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New Zealand Season 2009
#10185352 - 04/17/09 03:05 PM (7 months, 1 day ago) |
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Found these in my garden this morning. I'm pretty certain of they are psilocybe subaeruginosa but I've only ever hunted weraroa noveazelandiae. So I'd love a postive id before I become that weirdo watering his garden at night.





That guy on the right is suspect. He's what usually grows in my garden which is why I never took a serious look last year.
I know it's a tiny start but it's a start. Good hunting everyone!
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: Hence]
#10185419 - 04/17/09 03:17 PM (7 months, 1 day ago) |
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I can't tell for sure about that red one, but with the print and the bruising on the stems...that top one looks awfully promising
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sick!
They are definately subs The bottom one on the right isnt though... But the rest are all go 
cant believe the season is underway already!
awesome!
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Because, at my green stage in hunting, I love heaps of details I reckon others might be keen to know too. I've found two clusters growing in my garden in 2 places about 1m apart; divided by grass. One is a drift wood based mulch (many inches deep) The other used to be aswell but we converted it to a flower garden with compost and cocobean husks. Which is an amazing mulch but I don't think it had anything to do with these mycelia. Makes your garden smell like chocolate!
Both beds have been dry for exactly one week. Heaps of dew in the mornings but no frost since early last week. The last night was cold as but the couple before were mild enough to be outside in shorts.
I reckon a week after Monday's rains (27th) we'll be seeing alot of posts.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: Hence]
#10185943 - 04/17/09 04:53 PM (7 months, 1 day ago) |
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Most of the pics you posted are Psilocybe subaeruginosa, the red one in the last pic is Leratiomyces ceres. Its presence is a good indicator that the habitat is good for other wood chip mushrooms such as the active Psilocybes.
Congratulations on making the first find from NZ this year!
Approximately where in NZ are you located?
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Thanks Alan, I've had my shroom googles on for weeks. Didn't think I'd find them so close to home, pretty chuffed.
Other than the obvious red lera ceres, thanks for that info. Was any of these others suspect?




Sorry it's a bit blurred but this is the mulch.

To answer your question Wellington Region.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: Hence]
#10186096 - 04/17/09 05:21 PM (7 months, 1 day ago) |
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Mean! Looking good, I've been out hunting the last few weekends and scouting areas but no luck yet.
Too much good weather still, this coming week is meant to bring a little moisture but you're right, the week after should be when it starts. What suburb in Wellington are you in? Have you watered that garden a lot recently?
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: nickc]
#10186127 - 04/17/09 05:30 PM (7 months, 1 day ago) |
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Only this morning actually cuz I never thought to look here. Especially since it's been so dry.
I'm a ways N or Wellington but not too far like say Levin. Somewhere in there. Same weather, less wind.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: Hence]
#10186604 - 04/17/09 07:21 PM (7 months, 1 day ago) |
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well done hence! i, too found a sub patch in my back garden this season. not nearly as nice as your one though, congratulations. i'm going to check out some local patches (wanganui) today and when i get back to wellington i'll be doing some searching there in the next few weeks as well. good luck everybody.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: WANGanui]
#10193439 - 04/19/09 02:04 AM (6 months, 30 days ago) |
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Nice finds with the subs dude! I've been keeping my eyes out up in Auckland but I haven't done enough travelling to find the right spots. I'm guessing within the month we'll be finding them here and there if we're lucky. Bought myself some new LED torches, and hopefully moving out to the Waitakeres very soon! Should be a great years haul!
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: Fler]
#10196258 - 04/19/09 03:57 PM (6 months, 30 days ago) |
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I've got pins from africa growing 4m from my back door.

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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: Hence]
#10197511 - 04/19/09 07:21 PM (6 months, 30 days ago) |
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First miserably wet day in Wellington today! 
Let's hope it keeps up for at least tonight and tomorrow...
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: nickc]
#10202545 - 04/20/09 04:11 PM (6 months, 29 days ago) |
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I've been trying find a timeline for P.sub growth but I can't fine anything interms of time. Is it a week from pinhead to full cap, ball park?
The subs I've found are all so small I'm wondering how long I should wait before I start picking? Should I be watering them, caring for them, singing to them off key?
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: Hence]
#10203436 - 04/20/09 07:22 PM (6 months, 29 days ago) |
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Psilocybe subaeruginosa. Here are two images taken of the same specimen in it's natural habitat after one week of growth!
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: inski]
#10204406 - 04/20/09 10:24 PM (6 months, 28 days ago) |
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Nice shots inski. Was that sub growing on a living tree?
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: Shroomeup]
#10204426 - 04/20/09 10:28 PM (6 months, 28 days ago) |
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It was dead but still standing, note the rhizomorphic mycelium growing up the base of the tree in the first image:) inski.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: inski]
#10204642 - 04/20/09 11:09 PM (6 months, 28 days ago) |
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Woot woot, ill be back in NZ soon and on the hunt!
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: Stoi]
#10205456 - 04/21/09 04:16 AM (6 months, 28 days ago) |
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Nice specimen inski..Working in Melbourne this season but am looking forward to hunting new ground:D Cant wait to see this years photos
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: karode13]
#10208718 - 04/21/09 05:29 PM (6 months, 28 days ago) |
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To my surprise, a friend has found a nice collection of subs here in Christchurch. The season has hardly begun really, considering we have had below average rainfall for April so far. Though this batch was old and starting to degrade, so these must of popped up from the heavy rainfall 2 weeks back.
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greetings all after a quick scope around today i found a small haul of subs today in auckland looks as if the season up here has officially started.. [image]http://www.shroomery.org/forums/thumbs/09-17/037114100-thumb_100_0280.<a href="http://files.shroomery.org/files/09-17/037113628-100_0281.jpg" target="_blank"> jpg[ /image]</a>
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: mr extreme]
#10217185 - 04/22/09 11:10 PM (6 months, 26 days ago) |
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Hi mr extreme, congratulations! I believe you have opened the season in Auckland. What was the substrate you found them on? I have been looking almost everyday in Auckland and I haven't found them, yet?
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: pulento]
#10224050 - 04/24/09 01:26 AM (6 months, 25 days ago) |
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Hi there pulento...I found these growing from bark covered over with soil and grass this is the second year i have picked from this spot wasn't expecting to find these as there really hasn't been enough rain but low and behold there they are ill post a pic of there growing environment within the next couple of days..
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: mr extreme]
#10228617 - 04/24/09 08:45 PM (6 months, 25 days ago) |
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well done extreme...have had a wee look around a few areas but haven't noted any mushroom growth of any kind whatsoever....will have to keep a close eye peeled from now on.
Where those from mulch?
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: Cyberdyne]
#10229973 - 04/25/09 02:56 AM (6 months, 24 days ago) |
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grassy dirt covered bark,Had another scout round today and found these i assume they must of come through with the last lot of rain as a few look a bit aged the next few days are supposed to be wet so that should really get the season going...........good luck guys an girls!!
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: mr extreme]
#10229975 - 04/25/09 02:57 AM (6 months, 24 days ago) |
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: wowitch17]
#10232729 - 04/25/09 06:48 PM (6 months, 24 days ago) |
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here's some pics of some P's Aucklandi picked yesterday, note the dark blue almost black staining and leathery caps......


