This small "mushroom" has been coming up in one of the beds. The spores
might have come in with the woodchip/bark mulch. There are perhaps a
couple of dozen ranging in cap diameter from 2 to 4 cm, and up to 6 cm
high. The gills are tan to light brown, and there is a
barely-perceptible ring.; the stem is plain and off-white to cream They
have a slight smell - Marmite?
<https://ibb.co/1RbDn4h>

Perhaps it's a result of all that in rain in May, but it seems an
unusual time for a mushroom to appear. Anyone know what it is? I thought
it might be a Lepiota or Pholiota, but those are autumnal. The top of
the cap is a bit like a Sepia Bolete, but the underside and stem are not
right, and it's too early.

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Jeff

On 02/06/2021 15:57, Jeff Layman wrote:
> This small "mushroom" has been coming up in one of the beds. The spores
> might have come in with the woodchip/bark mulch. There are perhaps a
> couple of dozen ranging in cap diameter from 2 to 4 cm, and up to 6 cm
> high. The gills are tan to light brown, and there is a
> barely-perceptible ring.; the stem is plain and off-white to cream They
> have a slight smell - Marmite?
> <https://ibb.co/1RbDn4h>
>
> Perhaps it's a result of all that in rain in May, but it seems an
> unusual time for a mushroom to appear. Anyone know what it is? I thought
> it might be a Lepiota or Pholiota, but those are autumnal. The top of
> the cap is a bit like a Sepia Bolete, but the underside and stem are not
> right, and it's too early.
>
1. its not too early for some species and that is an important identifier
2. you obviously know the basics, so why not a picture of the stipe and
gills?

might be a pluteus..or a tricholoma

it LOOKS like tricholoma focale, which seems very rare and found on
scots pine waste

Bit early for it though
Ans its more mealy than marmitey

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On 02/06/2021 17:05, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 02/06/2021 15:57, Jeff Layman wrote:
>> This small "mushroom" has been coming up in one of the beds. The spores
>> might have come in with the woodchip/bark mulch. There are perhaps a
>> couple of dozen ranging in cap diameter from 2 to 4 cm, and up to 6 cm
>> high. The gills are tan to light brown, and there is a
>> barely-perceptible ring.; the stem is plain and off-white to cream They
>> have a slight smell - Marmite?
>> <https://ibb.co/1RbDn4h>
>>
>> Perhaps it's a result of all that in rain in May, but it seems an
>> unusual time for a mushroom to appear. Anyone know what it is? I thought
>> it might be a Lepiota or Pholiota, but those are autumnal. The top of
>> the cap is a bit like a Sepia Bolete, but the underside and stem are not
>> right, and it's too early.
>>
> 1. its not too early for some species and that is an important identifier
> 2. you obviously know the basics, so why not a picture of the stipe and
> gills?

It rained a little last night and this morning, and they were already
going over a little, but this is the best of those remaining:

<https://ibb.co/k19mSpC>

Does that help?

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Jeff

On 04/06/2021 15:03, Jeff Layman wrote:
> On 02/06/2021 17:05, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> On 02/06/2021 15:57, Jeff Layman wrote:
>>> This small "mushroom" has been coming up in one of the beds. The spores
>>> might have come in with the woodchip/bark mulch. There are perhaps a
>>> couple of dozen ranging in cap diameter from 2 to 4 cm, and up to 6 cm
>>> high. The gills are tan to light brown, and there is a
>>> barely-perceptible ring.; the stem is plain and off-white to cream They
>>> have a slight smell - Marmite?
>>> <https://ibb.co/1RbDn4h>
>>>
>>> Perhaps it's a result of all that in rain in May, but it seems an
>>> unusual time for a mushroom to appear. Anyone know what it is? I thought
>>> it might be a Lepiota or Pholiota, but those are autumnal. The top of
>>> the cap is a bit like a Sepia Bolete, but the underside and stem are not
>>> right, and it's too early.
>>>
>> 1. its not too early for some species and that is an important identifier
>> 2. you obviously know the basics, so why not a picture of the stipe and
>> gills?
>
> It rained a little last night and this morning, and they were already
> going over a little, but this is the best of those remaining:
>
> <https://ibb.co/k19mSpC>
>
> Does that help?
>
Well the gills seem a little more brownthat they ought to be for
tricholoma focale, but apart from that and being far too early, it fits

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On 04/06/2021 16:18, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 04/06/2021 15:03, Jeff Layman wrote:
>> On 02/06/2021 17:05, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>> On 02/06/2021 15:57, Jeff Layman wrote:
>>>> This small "mushroom" has been coming up in one of the beds. The spores
>>>> might have come in with the woodchip/bark mulch. There are perhaps a
>>>> couple of dozen ranging in cap diameter from 2 to 4 cm, and up to 6 cm
>>>> high. The gills are tan to light brown, and there is a
>>>> barely-perceptible ring.; the stem is plain and off-white to cream They
>>>> have a slight smell - Marmite?
>>>> <https://ibb.co/1RbDn4h>
>>>>
>>>> Perhaps it's a result of all that in rain in May, but it seems an
>>>> unusual time for a mushroom to appear. Anyone know what it is? I thought
>>>> it might be a Lepiota or Pholiota, but those are autumnal. The top of
>>>> the cap is a bit like a Sepia Bolete, but the underside and stem are not
>>>> right, and it's too early.
>>>>
>>> 1. its not too early for some species and that is an important identifier
>>> 2. you obviously know the basics, so why not a picture of the stipe and
>>> gills?
>>
>> It rained a little last night and this morning, and they were already
>> going over a little, but this is the best of those remaining:
>>
>> <https://ibb.co/k19mSpC>
>>
>> Does that help?
>>
> Well the gills seem a little more brownthat they ought to be for
> tricholoma focale, but apart from that and being far too early, it fits

Could well be a Tricholoma. I agree that the gill colour isn't right for
focale, but as for timing our weather has been so mad it could well have
induced fruiting way out of season.

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Jeff