View the spoiler for my guess at what I think it might be, but please first come to your own conclusion before looking at mine — I don’t want to bias your guess.

My guess

Psilocybe cyanescens

They were found in mid-november in the Salish Coast region of Cascadia. They were growing out of woodchips composed of a mixture of western hemlock (majority), and western red cedar.

Side view of one full mature specimen:

A group with a sample of the substrate (the cap appears to be umbonate):

A closeup side view, and internal view of the stem (it appears to be hollow):

Cross section of the gills — they appear to be adnate, or sub-decurrent:

Underside of view of the gills:

Spore print (first on white background (the split is due to two halves), second on a black background):

Examples specimens once dried:

Examples of the colony, and the location/substrate in which it was growing:

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  • Kalcifer@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
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    1 month ago

    I sometimes find the colors on pictures a bit misleading, because most people take them with their phone, which like to manipulate the picture (weird color corrections, sharpening, AI, etc.) and are too dark.

    Optimally, take them somewhere under a light with normed values (e.g. some LEDs or fluorescent lights give off “office light” or “daylight”), where the white balance can easily be adjusted.

    Or, you can add some objects with known colours for reference, e.g. something like those take-things moviemakers use, certain LEGO bricks, and so on.

    Good idea about lighting/white balance. I will try to improve the color accuracy in future images. I could potentially just capture the image RAW for future adjustments to color.