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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: mr extreme]
#10232759 - 04/25/09 06:54 PM (6 months, 24 days ago) |
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Where abouts in auckland are you? not specifically just like east, west whatever
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West auckland dude.
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Nice picks so far. Looks like Auckland is doing just as well as any place. I've seen subs and gyms all over my area but haven't had to pick any since I've been picking 1g (dried) every day from my own gardens for the last week.
Can anyone tell me the shelf life of cracker dried subs sealed in glass with silica?
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: Hence]
#10233978 - 04/25/09 11:13 PM (6 months, 23 days ago) |
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Ive stored up to 6 months with no noticeable potency loss or mold infestation I'd say airtight probably a year max to reap maximum potency.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: mr extreme]
#10237960 - 04/26/09 05:35 PM (6 months, 23 days ago) |
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Nice finds guys, mr extreme, are you certain those are P. aucklandii, what substrate were they fruiting from? Do you have any images of the natural habitat? inski.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: mr extreme]
#10241397 - 04/27/09 07:39 AM (6 months, 22 days ago) |
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Woohoo!! It seems mushroom season came around real quick this year... when i went MX riding in woodhill this weekend i saw alot of amanita's and a few brown-topped caps(didnt bother stopping to take a look, they were just a blur really). Def gonna take a look around this weekend when i go!!
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: crazymofo]
#10245696 - 04/27/09 09:03 PM (6 months, 22 days ago) |
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Just been for a walk today, seen about 5 different types of mushrooms springing up all over the place!
I'd say after this week of rain and once the temperature drops we'll be right into it.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: nickc]
#10246104 - 04/27/09 09:58 PM (6 months, 21 days ago) |
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It's barely rained at all this season and it's been really mild. I don't want to jinx anything but I'm pleasantly baffled.



Anyone had much success with the dosage calculator? Reckon there's a handicap due to first grow potency?
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: Hence]
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Quote:
Anyone had much success with the dosage calculator? Reckon there's a handicap due to first grow potency?
Awesome pictures. I think the dosage calc works pretty well.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: Hence]
#10246228 - 04/27/09 10:14 PM (6 months, 21 days ago) |
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Nice haul Hence Keep up the pics
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: inski]
#10247564 - 04/28/09 04:22 AM (6 months, 21 days ago) |
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hey there inski got some habitat shots up you can see a few subs popping up this was round about the same area i found the p, aucklandii i might be wrong but these are leathery capped staining dark blue purple with a black dark brown spore print?? extremly potent correct me if im wrong please... and to all other posters nice pics keep em coming in!!!


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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: Hence]
#10247722 - 04/28/09 05:34 AM (6 months, 21 days ago) |
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I like your psyc garden pics man working on hard on mine fingers crossed and ill have shrooms popping up on a san pedro /morning glory back drop weed matted and brought in some top notch contam bark so a litttle more rain and ill get some pics up of my own little psyc garden!!
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: mr extreme]
#10247727 - 04/28/09 05:37 AM (6 months, 21 days ago) |
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Nice pics mr extreme, Psilocybe aucklandii always fruits directly from clay soil, never from wood, here are some images of my finds of P. aucklandii from previous seasons.
 Your mushrooms are definately an active Psilocybe species but I don't think its P. aucklandii. inski.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: inski]
#10247756 - 04/28/09 05:57 AM (6 months, 21 days ago) |
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buzzy thanks for the info on that inski so the ones ive treated as aucklandii are presumably older stages of the sub" genre?? i have a couple of pictures from last year on my profile i couldnof sworn were aucklandii!!

