This mushroom emerged up the street, here in New England, between the sidewalk and the street. On the roots of an apparently healthy maple. I have no idea what it is; that’s quite a solid mass at the base. Smells great. It’s slightly, but very slightly orange. The tops are dry.
Update: I checked again. It actually is on the remains of a very large street tree that probably fell down 5 or more years ago. The roots of the adjacent trees probably haven’t invaded the space yet.
“Shimeji Mushroom” alias Hon-Shimeji. Today’s breakfast will be seasoned steamed rice with vegetables, meat and Hon-Shimeji (this).
Forgot to mention. Buna = beechtree.
The folks a Shroomery.org have helped me out and it looks like this is probably a Gymnopilus
Spectabilis; but I picked it very young. Nice picture of a more mature one; but these other pictures (one, and two) are a good example of how confusing this can all be.