Thanks again for your help. I'll give it a try.
Thanks again, but my brother's wife doesn't think the id is correct. Here's what she had to say: Chuck: This mushroom was part of a group of...
Many thanks. I think you've got it. It sure had me fooled, and I'm a retired mycologist; albeit, specializing in aquatic fungi.
It was growing in a garden that had been mulched with wood chips from a Bradford pear. Hope that helps.
Many thanks. It definitely has me puzzled. Hope to get a spore print if it occurs again.
This one appears to be very unique, but has me stumped. Photo sent to me by a friend, so I don't have spore print, or even know if it has gills...