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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: mr extreme]
#10247770 - 04/28/09 06:05 AM (6 months, 21 days ago) |
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Yes they are probably part of the P. subaeruginosa family. inski.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: inski]
#10253819 - 04/29/09 01:44 AM (6 months, 20 days ago) |
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HI EVERY ONE PLEASE HELP ME OUT.
Hey there, I'm in auckland and wanting to start hunting  I do shrooms a couple times a year to gain a fresh perspective on things but have always bought them from a mate.... so i would like to give hunting a go:D
Can you tell me a few tips on identifying gold tops? and what habitats they grow in?
Thank you so much, im in awe of this forum, you guys rock haha
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: Yellow35]
#10253869 - 04/29/09 02:07 AM (6 months, 20 days ago) |
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hey are these active? they white with black gills, white stem and black brused cap
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: Yellow35]
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: Yellow35]
#10253910 - 04/29/09 02:31 AM (6 months, 20 days ago) |
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Shitty pics, but it looks like a decaying Coprinellus micaceus.
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Went out for a big hunt out at Woodhill today but only found a few very small aucklandii + a lot of different other ones. Just looking for a possible ID, I dont have a camera but for anyone searching out there before im sure they'd know what im describing. {Dark brown top, small nipple, thin stem, grows abundantly} species? Also {White in middle going to brown on the outsides,no nipple, thin stem, short, also grows abundantly. Any possibly IDS?
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: xthrx]
#10255063 - 04/29/09 10:48 AM (6 months, 20 days ago) |
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That doesn't sound like Psilocybe aucklandii. You should get a camera so you can show us what you are talking about. If it doesn't have a purple-brown spore print and bruise blue where damaged, don't eat it.
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I know. I wasnt describing aucklandii, I was describing the other mushrooms I found so i know what they are and can easily distinguish between them all.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: xthrx]
#10260071 - 04/30/09 12:59 AM (6 months, 19 days ago) |
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My mate who I told to keep an eye out, found a bunch of subs in the bush on the West Coast today! Will post up pics tonight. Shouldn't be a problem flying them back to Wellington eh? Just on an Air NZ link flight.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: nickc]
#10260698 - 04/30/09 05:04 AM (6 months, 19 days ago) |
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Wellingtonian here
Well, I've got a spot already, had a few hauls reported by friends a couple weeks ago now... went to the botanical gardens a week ago, round the kids playground... not much though. I saw quite a few that LOOKED like subs, but didn't bruise at all, so I just left em.
mod edit: No asking for exact locations.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: riku122]
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riku122 said: Wellingtonian here
Well, I've got a spot already, had a few hauls reported by friends a couple weeks ago now... went to the botanical gardens a week ago, round the kids playground... not much though. I saw quite a few that LOOKED like subs, but didn't bruise at all, so I just left em.
Anyone recommend anywhere round the hutt region? I was thinking of Mt. Climbie...
Mt Climbie? I've spent 20years in the Hutt valley and never heard of that place. Where is it? Bot gardens is far too dodgy for me...
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: nickc]
#10264391 - 04/30/09 06:15 PM (6 months, 19 days ago) |
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wellington hunter reporting in. had a little look around town and also checked out the town belt pine forest out by mount victoria. saw a few little amanitas and little else - it's a pretty cool walk though.
i'm thinking of checking out karori or maybe te aro next. i also might have a little look around the bot gardens seeing as i haven't visited them yet and i've heard they are amazing.
mod edit: No asking for hunting partners.
Edited by Alan Rockefeller (04/30/09 06:16 PM)
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: WANGanui]
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WANGanui said: wellington hunter reporting in. had a little look around town and also checked out the town belt pine forest out by mount victoria. saw a few little amanitas and little else - it's a pretty cool walk though.
i'm thinking of checking out karori or maybe te aro next. i also might have a little look around the bot gardens seeing as i haven't visited them yet and i've heard they are amazing.
mod edit: No asking for hunting partners.
Just checked Te Aro today, just got home from it. Nothing around, a few LBMs and some little red mushrooms but not a lot.
Here are the ones my mate found on the West Coast, look like subs! He said they are bruising on the stems blue. Ignore the white ones, I've told him to chuck them away.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: nickc]
#10265992 - 04/30/09 10:08 PM (6 months, 18 days ago) |
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Theyre not subs. Looks like stropharia aurantiaca
Edited by Shroomeup (04/30/09 11:01 PM)
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: Shroomeup]
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Shroomeup said: Theyre not subs. Looks like stropharia aurantiaca
Ah okay, good to know. I'll tell him to keep a better look out. Should he be looking for subaeruginosas in the West Coast, SI?
Just went for a hunt in bot gardens after saying I wouldn't, nothing around but some interesting mushrooms on a dead tree and an absolute SHITLOAD of little browns absolutely everywhere. There were literally thousands of them all over the place.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: nickc]
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1 - 2) Gymnopilus 3 - 7) Psathyrella
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: nickc]
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Hey! I am so excited. I have been trying to find psylocibe in Auckland for years (2005)and this is the first time I found more than one or two, mainly because I didn't know anyone to ask where to find them. I am pretty sure they are subs, can you help me to identify them? I am doing a print that I will post tomorrow. I found this in central Auckland.

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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: pulento]
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Those are probably Psilocybe subaeruginosa, make sure they all stain blue.
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Hey all hows it going, hopefully the hunting is going well... the weather has been pretty good for it.
Anyway I went for my first hunt yesterday afternoon, found a fairly sizable patch of P.subaeruginosa but didnt pick as I'm cautious. However returned early this morning to pick up my first subs of the season.

Good luck and happy hunting.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: nzd]
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Hey guys, I found this today, I know its very small and I should've left it but it had fallen over, maybe eaten by bugs, there was more where I found it so I just took this one cause they were all tiny. Looking for some ID as to whether its good or not. Sorry I have no idea how to make the pics small and then be enlarged =\


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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: nzd]
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nzd said: Hey all hows it going, hopefully the hunting is going well... the weather has been pretty good for it.
Anyway I went for my first hunt yesterday afternoon, found a fairly sizable patch of P.subaeruginosa but didnt pick as I'm cautious. However returned early this morning to pick up my first subs of the season.

