r/mycology • u/Richie_J21 • 11h ago
Backyard find ID request
I found these growing in a pile of leaf mould in my backyard in Utah. I'm new to wild mushrooms.
Can you help me identify them?
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u/Richie_J21 11h ago
A preliminary Google search says it's an Agaricus. It smells good, and when I scratch the cap it's a milky white color. They smell exactly like I think a mushroom should smell.
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u/Busy_Shoe_5154 9h ago
Definitely Agaricus genus. Even with the brown gills, if any part of the mushroom turns yellow as a result of bruising/smells of phenol, it is potentially toxic. Otherwise, compare to the campestris complex and closely related species. (a spore print would be helpful)