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They are almost certainly Agaricus/Psalliota (i.e. common
mushrooms), but one of the key rules of picking those is
not to pick them until they have started to open and their
gills are a very definite pinkish brown. The chances of
including an Amanita are very low, but the cost of doing
so is vast. And, yes, you CAN get a single Amanita growing
amoung a mass of Agaricus.
So what's the key to the difference between the two?
Ah, an easy question to answer: most (but not all)
agaricus/psalliota are perfectly edible and delicious.
Most (but not all) amanita are very dangerous.
Distinguishing between them requires significant
expertise and, given the consequences, nobody in
their right mind would give sufficient information
for you to believe that you could distinguish them
before eating them. And you would be wise to ignore
any simple tests/descriptions.
If you are still interested, get *several* highly
regarded books (e.g. Philips) and attend a local
fungi identification course.
I hadn't realised amanita were very similar to the common. I'm
guessing you're specifically thinking of the death cap? And
from the picture here I'm guessing the differences are the gill
colour is white/pale, and stem bag?
See above.