Good luck and happy hunting.
Fuck! What a haul! What city are you in?
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Im gonna be over there this summer, totally got to go hunting...
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Hey guys, I found this today, I know its very small and I should've left it but it had fallen over, maybe eaten by bugs, there was more where I found it so I just took this one cause they were all tiny. Looking for some ID as to whether its good or not. Sorry I have no idea how to make the pics small and then be enlarged
You found a Psathyrella. If you want to get high, its no good.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: nickc]
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Fuck! What a haul! What city are you in?
Im just in south auckland man.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: nzd]
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 Hello! Found these today.. Hoping somebody can just clarify for me what the below type are. In the the top image is the common Subaeruginosa type right.. and in the bottom image is the seemingly rare type that we come across scarcely.. Can somebody please clarify what this type is?
I've always assumed the top image to be "gold tops" and the bottom image "blue meanies"?
Much appreciated, Agradecimiento! Cheers!
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Nice finds, The first one is Psilocybe subaeruginosa, the second one is this yet to be described species that I just had success cultivating! Rhizomorphs. inski.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: inski]
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Nice work on cultivating them. So there isn't a technical name for this species yet? Are they are slightly stronger than the Sub's? Do you notice any significant difference in the type of trip?
Bombardment of questions haha, just intrigued. Thanks
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Thanks, they are stronger than Psilocybe subaeruginosa but I suspect that is due to the very dense flesh making them weigh quite a lot more than P. subaeruginosa, no there is no species name for this mushroom yet! I would describe these as extremely potent and would advise starting with a very low dose for a first time! inski
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: potatonet]
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Hi potatonet, none to very few mushrooms in New Zealand in summer, our season goes from April through to August which is Autumn and Winter here! You would be better of coming here in mid May! inski.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: inski]
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inski said: Hi potatonet, none to very few mushrooms in New Zealand in summer, our season goes from April through to August which is Autumn and Winter here! You would be better of coming here in mid May! inski.
If he's on the other side of the world and is meaning when his summer came, which in effect would be around about our June. Just a thought.
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Nice finds man Ive found alot of those bottom pictured ones and yes they got quite a kick to them enjoy.............. here's a few pics of my early morning hunt today found on bark and the smaller ones found growing in mulch covered in grass..



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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: mr extreme]
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yeah, Im coming over in the summer for the upper hemisphere....
so autumn and winter for you guys. =-)
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: pulento]
#10273563 - 05/02/09 02:05 PM (6 months, 17 days ago) |
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Going out hunting today in the mighty westcoast forests. A great spot so hopefully will find some subs and will post later.
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I wouldn't be surprised if those are like the equivelant of P. baeocystis. I like th e bottle cap margin.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: jet li]
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Found a load of pins growing they look hopeful ill wait till they get nice and big before i take some pics. Hopefully they are the type that make you go
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Hey there funky people, can i pester you with a few questions? 1) how come its better to go picking in the morning? 2) how many days of rain are needed to start growing? 3) will shrooms grow out of fallen leaves?
Got a couple mushrooms growing in my back yard but pretty sure they not active at all i'll post a picture of the mushrooms and my back yard so maybe you can give your 2 cents on if i will get any magical friends growing thanks
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Hey here are some pics from my back yard will i get any active ones growing here?, the red and white spotted one was a shroom i saw when i was out is it active?
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Went out looking for Subs today, found none but found all of these! 
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: nickc]
#10287967 - 05/05/09 12:35 AM (6 months, 14 days ago) |
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I think its time for me to venture into the western hills of Auckland for some proper hunting, but in the meantime I'd be oh so very grateful if someone could help me id these:
 Which look to me like subs? they had a black spore print as well as:
 Which is a long shot but maybe aucklandii, they seem active though as they bruised blue, but they were growing in grass  Sorry about shitty quality photos, plan on getting hold of a better camera
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: nickc]
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: wowitch17]
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haha yeah, just ate 10g so let's see what happens!
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: Tahetl]
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top pictures definatly not an active species... what colour spore print for the bottom ones?? they dont look to be actives but you did say they bruised blue??
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: nickc]
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hi guys, im from auckland, im prity new to hunting, only been to riverhead until yesterday, went to woodhill. at woodhill i found sum but im unsure if they are active. they are dark brown in the midle and generaly get lighter towards the outside, and most have a pale or white ring around the outside, they were one of the most common shroom there and have a white stalk, sometimes tan. ne help would be apreshated on what to look for at woodhill.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: buzzysam]
#10288377 - 05/05/09 02:52 AM (6 months, 14 days ago) |
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hey guys, found these p. subs in a garden at school today, so i quickly grabbed all of them!!!







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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: iNDUCT]
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nice find!
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: Tahetl]
#10294036 - 05/05/09 10:43 PM (6 months, 13 days ago) |
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Which look to me like subs? they had a black spore print as well as:

I would toss these. They don't look too good, whatever they are.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: jet li]
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Induct in what habitat were those found? Mulch garden? Bark chips?
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: xthrx]
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Hey there xthrx, are you from new Zealand?
I found those mean p. Subs in a mulch garden growing along with a few little shrubby plants. Tomorrow I will take a photo of where I found them. I definitely didn't expect to find them at school!!!
Thanks, iNDUCT
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: jet li]
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Quote:
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Which look to me like subs? they had a black spore print as well as:

I would toss these. They don't look too good, whatever they are.
Yeah, I think I might just, the print turned out to be brownish, and after having a better look at the others left in the spot, I'm thinking the bruising was just dirt.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: Tahetl]
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Yeah mate, Im in auckland. Hasnt rained much yet on the shore tho =\
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: xthrx]
#10300815 - 05/07/09 04:54 AM (6 months, 12 days ago) |
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Hey I hear you guys talking about hunting on the West Coast (Auckland).. I've only ever hunted in suburban/park woodchip gardens, so I got no idea how to hunt out there. I presume it's still subs we're after, and in the pine forests out there (woodhill, riverhead)? Not in the bush right..
From what I remember though the ground in woodhill is basically really sandy dirt covered in pine needles. Doesn't seem that similar to woodchips heh, but I guess if there's rotting branches around that'd be about right.
Any help or tips without getting too specific would be much appreciated . I've had no luck with woodchip gardens yet this season.. My spots still too dry.
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You would be very lucky to find Psilocybe subaeruginosa in the habitat you described, it's P. aucklandii you would most likely find, it grows from clay soil not wood chips! inski.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: inski]
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I was recently shroom hunting in NZ for 6 days, and you would have to be blind not to find actives there at the moment. I covered the area of the North Shore in Auckland, and out to woodhill on the west coast, found abundant quantities of aucklandii and subs growing in plain sight. If only here in aussie was quite that good Curse my profit hunting!
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: Stoi]
#10305665 - 05/07/09 11:36 PM (6 months, 11 days ago) |
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Hey, just found these on my first hunt and got told they were active. Is this true?

