Mushrooms already?!

[Streck-Fu]

Though very early in season, the weather has been unseasonably warm, we found a lot of mushrooms in the woods. I am no expert and did not pick any but can anyone tell what kind these are and if edible?

I took my son out just to get in the woods to see if we may be able to find any antler sheds. no antlers, but lots of tracks and signs.....and mushrooms. We did not pick any.

Thank you,

EDIT: It looks like the first one loaded upside down. Sorry.

 

[antiwheeze]

Those are not morels and that's the only mushroom I'd care to eat.

 

[yetti462]

I wouldn't eat any of them. Chicken of the woods, yellow chantrell and morels are the only ones I eat. Your pics aren't of any I listed.

 

[Leadeye]

Nothing there I recognize as edible. The picture on the left looks a little like Jack-o-lanterns which are not edible.

 

[Gunaria]

Ummm shelf fungi.

 

[AtTheMurph]

The second one looks to me a little like Chicken of the Woods that has been freeze dried then thawed then frozen and thawed again.

 

[1861navy]

A lot late to this but... I don't know exactly what 1 and 3 are though they look like honey mushrooms, they aren't because its the wrong season. They might be part of the Strophariaceae group that contains the orange stump mushroom and the brick cap.

Number two is a shelf mushroom that is similar to many polypores, however I can't tell if its underside has pores or gills. Regardless of which it is inedible, as many polypores are due to their texture when consumed. More polypores are medicinal, however for that we need accurate identification.

A good tip in the future is to take a spore print by laying the mushroom with the spore bearing surface down on white paper. Cover with a glass or plastic bowl and let sit 12-24 he's. After which the spores will have collected on the paper allowing you to see their color. Then you can compare mushrooms that look similar with the same color spore print. Also when you pick the mushroom use gloves and keep it isolated to avoid possible contamination.