What species are these?

[MorteiN]

Hey guys, I found these two mushies, and some dead dry ones in my front yard shortly before easter. Can somone identify them please:

The weather had been dry and the land was parched. The soil is sandy, location mid north coast nsw.

Spore print may look chocolatey brown but from memory was black as night. Stalk bruised brownish, comparable to an apple or banana's bruising.

Watcha think guys?

Cheers,

Mort.

Edited April 17, 2012 by MorteiN

[Marcel]

The first ones, the big ones with dark spore prints, I have found in the North Coast before. Here are my photos for comparison (the last type in that post). Back then I decided that they were Stropharia rugosoannulata albeit a very pale strain. Maybe they're not a rugosannulata at all, but they sure look like a Stropharia spp.

Not sure about your other ones. They're a little too far gone to ID.

[MorteiN]

^ Cheers Marcel - they smelt pretty average, and the caps were sticky - so if it had of been more damp I'd say they might of even been slimey.

The net says that in europe they cultivate Rugosannulata for food - No way would I of eaten these specimens

Thx for the ID brother!