flowers, gardens and other flora Mushroom 2

I am certainly no expert on mushrooms, but I do go foraging every year for some to take home for cooking. This appears to be a variety that grows on rotting logs and therefore I'm surprised to read that it came up in the grass. I'll have to dig out my books and do some research. A pretty shot, I like it.

Thanks Shawn.  I enjoy taking pictures of mushrooms but have NO clue as to the type they are.  I'd love to find out what kind it is and am adding a shot of the entire mushroom that might help you if you do look for it.

I was sure this is a polypore mushroom but in the Pacific Northwest I only see them growing on trees or logs. After doing a little research I have discovered that some also grow on the ground where pine trees are in the area.

My best guess is that this is a Dye Polypore (phaeolus schweinitzii) variety. You can find photos of using Google if you want to double-check my research.

Thanks Shawn! I will check and see what else I can learn.  It's interesting you said they will grow around pine trees --- it's almost on the exact spot where I had a pine taken out a couple of years ago.....guess it proves you just can't fool Mother Nature!

If you left the roots of the pine tree in the ground (I suspect you did) then I think I have correctly identified this mushroom. The polypore mushroom likes trees and it prefers them when they are dead. Dead trees above ground or below ground would be no different.

Shawn....you're right, I had the stump ground down but I did nothing with the roots.  I'll be keeping an eye out for more surprises growing in that general area!