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Hi again... and thanks for the reply to my first post.
This time I found a few subs (I believe so) and a couple suspicious ones that seem to stain blue. Could you tell me the name of this shroom? I found them in Auckland central in the same spot as before in a public park on bark and wood chip.
  Thanks!
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: pulento]
#10306957 - 05/08/09 07:26 AM (6 months, 11 days ago) |
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Hi all. Found these growing at the base of a manuka tree in the forest (central Otago). The caps are between 1 and 4 cm, had a sticky top and it has a brown spore print. Any ideas?

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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: muddy]
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Looks in-active muddy.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: xthrx]
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Hi all. Have never had much (any) luck with hunting for shrooms but have always put in the effort. Just found these growing in some pine chips and leaves in a park in West Auckland. Any ideas what they are?
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: timbo]
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They are looking heaps dirty but first guess would be leratiomyces ceres. What colour is the spore print? Is there any bluing on the stipes?
I wouldn't be surprised if you found Subs in the same wood chips but I don't think they have come for you yet. There's a prolific amount of the same, this week, along Author St. might be worth another look soon.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: pulento]
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I have been reading other posts and the ones in bottom right corner seem to be Rhizomorphs. Can anyone confirm this?
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: pulento]
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yeah man those look to be them nice find
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: mr extreme]
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I braved the weather yesterday and found another 20gm of Weraroa NZ. Thinking about going for another hunt today...
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: nickc]
#10311550 - 05/09/09 04:24 AM (6 months, 10 days ago) |
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Hey there, picked some mushrooms today (in Dunedin) thought I'd check here to get a second opinion on what I've got. All the subaerunginosa's were found in pine woods, while the rest were on a nearby field. Perhaps I'm impatient but none appear to bruise any colour at all; a exciting blue or a worrying black. A strong meat like odor accompanies the red unknown ones in the last photos.
The first lot I believe to be Psilocybe subaeruginosa and were found on a very rotten log. Brown spore print. Slippery slimy cap!
 
Next up I have some old friends, I was under the impression they're Psilocybe semilanceata but after eating 12 of the same size and feeling nothing, I'm not too sure.

Lastly I found a large patch of these mushrooms. They didn't strike me as something I'd heard about being a Psilocybe but looked like they fit the profile. In case it's not obvious in the photos, they're very orange or red. Very thick stem. Can't seem to get a spore print.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: Alias]
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No actives there I don't think Alias.. Looks like you're hunting for the right kinda colour and shape of cap for subs, but check out more finds in this thread for more of an idea of what the stems and gills should look like.
Can anyone clear up for me where to hunt for in Auckland other than woodchips? So far I have the impression that- Subs - Woodchips / Pine forest floor Weraroa - same as subs Aucklandii - Clay soil (in pine forests? in native bush? anywhere?)
Anything I'm missing? Had a big failure of a woodchip hunt yesterday.. mushrooms everywhere but no subs =\
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That's a bit of a let down; second unsuccessful hunt and it's quite a drive too. At least I'm learning, I'll be a better forager in no time!
As a follow-up, some had bruised black (not blue or purple - unfortunately) on the stems where they'd been grabbed to be picked.
So now I've got a whole lot of worthless mushrooms to dispose of!
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: Tahetl]
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Be careful, the naming of locations is not allowed. rules. inski.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: Alias]
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Alias, be careful, you should not eat any mushroom that you are not 100% certain of it's identification, it seems you have eaten 12 specimens of a Mycena species, these mushrooms will have a white spore print and do not resemble Psilocybe semilanceata which will have a purple brown print. Some species in this genus contain toxins, and I think at least one species contains psilocin/psilocybin but not the one you have there, I hope you didn't eat any of the specimens in your first two images, I can't tell for certain but they look like a Galerina species, mushrooms in this genus can be deadly! inski..
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: inski]
#10314705 - 05/09/09 09:41 PM (6 months, 9 days ago) |
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Found my first subs of the year in the North Shore.
Ate them shortly after in Mt Eden for a Full Moon drum circle in Takahi Reserve. Was very intense. The season in on!
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: Fler]
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Ah whoops, thanks for the heads up Inski.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: Tahetl]
#10315077 - 05/09/09 10:57 PM (6 months, 9 days ago) |
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No worries Even though, to people outside NZ your place description probably wasn't that suggestive, to many people from NZ it would be obvious where you were talking about, I knew exactly the spot! inski.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: inski]
#10315570 - 05/10/09 01:14 AM (6 months, 9 days ago) |
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Thanks for the response inski, have not eaten any of the photographed mushrooms and disposed of them all earlier. Will not pick any more of them.
Bit of a scare with the toxic/deadly Mycena, going to play it a lot more carefully and visit here more regularly. I should be posting sometime later in the week regarding the results of another hunt. Will spend more time hunting for the more hidden ones that have obvious blue staining.
Will have to warn quite a few others who are interested in picking Psilocybe's, or our enthusiasm may lead to some unfortunate hospital visits.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: Alias]
#10315817 - 05/10/09 03:40 AM (6 months, 9 days ago) |
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Went for a quick stroll today found a couple of subs.

