Identification: Id help Please!

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    What fungi is this? If it is edible, does the mulch it is growing in affect the edibility?
     
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    Frog Generous Contributor Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    The first photo of the gills shows it might be pink spored: You could put a fresh mature cap gill side down on a piece of white (or half white half black if you have it) paper for a few hours or more to get a spore print, to see what colour the spores are.
     
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    I took the print on dark paper, it appears to be white. I have found several other species but am having a really hard time identifying them. It can be very frustrating.
     
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    Exasperating yes totally...
    ... But hey we're apparently drawn to the glorious mystery that is fungi <grin>
    I don't know what it is yet, nor whether it is edible or not, but mulch would not affect edibility unless perhaps there is something poisonous in the mulch.
     
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    That was my fear that the mulch may have been treated to prevent mold and algae.
     

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