Fungi?

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• Adanac (13358)
• [2008-05-18 20:12]
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Hello Ron,
I have so much difficulty photographing Mushrooms, you have done a superb job here. The colors and details are great, judging by the grass blades this is not a big fungi. I was wondering if this could be the start of a fairy ring which could damage your lawn? While I was searching I found this site.
Rick

http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/3000/3303.html

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• eqshannon (18435)
• [2008-05-19 8:43]
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Good old OSU I see Rick suggesting...Hey Rick...well he'll never see it...but Ron..I went to OSU for summer music camp and worked under Louis Armstrong in my jazz classes back in the very first part of the 1960's..I think it was 61...and my wife had a full 4 years scholarship to OSU as well...I know for sure that if they don't know..nobody will but you knew it too:-) we have something like this out here...I remember these as you pictured so well but just moved them under..I used a thatching machine first in spring then again in late fall..lots of work...Very well done.
Bob

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• aes_thor (1448)
• [2008-05-19 10:17]
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Hi Ron!
I think it's one of Russula family. If You wan't check :http://www.mushroomexpert.com/russula.html for more details.
A lot of mushrooms from Russula family can be eaten, but some of them can be quite dangerous, so if You are not sure what kind is this, leave it. Simple taste test can be done on this species- just touch it with your tongue- if it's bitter, it can be dangerous, if not, propably it's good. It's safe test until you won't swallow the mushroom..
Very good shoot by the way!
cheers
Adrian

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• angybone (7198)
• [2008-05-19 12:53]
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Very clean and clear shot. Good lighting and sharpness.
You must have been crawling on your belly to get this one.

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• extramundi (12682)
• [2008-05-19 12:56]
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Nice capture, and nice gardening to get rid of the grass to show clearly this specie.
I agree with Adrian about Russula, but I think I have never seen this one.
Thanks and regards, Felipe.

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• jpdenk (963)
• [2008-05-20 5:57]
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Hi Ron,

Very nice shot of this LBM, Little Brown Mushroom, a generic term for the seeming millions of basically unidentifiable small, brown mushrooms that you'll encounter if you start looking at mushrooms more closely.

While it does look sort of Russula-like, I have to respectfully disagree with those who are ID'ing this as a Russula, mainly because in North America, Russulas are typically mid-to-late-summer mushrooms and are mycorrhizal with trees and are not typically lawn mushrooms, they're forest mushrooms.

It looks a lot like a Pluteus, but they grow from dead wood. I guess there could be dead wood buried in the ground, but basically, it's impossible to ID this mushroom from just a photo. If your grandson is young enough that you think he might try eating them, just pick them all and dispose of them, just to be safe.

Thanks,
John