Peace and happy hunting to all.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: nzd]
#10315998 - 05/10/09 06:10 AM (6 months, 9 days ago) |
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Well done nzd, looks like some nice fresh ones :P
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: xthrx]
#10316025 - 05/10/09 06:38 AM (6 months, 9 days ago) |
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Thanks man, yeah they look pretty tidy...ha ha.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: nzd]
#10316110 - 05/10/09 07:50 AM (6 months, 9 days ago) |
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Some idiot picked all the mushies in my secret patch when they were all baby's Still got a few more going strong but man, bastards.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: xthrx]
#10318337 - 05/10/09 06:25 PM (6 months, 9 days ago) |
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That sucks man, but yeah that happened to me a few times last year. Found the best and biggest patch I've ever seen. It was in a quite well hidden area. Thought I'd just keep watching them grow and someone comes along and rips them all out when they are tiny pins. Not once but twice.
I've learnt my lesson with that patch and will harvest them the second i see them popping up this year...If I can bring myself to do it.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: nzd]
#10318599 - 05/10/09 07:17 PM (6 months, 9 days ago) |
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Yeah man, I had a patch of 100 odd pins growing and was gonna leave them for atleast a week so they'd mature. It was such a secret spot to, but then some idiot comes along and takes all the baby pins, grrrrr.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: xthrx]
#10318943 - 05/10/09 08:09 PM (6 months, 9 days ago) |
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some habitat pics of some subs i stumbled upon today..






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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: mr extreme]
#10320587 - 05/11/09 02:09 AM (6 months, 8 days ago) |
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Woah, there's been a lotta posts since my last ID request. Alas I don't think that first find I posted had any actives in it - no blue staining at all. Thanks for all your responses though.
Since then though found some that are definitely active. Just wondering what species they are? I think they are subs but not experienced enough to be sure. Here are some pics:

Found in a garden covered with pine woodchips in Auckland. First time I've ever found any myself! 450.8g worth. Also, seeing as I haven't had any luck finding spots in the past, I'm wondering if anyone has any idea how long it will take for new shrooms to grow in that same spot?
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: timbo]
#10320814 - 05/11/09 04:04 AM (6 months, 8 days ago) |
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Far out man thats a pretty sizable find
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: nzd]
#10321319 - 05/11/09 07:31 AM (6 months, 8 days ago) |
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Hey i found some mushrooms that looked like subs today, but they were growing in grass and im not too sure if theyre subs or maybe something else like galerinas?
Does anyone have any good photos of galerinas so i could compare?
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: timbo]
#10322795 - 05/11/09 02:47 PM (6 months, 8 days ago) |
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Yep those are P,subaeruginosa nice find!! and its roughly bout a week between flushes so keep your eye out..
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: mr extreme]
#10322867 - 05/11/09 03:03 PM (6 months, 8 days ago) |
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Here's a few pics from a couple of hunts over the last few days,
Weraroa novea-zelandiae.
 Rhizomorphs.
 Aucklandi.
 P,subaeruginosa
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: mr extreme]
#10322902 - 05/11/09 03:16 PM (6 months, 8 days ago) |
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Quote:
Rhizomorphs.
That species will forever have the common name rhizomorphs. In a couple years Inski will probably publish it as P. rhizomorphii.
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Aucklandi.
I think your aucklandii actually falls under what people are calling P. subaeruginosa. Can you get access to a microscope?
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Hi Alan, At present I dont have access to a microscope although these were growing directly from clay which from what Inski described was an Aucklandi Trate??
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: mr extreme]
#10323797 - 05/11/09 06:57 PM (6 months, 8 days ago) |
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Brilliant pictures mr extreme, nice to see all the different types ;D. What area did you find the aucklandii's?
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: xthrx]
#10323876 - 05/11/09 07:16 PM (6 months, 8 days ago) |
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Thanks, One of the many pine plantations in west auckland growing from clay.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: mr extreme]
#10324048 - 05/11/09 07:58 PM (6 months, 8 days ago) |
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I'm sorry guys, I only named my post rhizomorphs because the images were of the rhizomorphs produced by that species! I have a name for that species but will not disclose it yet! Those specimens that you say were growing from the clay really do resemble P. subaeruginosa as Alan said, I think you should get someone to do a microscope examination on those, it is quite possibly neither of the species mentioned! inski.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: mr extreme]
#10325001 - 05/11/09 11:39 PM (6 months, 7 days ago) |
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Quote:
mr extreme said: Yep those are P,subaeruginosa nice find!! and its roughly bout a week between flushes so keep your eye out..
Thanks for your answer. And nice pics of the four species. Shot bro.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: timbo]
#10325491 - 05/12/09 02:07 AM (6 months, 7 days ago) |
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Extreme, i thought Weraroa novea-zelandiae only grew in Wellington?? And Aucklandii in Auckland
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: Tahetl]
#10325753 - 05/12/09 04:52 AM (6 months, 7 days ago) |
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Tahetl said: Extreme, i thought Weraroa novea-zelandiae only grew in Wellington?? And Aucklandii in Auckland 
Weraroa N-Z supposedly only grow south of Wanganui in the North Island, but specimens have been found up north as far as Auckland and in the South Island too.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: nickc]
#10331049 - 05/13/09 05:14 AM (6 months, 6 days ago) |
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has anyone else noticed the size of some of these p's subs this season!! Its nuts ive posted a few pics so you all get the idea.. All picked from a bark subsrate and very healthy could be this extreme weather we been having lately??


 sorry bout the quality peeps I dropped 3 of these buggers on my way home.....what can I say...EXTREME!!
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: mr extreme]
#10335363 - 05/13/09 11:08 PM (6 months, 5 days ago) |
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My bad not allowed to talk about if anyone has found anything in certain areas
Edited by CaMo (05/13/09 11:10 PM)
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: CaMo]
#10336222 - 05/14/09 03:05 AM (6 months, 5 days ago) |
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Hi bit of a newbie, could somebody please id these these for me? both photos are same mushrooms.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: wod]
#10336233 - 05/14/09 03:15 AM (6 months, 5 days ago) |
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I can tell you it is an active Psilocybe species that has yet to be named, see here. Rhizomorphs. inski.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: inski]
#10336306 - 05/14/09 04:06 AM (6 months, 5 days ago) |
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thanks. ive never seen them before. do you know what the dosage is like?
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: inski]
#10336336 - 05/14/09 04:24 AM (6 months, 5 days ago) |
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wow, just reading about this makes me excited.
a new species that is to be documented. what a wonderful world.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 *DELETED* [Re: mrHerro]
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: homefriend]
#10336461 - 05/14/09 05:46 AM (6 months, 5 days ago) |
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spore print looks dark brown/purple
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: homefriend]
#10336488 - 05/14/09 06:02 AM (6 months, 5 days ago) |
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I found these growing in some bark underneath rose bushes. They bruise blue and the spore print seems a dark brown or purple. 1-1.5cm diameter. Any help is appreciated. found them in christchurch

