Nature Diary Post: I recently moved to the Olympic Peninsula from north Texas and have been observing the different kinds of mushrooms located here versus those native in my old home in the Dallas area. These specimens are just a few examples of the mushrooms that I've managed to snap pictures of in my yard. There are so many around the entire area and I look forward to exploring and discovering more about them. I have no idea whether these mushrooms are poisonous or not. I simply wanted to document their existence until I can identify them.
The first three photos are the same mushroom taken several days apart to show the changes. They were located in my front yard and have a thick beige cap with a brown center and a thick white stem.
The next two photos show many white mushrooms emerging in the front yard with a tall cap and a mature specimen of the same variety.
The next two photos show a group of mushrooms and then a close up of the cap. These mushrooms were also located in the front yard. They do not have a thick cap like the first photos although the coloring is similar.
The next two photos show very tiny green mushrooms were very unusual - these were also in the front yard. These were one inch or less in height.
Another group of tiny mushrooms with tiny thin stems.
A lone small white mushroom with a pointed cap, also in the front yard.
In my backyard was a huge cluster of white mushrooms.
Here is a picture of the same white mushroom that has been broken off showing the underside of the cap.
Another grouping of mushrooms, also in the backyard, with a dark gray cap and white stem.
Another variety in the backyard. These are older and getting worn and weather beaten.
