail - I'm guessing not. The orange ones look like Picnoporus cinnabarinus to me. The bigger whitish one in the 2nd picture could be a Daedalea if the lower side matches. The ones with stems in the 3rd picture could be Polyporus squamosus if the lower side matches. Or decaying Armillaria mellea - honey mushroom, I think not though. Or are they your shiitake? I have never seen it growing, that might be it! The blackened ones behind them could be last year turkey tails. The brown ones in the last picture if they really have no stems (?) could be Ganoderma applanatum, but her lower side is very distinctive and there is a lot of flattish brown brackets similar to her. Generally speaking, you can't identify mushrooms from pictures. I am not bad with local ones in real life. Of course normally when you think you have the id it turns out that for a positive one you need to measure the spores or something...
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No it definitely is not. Hen of the woods is very feathery in appearance. This one is much too solid. I'm not sure what you've got there, but I know it is not hen (chicken) of the woods. Good mushroom experts are hard to find. I've been studying for years, and am not even close. Good luck in finding someone who can identify it. Usually it's tricky to identify just from viewing a photo. One has to check the spore print, spore color, gills, etc. Lainey
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That's a toughy, Rick, mainly because they are very mature (old). Some Lactarius (Milk Caps) can dry out when mature. I think I see tiny drops of latex on the gills in the second to last picture. It may be a Lactarius. If it has a very peppery taste (spit it out after tasting a small piece) it could be Lactarius piperatus, but that's a wild guess. Wish I could be more definitive. Ron
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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
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PA mushroom clubs

https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=PA+mushroom+clubs&ia=places

agree this isnt something you rely on pictures for... not alleged friends from around the world ... you need local friends ..

we have never had an ID here.. where the expert isnt want 9000 more pixs from all angles.. including under the cap.. plus scale .. locations.. etc.. i just dont see how you get all that from your phone ...

ken
Rory (Zone 6b) thanked ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
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oooo.. he first link has a shroom walk tomorrow ....

https://wpamushroomclub.org/

if i cared about mushrooms.. i might drive a couple hours to see what this is all about ....

ken
Rory (Zone 6b) thanked ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
last year
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The tiny white with dark stems could be Marasmius capillaris. I do not believe your intent is to consume without professional on-site assistance but it must be repeated DO NOT EAT.
Rory (Zone 6b) thanked peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada

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