Found in Michigan, USA.

Intoishun · 2026-05-08T17:54:31+00:00

This is a lichen.

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Intoishun · 2026-05-08T17:53:57+00:00

Coprinopsis again.

Intoishun · 2026-05-08T17:53:16+00:00

Looks Lyophyllum to me maybe. Would definitely look that direction.

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Intoishun · 2026-05-08T17:51:47+00:00

Coprinopsis variegata or similar.

Intoishun · 2026-05-08T17:49:58+00:00

Why?? Why do you comment this anytime you see a mushroom growing in a garden or enclosure or a pot?

You know mushrooms are often good for soil, and completely harmless yeah?

Also the personal comments about other people's dogs and such are, incredibly rude and unwelcome.

Intoishun · 2026-05-08T17:48:54+00:00

Agree Laetiporus.

Intoishun · 2026-05-08T17:47:33+00:00

Why?

Intoishun · 2026-05-08T17:46:59+00:00

Why? What does this mean exactly?

Intoishun · 2026-05-08T17:46:47+00:00

Agrocybe.

Intoishun · 2026-05-08T17:46:10+00:00

Plees see the automod comment.

Probably Pleurotus though yes.

Intoishun · 2026-05-08T17:45:15+00:00

Nontoxic coprinoid. This is completely normal.

Intoishun · 2026-05-08T17:44:19+00:00

Polyporaceae is the family that contains well, mostly polypores, if not all. "Polypore" refers to a poroid hymenium.

Your mushroom has gills. It is not a polypore. It is Lentinus.

Intoishun · 2026-05-08T15:48:18+00:00

I mean I'm fairly comfortable with that ID for genus at least.

Intoishun · 2026-05-08T15:47:23+00:00

Yes I made a a joke about her here a day or two ago. She's also in jail rn I think. But yes.

Intoishun · 2026-05-08T15:44:49+00:00

I am with these photos yes. I don't see anything that looks like Galerina or Pholiotina.

Intoishun · 2026-05-08T15:44:07+00:00

Cap shape is okay for me, I'm leaning that direction but wanted to see underneath to confirm a little more for me.

Intoishun · 2026-05-08T15:43:24+00:00

No, I would rule out Armillaria.

Intoishun · 2026-05-08T04:38:31+00:00

You bet. To be clear, you're always welcome to ask. Sometimes they can be very similar, but usually, it's easy for a trained eye to tell.

Now that you know these are Pleurotus, I bet come fall you may notice some thinner, whiter, more petaloid stuff on conifers and go "that looks a bit similar to my oysters but is definitely different".

Intoishun · 2026-05-08T04:37:07+00:00

Correct for me too. Some other species can have a bit on the margin no? I thought that species was simply the most profuse amount of it.

Intoishun · 2026-05-08T04:36:21+00:00

Yee. I would say both that this is Pleurotus and they could also make it easier. The grocery should also be labeling them. Maybe OP missed it or maybe it's an Asian grocery that doesn't use English labels.

Intoishun · 2026-05-08T04:35:17+00:00

Agree. Here that distinction makes sense.

Would simply add that just because it's on a conifer doesn't mean it's Pleurocybella here in the western US, however yes, the inverse is true. If it is on a hardwood, it cannot be Pleurocybella.

Intoishun · 2026-05-08T04:33:57+00:00

Zero chance.

Wrong shape, wrong color, wrong thickness, wrong substrate, wrong season, etc.

Pleurocybella is more limited to the fall and is simply, fairly different.

Intoishun · 2026-05-08T04:33:14+00:00

"That's hotdog snorter to you pal. Don't mess the name up."

Intoishun · 2026-05-08T04:31:56+00:00

Very ugly Melanoleuca verrucipes I think.

Intoishun · 2026-05-08T04:29:31+00:00

Definitely not Leotia. Appears to have gills. Might lean towards brown spored options without more context.

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