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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: homefriend]
#10337208 - 05/14/09 11:03 AM (6 months, 5 days ago) |
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Those are Psilocybe subaeruginosa.
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ID please [Re: nickc]
#10339246 - 05/14/09 05:55 PM (6 months, 5 days ago) |
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Hi, any advice on this genus would be apprecited.
Habitat: Found in dark shaded areas under ferns on a Sth East facing hill within native forest. Gills: Colour ranges from light grey / purple to purple / brown Stem: 2-3mm wide all the way up on larger specimens with blue / purple / black colouring Cap: Dark brown, smooth with dimple in top on larger specimens Spore print: Rusty brown Bruising: None or black Scent: Limited Location: East coast Northland Other: When in situ displayed distinct purple blue colouring on stems and caps
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Re: ID please [Re: yakuspa]
#10339296 - 05/14/09 06:02 PM (6 months, 5 days ago) |
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Hi the photos didnt upload - will try again
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Re: ID please [Re: yakuspa]
#10339351 - 05/14/09 06:13 PM (6 months, 5 days ago) |
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That is a Leptonia.
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Thanks AR....pity...I'll keep hunting....cool fungi though
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Re: ID please [Re: yakuspa]
#10340794 - 05/14/09 10:42 PM (6 months, 4 days ago) |
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Found these today, pretty good haul
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Re: ID please [Re: xthrx]
#10341317 - 05/15/09 12:33 AM (6 months, 4 days ago) |
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Fuck! EVeryone seems to be finding so many subs, I can't find any. Found a couple more little Weraroas today, nothing too great. They seem to be taking a long long time to grow again 2 weeks after I harvested the area.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: mrHerro]
#10341802 - 05/15/09 02:58 AM (6 months, 4 days ago) |
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I remember finding those last season, hellishly potent!!!
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Unnamed Psilocybe [Re: inski]
#10345737 - 05/15/09 07:50 PM (6 months, 4 days ago) |
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Edited by SporeHunter (05/15/09 07:53 PM)
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: Hence]
#10346278 - 05/15/09 09:44 PM (6 months, 3 days ago) |
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This is me and Cyberdyne's haul... Full credit to Russell Crowe whom we dedicate this hunt, and to our fallen brothers.
Just came back from maybe our most epic haul in Auckland. All growing on bark, some under the cover of large shrubs. I don't know what to say, quite excited (although consumption will have to wait, Cyberdyne and I have other commitments first!)
And the pics. Sorry no habitat pics as we didn't have a camera.




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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: danox]
#10346301 - 05/15/09 09:48 PM (6 months, 3 days ago) |
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as discussed previously...some are fucking monstrous...that stalk is pressed flush against my little finger
Also note the random extreme dark gill, upturned wavy caps vs presumably sterile white gill downturned also VERY large caps...very thick stalks vs very thin stalks...all in the same substrate intermingling...
Is this down to a different sub genus of subaeroginosa?
also re rhizomorphs...when the fuck was it decided that these were a new strain...these have been around for years on the shroomery and there was always the presumption that these were just mutant subs...
Edited by Cyberdyne (05/15/09 09:52 PM)
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: Cyberdyne]
#10347182 - 05/16/09 01:11 AM (6 months, 3 days ago) |
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Nice one my brothers!  You didn't ask me to come
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ID please [Re: Hence]
#10356909 - 05/18/09 03:28 AM (6 months, 1 day ago) |
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I found these

in the upper reaches of Belmont Regional park on sunday in grass. Psilocybe semilanceata??
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nice haul's guys...i will take a pic of my garden in a couple weeks when shroom season is peakd ...about 2-3 pak n save bags of azurescens a week ..biggest one i found was 23cm tall cap:18cm wide and it dropped down to 1inch off the ground!sadly it fell apart as i picked it
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Belmont,north shore auckland???
i wasnt aware that Psilocybe semilanceata grew in auckland or even the north island for that matter???
can some1 here with knowledge please confirm/deny!!!
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how come my post count is 1 mods???
i had like 15 orsomething the other day...although ihavent been on here for a year shouldnt my old account still be held through??
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Belmont Regional park is in Wellington.
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fark gaumless, they do look like semilanceata to me (im not an expert on those)...isn't that REAL fucking north for liberty caps?
Further; re shroomd's post...do azurescens actually grow in auckland? I've heard a great deal of speculation about this but no pics
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: Cyberdyne]
#10362740 - 05/19/09 04:36 AM (6 months, 16 hours ago) |
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hey cyberdyne its "psilocybin" off counter strike lol...
Are shrooms more potent when they are greeny blue ...small or big?
the darker the caramelly brown is the more potent?
i had the worst lvl5 trip of my life last weekend ...i discoverd a teqnique to kill people who pick mushrooms.i shit you not.although i dont know if its gonna bring good to you guys?
Edited by shroomd (05/19/09 04:39 AM)
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: shroomd]
#10362784 - 05/19/09 05:06 AM (6 months, 16 hours ago) |
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what
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: Cyberdyne]
#10363216 - 05/19/09 07:54 AM (6 months, 13 hours ago) |
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I've seen them mentioned in Wellington in previous posts.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: shroomd]
#10364511 - 05/19/09 02:04 PM (6 months, 7 hours ago) |
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Quote:
shroomd said: hey cyberdyne its "psilocybin" off counter strike lol...
Are shrooms more potent when they are greeny blue ...small or big?
the darker the caramelly brown is the more potent?
i had the worst lvl5 trip of my life last weekend ...i discoverd a teqnique to kill people who pick mushrooms.i shit you not.although i dont know if its gonna bring good to you guys?
please explain this technique?
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: mr extreme]
#10366616 - 05/19/09 08:54 PM (6 months, 33 minutes ago) |
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Weather said it would be cold and wet today so I went for another walk in Belmont Regional Park, but at the southern end this time. It was cold and windy but not wet. I found these, a bit dried up and past their best, on the tops along the edge of the grass path.

