CureCat said:

Uhhh.... I'd say your best bet is to hunt for Psilocybe subaeruginosa, it is the common active Psilocybe native to New Zealand and Australia. It does not grow on manure, but grows from any mix of wood/soil/plant debri/mulch. So, look in urban or forest type areas for this mushroom. Click on the "Search Posts" link at the top of this page, and select the mushroom hunting forum to search, and search for the word "subaeruginosa" also known as "subs" not to be confused with a different mushroom which are referred to as "subbs".

Your mushroom is definitely not a Psilocybe, and not active either.

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It smells like a mushroom.

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It looks like a mushroom.

LOL.  You should really get a field guide, learn your terminology, and DO SPORE PRINTS!!! This is the best way to narrow down families by process of elimination.  Very good picture i have to give you that.

But i guess what i really want to say is that mushrooms can have many different odors. Some can smell like your typical store bought button mushrooms, Agaricus bisporus. However Agaircus Praeclaresquamosus (Flat -Top Agaricus) in the same family has a phenolic odor. Some can smell very sweet, even resembling the smell or maple syrup of butterscotch like Lactarius Rubidus (Candy Cap) Some can smell like sweet almond extract, like Hygrophorus  agothosmus (Gray Almond Waxy Cap). Clitocybe nuda (Blewit) has been said to faintly when fresh to smell like "frozen orange juice"

So saying it smelled like a mushroom is pretty general and doesn't help much. However great picture and happy hunting!

_OttO_ said:

No problems brother - its not your fault that the USA syllabus and media doesnt teach your population about other countries... Did you know only 21% of Americans even own passports?

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Word.  School in the U.S. is very exclusive of other Countries, except to mention them in Historical context.  I would say, however, that spending a good part of my time online during my teenage years, helped to open my eyes to a lot of the world, and as a result, I am more informed about other countries than most people my age.
I do own a passport. 
Have been to Jamaica when I was young, and went to China for two weeks a few yrs ago.  I love traveling.... the cultures are SO different.

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It is critical that you describe mushrooms fully and accurately in order to get a proper identification.

A good picture of the mushrooms is invaluable, but not required.
Along with the pictures YOU ARE REQUIRED to provide the following data:

* Habitat (where [woods, pasture, state,province,country, altitude] and what [soil, dung, wood (dead, living, what kind of wood?)] does it grow on)
* Characteristics of the gills (color, attached/not, gills/pores, etc)
* Characteristics of the stem (length, diameter, color, texture, hollow/solid, thin/thick, etc)
* Characteristics of the cap (diameter,color, texture, conical/spherical, convex/concave, etc)
* Spore print color (very important!)
* Color that the mushroom bruises
* Scent of the mushroom
* Anything else you might find important

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