A trip out the back garage, through the doggy grass area and under the pine trees yielded zero on the mushroom score this morning. Yes, it's still Monday where we live, though only for a few more hours.
A trip around the corner and into the front grassy area, however, led to the discovery of more than a few Pleated Inkcaps. Having captured several a few days before and posted about them, I decided not to snap any pics.
Under The Pine This Evening
Having come up relatively empty handed this morning, I went back out in search this evening. It was my usual route out the garage door to the back. Alas, the doggy grass area was bare of shrooms.
Coming up towards the pine tree, I spotted the first shroom growing around weeds in the dirt. As I stopped down to photograph it, I noticed a couple more hiding under some groundcover.
Clearing the needle-like brush aside revealed the second and third shroom. These are the three mushrooms found under the pine tree that appear in the first image.
Now, these three mushrooms look like the same species to me, but what do I know? I'm no expert but consulting the Mushroom App can also be confusing. A few different results came up on these.
I always try to leave mushrooms I find undisturbed, but I sometimes have to pop a cap off (no guns needed!) to see the gills inside. Two for three mushrooms left intact isn't bad and the inside gills of the other are very interesting.
Look at the pink coloring of the freshly displayed gills. On the Mushroom App, this fungus was identified as a Yellow Stainer. It has the scientific name, Agaricus xanthodermus.
Though it appears the same as the others to my eyes, the Shroom App named this one Leucoagaricus barssii. I may have my doubts, but at least I'm learning about different mushroom species.
One Dried Up Inkcap Out In Front
At some point in the morning, the sun comes up and beats down on the grass out front. All the Inkcaps that were there during my early walk were gone. All except one that I was lucky to find.
Seeing how delicate these Inkcaps are, it's no surprise how fast they dry up and wither away. This Little Japanese Umbrella is closed for good.
Hope you enjoyed the read and the view. And as always...
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