What you see is the fuiting bodies of the actual fungus, which is a network of
tubes (the mycelium) which is intertwined with the foodstuff it is using. The
mycelium can be vast, stretching over a number of square miles, or attached to
a single plant. Yours is probably towards the smaller
These have come up in the SAME SPOT every time I've seen them.
I'm thinking pulling them up just after they sprout next time and let
them do their thing in the compost bin.
Maybe if I do the same thing every time they sprout it might eventually
discourage them from coming up in that spot.
If there is one thing I've learned of photographing mushrooms over the
years is to be careful with identifying.
There are many items to consider such as size, appearance of the cap,
stem, gills and spores as well as the location.
Pictures usually show insufficient information and ai apps
Contrary to popular belief, very few mushrooms (maybe 100 species out of
100,000) are actually toxic and most of the toxic ones are not deadly. Most
just don't taste very nice. ID from a web image will be tentative at best but
they don't look like the most famous toxic mushroom, the Death
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