MichelBeeckman

One of the few that were still standing! Alas the lawn mower took the greater part of the population :( I found them last year, some with caps up to 25 cm!!

The difference between Favolaschia and Favolus is that the former is actually compareable with a poroid Mycena (placed in the family Mycenaceae) and the latter is a true Polypore (Polyporaceae). With that in mind, I believe you could feel it in the structure of the mushroom. Polypores tend to be more leathery, more firm, than the fragile mycenoid mushrooms. Thus, I dare not to which of the two it is and may you consider my former comment as a starting point for further investigation, but not as a solid identification.

Agaricales is the name used for (almost) all Gilled mushrooms. Taxonomically it is ranked as an order, one rank above families. So the Agaricales contain families like Agaricaceae, Mycenaceae and Tricholomataceae. Within the taxonomic unit family, you'll find a genus (plu. genera). In this case you can find genera like Agaricus, Coprinus (sensu stricto), Lepiota, Leucocoprinus, Lycoperdon, Vascellum in the Agaricaceae, for instance.
Long story short, at MO they have no idea of what these mushrooms are, so they place it within the largest, but for now most accurate group.

Too bad. In that case we'll have to wait for MO, I guess!

I think MO is quite accurate, so I can live with calling this Tubifera sp :p

You can call it either 'Coprinellus sect. Micacei', or 'Coprinellus aff. disseminatus'. The taxonomic addition 'aff' stand for 'affinis', or 'closely related to'.

Hypholoma spec, maybe close to Hypholoma brunneum.

These could be closer to Lycoperdon molle, since the 'gems' don't leave clear scars on the exoperidium (outer skin) when they are wiped off.
http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20p?see=I...

Yes gully.moy, this is an Amanita, closely related to A. excelsa.

No idea, but it looks awesomely beautiful!!!