Anyone know what this mushroom is?

Thanks in advance for your help. I just recently purchased some acreage in Mid-Missouri, USA (midwest) and have a section of my land that has mushrooms everywhere. So far I have seen a few different types, Chantrelles, inkcaps and some other easier to recognize types, but this one has kept me looking. I am not an expert by any means, so I will post what I know about it.

Recent temps high 90s with high humidity and rains, though last week temps were milder, no rain for about 1.5 weeks, quite beautiful warm days hitting mid 60s overnight and high 80's peak.
Location: Mid-Missouri, wooded area. Land is primarily cleared with small forest patches sporadic used for a horse ranch primarily. Deer and red foxes are known to frequent the woods, as well as my horses during storms.
Growing out of aged, dry wood.
This mushroom bruises dark brown/green on the gils and when cut turns a grayish black color, though not a pronounced black. The outer rim of the cap seems to have a thin, tooth like ridge, almost like small shark teeth. It does have a ring around the stem, very thin, barely there, but is dark black or purple.

Here is the best photo of a top and underside of the mushroom in question I have so far. If this is not clear enough, I will head out there with a DSLR for a better picture. This was taken with my Iphone. I was not mushroom hunting when I found these, but see new types almost every time I go out to check my fences:



Thanks again if you can help. I have scoured several sites and have seen similar but not identical mushrooms. I still have about half of my property that is yet undiscovered and since new types seem to pop up every other week or so, don't be surprised if this is the first one that perplexes me of many LOL

MJ

 

Do you have a key, spore print?

 

Yea, this is where you can educate me please? Key and spore print, what and how? Would be more than happy to let you know if I knew how to get the info for you. I will do more googling to see if I can figure it out as well.

Thanks for the reply, even if it is over my head lol!

Mj

 

Macrolepiota procera...

 

Bingo was his name oh

 

im just guessing.. Its difficult to get and id with pics. but some the OPs cap, looks like a weathered Macrolepiota..

 

Okay, trying to collect a spore print now, first time, so again, not very good at this? How long does it take to show spores on the paper?

Thank you Orison319 for the name. Not quite sure this is it though, but the fact that Thedope agrees, then hey I am no expert lol. But this one has barely any ring around the stem and it is dark, versus the pictures I see of a larger ring that will move freely on the stem of the Macrolepiota procera, also the top appears scaly, but is actually smooth. The stem also does not have the scaly appearance as described for this one? while the gils and outer edge are very similar, the area where the gils meet the stem appear different as well. It does have a fibrous stem though, but does not turn pink when cut. It also is not growing in soil, rather out of decaying wood. I know there can be worse variations by age, but by the descriptions I read on the M Procera, if this were a younger one prior to getting scaly, should it not be parasol shaped?

I do appreciate the replies though and your help! Maybe I am microanalyzing too much, but just curious. Especially since the wood it is growing from appears intentionally laid out in a pattern for no other obvious reason unlike the other larger areas and larger saturation of other mushrooms in the area (by the prior owner).

I can see if I can get better photos of a fresh specimen tomorrow unless you are 110% positive.

Thanks again!

 

if youre wondering if its a psychedelic mushroom. then no it is not...

 

Nah, did not really care either way. Just wanted some help with knowing if it was dangerous or not. I have a 17yr old who will ingest anything she thinks is psychedelic and
a 3 yr old who will ingest anything and some friends who expressed interest in edible mushrooms. I personally don't eat them.

 

The macro identifiers are profoundly close. If it is a wood loving species, the ones in orisons picture could be growing on buried wood.

 

Most lepiotas are poisonous. Some are deadly and if eaten will require a liver transplant as the only remedy. Some are very irritating to the stomach and although not deadly, the effects will make you wish you were dead.
Not really a fun genera of mushrooms.

 

Tried to get some better pictures today, however some critters ate and damaged the remaining in this patch. The spores were dark greenish-brown in color.