Our complete find:

found all of them in a lightly wooded cow pasture in central Florida among patties. Some found in the surrounding woods.
Species #1
 Habitat: pulled off of the ground in a grass pasture with scattered cow patties
Gills: dark grey-brown
Stem: white to off-white, hollow, dark-colored remnants of veil. Tallest whole mushroom probably 2 1/2 inches tall with a 2-inch stem
Cap: white with brown around the nipple, shaped like a cone that flares outward near the opening. Some were flatter, but the nipple always protrudes slightly
Bruising: appears bluish when the stem was bruised
General location: central FL near Atlantic coast
Species 2:
 Habitat: Same location, grassy cow pasture
Gills: very fine white gills, wavy and distinct
Stem: fat but short stump, tallest mushroom was about an inch tall with about 1/2 to 2/3 inch stem
Cap: no nipple, smooth and round, the opening curls in toward the stem
Bruising: no visible bruising
General location: Central FL
Species 3:
 Habitat: Cow pasture
Gills: white large fins from base of cap to the outer rim
Stem:white, tallest mushroom we found, 5 inch stem about 1/2 inch in diameter, hollow
Cap: very flat, 3 inch diameter, white with a darker brownish center, no nipple, one was curling up around the edges and away from the stem to make a concave cap
Bruising: no visible discoloration from bruising
General location: central FL
species 4:
 Habitat: cow pasture
Gills: dark colored, purple-grey-brownish
Stem:white, skinny, difficult to tell but appears hollow, tallest shroom was about 2 1/2-3 inches tall
Cap: small, parabolic dome, white, smooth, no nipple, about 1/2 inch diameter caps
Bruising: darkens around bruising on the stem when snapped
General location: central FL
species 5:
 Habitat: cow pasture
Gills: very small, white, hard to see
Stem: about 1 inch tall, off-white to very light brown
Cap: small, splotchy light and dark brown, curls in toward the stem near the opening, no nipple
Bruising: appears to turn darker around breaks and bruises
General location: central FL
species 6:
 Habitat: cow pasture. The most prevalent species. found in and around dung piles.
Gills: white gills, appear to turn blue when damaged
Stem: short and stocky, most stems 1 inch tall or less with diameter of about 1/2 inch. hollow stems, whitish-brown with purple tinge
Cap: flat to concave upward, wavy, irregular white to bluish color, about 1.5 to 2 inch diameter, no nipple
Bruising: appears to darken and turn purplish-blue.
General location: central FL
Some more species laid out on the table:

Species 7:
 Habitat:cow pasture
Gills: tannish brown, same color as the cap
Stem: 1/2 inch to 1 inch, hollow, slim, same color as the cap
Cap: light to mid brown, 1-1.5 inch diameter, flat, some are a little wavy and some are slightly convex, no nipple
Bruising: no visible bruising
General location: central FL
Species 8:
 Habitat:
Gills: very light with pinkish hue
Stem: from 1 to 2 inches tall, dense but hollow, purple-red hue to the stem turning to brown hours after they were picked
Cap: about 1 inch diameter caps, convex, purplish red, not very deep (1/4 inch), darker in the center, no nipple
Bruising: no visible bruising
General location: central FL
Species 9:
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Habitat: pasture
Gills: close together, off-white to light yellowish
Stem: 1/2 inch to 1 inch long, not very hollow, pale brown
Cap: cupped, about 1/2 inch diameter, pale brown, no nipple, consistent color, textured top (not smooth)
Bruising: no visible bruising
General location: Central FL
Species 10:
 Habitat: found under a low palmetto
Gills: fine, don't split, white
Stem: short and stubby, hollow, white
Cap: pinkish red, very similar color to a red potato, flat, sinks in the middle a little, inverted nipple, 1/2 inch to 1.5 inch diameter
Bruising: possible yellow bruising
General location: central FL
***will upload more soon
i will provide more pictures or information on any of the species upon request
Edited by ShroomersPizza (11/11/13 05:11 PM)
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1) most likely Psilocybe cubensis, but more photos showing the stem and gills would be a good idea. 2) probably a Russula species. 3) an Amanita in section Vaginatae (edible, but in no way hallucinogenic) 4) the one you are holding appears to be Panaeolus antillarum. Try to hold the mushroom far enough from the camera that it can focus right on it. A further but in-focus picture is usually much more useful than an up-close but blurry one. 5) not enough info in the photo. more photos showing the gills, cap, and stem are needed. 6) are they all the same? Probably Clitocybe, possibly Lactarius. 7) Laccaria 8) what do they smell like? 9) Hebeloma? Cortinarius? 10) Russula
-------------------- Rod Tulloss said: The bulb is the bulb. The volva is the volva. They have a very long term realtionship, but they’re “just friends.”
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