sometime in the recent past Wilson posted this:
sometime in the recent past Isabella Woodhouse posted this:
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Omelet wrote:

In article ,
Isabella Woodhouse wrote:

For positive ID, you need to get a spore print. Cut the stalk off a
mushroom cap; put the cap, gills down, on a piece of paper or half
on a dark piece of paper and half on a white piece of paper; put a
bowl over the 'shroom cap. Let it sit for awhile (up to 12 hours),
then see what color spores drop out of the cap.
Thanks so much for responding. These are not mushrooms. There are
no recognizable caps or gills. These things are huge. One is
nearly the size of a loaf of bread.... and growing.

Or if you have a natural history museum or college with a
biology/botany/horticulture dept. in your area, bring them a
'shroom for ID. There will be someone around who's a fan of fungi
who will know what it is.
Thanks.
Could be a puffball!!! Those are edible, but I'd want to be sure.

Nope. I know what those are. This is very dense and heavy. I'm
still looking.... as time allows.
Isabella, even with the best pictures, if you could find them, won't be
enough to correctly identify any mushroom except some of those with
unique structures. But, we could be of a lot more help if you could post
a picture at any one of dozens of free sites. No plug intended, but I
set up an account at http://good-times.webshots.com/ with little trouble
and have room for many postings.

Oops! Just looked a little closer to the postings and I see that you already
have an account with Webshots.com. Will be waiting for you 'shroom pics.

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