Mushroom Mushroom! II

These four photos are most likely Amanita bisporigera, the Eastern Destroying Angel, at various stages of growth. The first one looked vaguely like a small puffball, as the gills were barely formed and the edges were hidden underground. As you can see, cutting it in half shows that it is a poisonous Amanita, not a puffball.






Perhaps some of these flat ones are Honey Mushrooms? I see that next time I will have to take samples home if I really want to find out what they are.









P.S. These pictures were taken in West Virginia in September.

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Mushroom Mushroom!

I think this is an Amanita abrupta. But as the expert says, "There is a veritable plethora of look-alikes."




The following four all grow together in the shade under the big trees, in large numbers. Could they be the same species, wearing different outfits? I imagine the answer to that question can be found here. Unfortunately, it's not a simple task like identifying butterflies.






P.S. These pictures were taken in West Virginia in September. Stay tuned for Mushroom, Mushroom! II with the rest.

(Cross-posted at Whiskey Fire. Mouse over pics for captions, and click them for larger versions.)
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Scioto Audubon Metro Park, November 12

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