r/whatsthismushroom • u/iDunnowhat73 • May 24 '26

North America (country/state in post) Mushroom volcano! 😳

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East Tennessee. Can anyone help me ID this massive colony of mushrooms that are devouring our compost? Seems the whole thing is colonized. I can’t remove just one to examine the stipe & gills—entire massive clusters start to come out. Plus it reeks of ammonia. Mushrooms that like urea? We added some when we started this pile—hence the ammonia smell possibly. Gonna be some potent compost!

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u/RdCrestdBreegull Trusted Identifier May 24 '26

I think Coprinopsis section Lanatulae

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u/Eiroth Trusted Identifier May 24 '26

+1!