Spot the odd one out amongst the horse poo and mulch chips?
I nearly didn’t. But then the choc-chip coated drumstick swam into focus and could not be unseen.
Looking about, I spotted two more beside the raised garden bed, still in the same rough mulch. It’s been so dry, I was surprised to see such healthy fleshy fungi popping up.
Next day they had opened out considerably, the choc chip look had gone, but the light dusting of chocolate powder in the top centre made them more like the creamy top of a cappuccino.
No chance of camouflage now.
These fungi may be,( I think!) Chlrophyllum molybdites, due to the drumstick start, the slightly bulbous base below ground, and the pale olive greenish gills. I had five in total.
Next day they are flatter, darker and beginning to split, resembling a flower from above. The concentricity of the pattern is even more obvious.
If the identification is correct, this is highly toxic raw, requiring hospitalisation! Although it is recorded to have been eaten after thorough cooking… why risk it?!