
So after being just a casual reader for a while, I moved out to Oregon and went on my first foraging hike. Picked up a pretty good spread, both to ID for cooking and for psilocybes. Very much a noob, but enthusiastic to learn more now that I can see them up close!
I did already ID the nice golden colored ones in the center bottom as hedgehogs, due to their "spikes" instead of gills.
I've been trying to ID the rest, but there are small details that seem "off" compared to the examples that keep me unsure. They were all found on the southern central side of Mt Hood National Forest, all along the same kind of substrate (decaying pine needles and moss). Any tips or suggestions would be really appreciated. Ordering a guide book as soon as this week's pay comes in 
1) I was thinking perhaps a young brown shaggy parasol?


Habitat: Hardwood forest, pine needles/decaying pine needles and moss.
Gills: White
Stem: Whitish tan, about 1/4 inch wide, 1 1/2" long
Cap: brown fading to light tan at the center, smooth besides the "scales", not hygrophanous, 1 1/2 inch across.
Spore print color: Didn't print
Bruising: Browns become darker browns.
Location: Western Oregon.
2)Maybe very young Prince? Thats the only thing that I can think to compare it to

Habitat: Hardwood forest, pine needles/decaying pine needles and moss.
Gills: Unable to see, closed
Stem: Whitish tan, about 1/2 inch wide, 2" long
Cap: gold colored, smooth, not hygrophanous, 1 inches across.
Spore print color: Unable to print
Bruising: Browns become darker browns.
Location: Western Oregon.
3) No clue, but they're small and reminded me of the right psilocybin shape that I was noobishly keeping an eye out for


Habitat: Hardwood forest, pine needles/decaying pine needles and moss.
Gills: white
Stem: White with a green hue, about 1/32 inch wide, 2 1/2" long
Cap: white with slight green hue, smooth, hygrophanous, 1/4 inch across.
Spore print color: No print was produced
Bruising: None noticed.
Location: Western Oregon.
4-5-6) (left to right)) These were found next to each other

Habitat: Hardwood forest, pine needles/decaying pine needles and moss.
Gills: (4) & (5) white, (6) brown
Stem: (4) tan'ish yellow, about 1/16 inch wide, 1 inch long (5) brown, about 1/16 inch wide, 2 inch long (6) light brown with white around the top 2-3 centimeters, about 1/4 inch wide, 2" long
Cap: (4) dark brown surface with much lighter brownish tan showing where the surface wore off or thinned, smooth, not hygrophanous, 3/4 inch across. (5) greenish brown with brown circle at the center, wavy thin edges, slightly hygrophanous, 1 1/4" across (6)greyish pale tan with a rusty red circle at center, slightly hygrophanous
Spore print color: (4) white (5) white with a very faint blue tone, but that tone could be tin foil reflection, unsure (6) None observed
Bruising: 4 & 5 none notice, 6 maybe a greyish blue'ing?
Location: Western Oregon.
7) No idea


Habitat: Hardwood forest, pine needles/decaying pine needles and moss.
Gills: Tan'ish white
Stem: tan only a shade or two lighter than the cap edges, about 1/8 inch wide, 2 1/2" long
Cap: brown at center nipple to tan at outer ring, smooth, hygrophanous, 1 inches across.
Spore print color: white
Bruising: Browns become darker browns.
Location: Western Oregon.
8)Unsure



Habitat: Hardwood forest, pine needles/decaying pine needles and moss.
Gills: dark brown
Stem: yellowish tan, about 1/8 inch wide, 1 1/4" long
Cap: dark brown, smooth, hygrophanous at the edges, 1 inches across.
Spore print color: greenish blue
Bruising: bruises tan.
Location: Western Oregon.
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