What mushroom is this?

[Lycanthrope]

Identification help is appreciated. Found a spot where these have been growing and wondering if they are worth collecting or even edible.... Some are as large as my hand!

 

[MathewsZman]

You should cook some up and let us know . Someone has to try it !

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[Fly Carpin]

[h=1]Just a guess, but based on pics alone it looks close

Agaricus bitorquis[/h]

Urban Mushroom
Order Agaricales, family Agaricaceae
CAP FIRM, OFTEN DIRTY
Cap: 4-15 cm wide; broadly convex with central depression; gray to light brown, often dirty, fibrous; inrolled edge of cap when young; flesh firm, does not stain red
GILLS GRAY-PINK THEN CHOCOLATE-BROWN
Gills: free; close together, narrow; grayish-pink becoming red brown to chocolate brown
SHORT STALK WITH DOUBLE RING
Stalk: 2-5 cm long, 1-3 cm wide; smooth
Ring: thick, prominent bands flaring upward and drooping downward

SPORE PRINT BLACKISH BROWN
ON HARD GROUND ALONG ROADS, IN PLAYGROUNDS, OFTEN FRUITING UNDERGROUND IN SPRING
EDIBLE, CHOICE
Lookalikes:
Meadow mushroom (A. campestris) -- fragile ring, pink gills when youn
A. bernaradii – cap and stalk tissue stain reddish-brown, briny odor, sheathing ring

 

[Sum1]

Like Mathews said, take a couple nibbles let us know. They could be psychedelic.

 

[Lycanthrope]

Im thinking it may be this, http://www.first-nature.com/fungi/agaricus-augustus.php

 

[Kickemup]

Just eat it what's the worst thing that could happen.

 

[tikkalover]

Have the cutie in your avatar picture;:;barf try them out, than maybe you can get a better looking girl friend! :;:howdy ;:;boozer

 

[Enslow]

Those are good. Prepare them with your zebra mussel broth.

 

[svnmag]

Did you check the area for dead Pokemon?

 

[MathewsZman]

Those are good. Prepare them with your zebra mussel broth.

Especially with mason bee honey and Mexican vanilla sprinkled on top with a pinch of water softener salt !

 

[Captain Ahab]

I was scared to open this because of the OP. I'm glad it is actually a mushroom.

 

[MathewsZman]

You were thinking , maybe :

 

[svnmag]

He knew is shit when he was a scrubber:

http://www.rogersmushrooms.com/

 

[Davey Crockett]

those are pretty common in my neck of the woods, The old timers always used to claim they were poison.

 

[svnmag]

Skimming through Roger's site it seems more are edible than poisonous. This is aggravating as a color code text, etc could be easily applied.

 

[LBrandt]

Quote from the movie Young Guns " Hay man, did you see the size of that chicken"........ ;:;badidea