More psilocybe semilanceata I think. I'm chuffed. I spent ages looking last autumn and found nothing. Maybe I'll find some subs too. Then I'll be double chuffed.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: gaumless]
#10366684 - 05/19/09 09:02 PM (6 months, 25 minutes ago) |
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Those are Psilocybe semilanceata!
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Anyone help me out with this 
 Could these be p. Aucklandii, i remember they had a leathery appearance similar to this? this one originally had a black cap, but when i got it home, say an hour after it was picked, it seemed to have developed that white ring. Sorry for the poor pics, had to make do with using my laptop
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: Tahetl]
#10367629 - 05/20/09 12:40 AM (5 months, 30 days ago) |
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Those pictures aren't very clear, please get a digital camera.
It looks like you have Psilocybe subaeruginosa.
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Yeah sorry about that, im working on finding the usb cable, but the thing with these is unlike most subs ive seen (at least im 99% shure im picking subs) this one came from a patch of others that had black caps, and the color of the one in that picture is far from a browny gold, or even a faint yellow, its a blatant white.
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That wraps that up then. Cheers.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: mr extreme]
#10368397 - 05/20/09 06:39 AM (5 months, 30 days ago) |
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No1. grow potent deadly look alike shrooms(mountain compost is god among food for shrooms) No2. obtain a blue indian ink fountain pen and stab the mushrooms trying to make the blue stains look legit as possible. No3. find a known shroom patch that people pick,then wait till like halfway through season so the people who pick them trust to continue picking them. No3. plant or place your deadly lookalikes in the exact same spot where they have huntd them...they come and pick them muwahaha No4. Check the sunday newspaper for "people die from deadly shrooms"
this is quite an evil theory as i come up with alot of self innocent guilt scams and well this is one of them.obviously i wouldnt do this *ahem* unless it would be called for
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: shroomd]
#10368686 - 05/20/09 08:45 AM (5 months, 30 days ago) |
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anybody here add witch hat mushrooms into there brew's???they go sooo nicely with azurescens..its a really really high definition visual trip..i lookd around the room and everything was glass textured with little shiny pearl tiles on the wall ....my m8 1st time on the shrooms had witch hats and azurescens and saw the carpet was made of lego and a car assembled it self and became inanimate object and startd driving slowly around the tv
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: shroomd]
#10369295 - 05/20/09 11:51 AM (5 months, 30 days ago) |
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this is quite an evil theory as i come up with alot of self innocent guilt scams and well this is one of them.obviously i wouldnt do this *ahem* unless it would be called for
There is no possible way that could be called for.
Also seems like a lot of effort, wouldn't it just be easier to poison the mushrooms?
I have seen places here in CA where they spray green weed killer on wood chips, and a patch of Galerina picked up heavy green staining.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: shroomd]
#10369567 - 05/20/09 12:44 PM (5 months, 30 days ago) |
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shroomd said: No1. grow potent deadly look alike shrooms(mountain compost is god among food for shrooms) No2. obtain a blue indian ink fountain pen and stab the mushrooms trying to make the blue stains look legit as possible. No3. find a known shroom patch that people pick,then wait till like halfway through season so the people who pick them trust to continue picking them. No3. plant or place your deadly lookalikes in the exact same spot where they have huntd them...they come and pick them muwahaha No4. Check the sunday newspaper for "people die from deadly shrooms"
this is quite an evil theory as i come up with alot of self innocent guilt scams and well this is one of them.obviously i wouldnt do this *ahem* unless it would be called for
Ah trips to the darkside of the black stump....Amazing how the mind can conjure up beneficial thoughts and at the same time take on a destuctive nature whilst in higher realms.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: shroomd]
#10373245 - 05/20/09 11:43 PM (5 months, 29 days ago) |
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cosmicruler said: Belmont,north shore auckland???
Are you from around there? Im in devonport.
I'm new to this and need some help. Any tips on what to look for? All I can find are agarics. Anyone have tips for using these without feeling sick for like 30mins after taking?
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: NZhunter]
#10373745 - 05/21/09 01:31 AM (5 months, 29 days ago) |
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I happen to live in Belmont too. There are loads of places, but they're all small, but numerous. I've found all my shrooms this year from the area.
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Some people don't know how lucky they are.
When all the other have to work so hard.
Spending time, searching places near and far.
Lucky people just have shrooms in their backyard.
Chris. lol.®
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: i2Sd]
#10374065 - 05/21/09 02:52 AM (5 months, 29 days ago) |
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i live in devo aswell and yip theres plenty of shrooms in the area, theyve just started to realy crank from what ive noticed
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: NZhunter]
#10374082 - 05/21/09 02:57 AM (5 months, 29 days ago) |
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NZhunter said:
Are you from around there? Im in devonport.
I'm new to this and need some help. Any tips on what to look for?
the woodchip areas in parks around the place. gotta look hard.
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: maxtone]
#10374189 - 05/21/09 03:29 AM (5 months, 29 days ago) |
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aucklandii yesterday...
subs 2day...
hopefully weraroa 2moro...
f%%*cking mean!!!
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Hamilton is so good for growing shrooms ...our city is in a giant concave terrain kinda shaped like a volcano..we can get mist and rain at the same time aparantly no other citys have that...that just pumps up the shrooms hearty!
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Re: New Zealand Season 2009 [Re: shroomd]
#10377361 - 05/21/09 04:24 PM (5 months, 29 days ago) |
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Yes, Auckland is the same! I don't want to burst your placebo affect but Hygrocybe conica contains no psychoactive compounds! inski.
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ID please [Re: inski]
#10378660 - 05/21/09 08:58 PM (5 months, 29 days ago) |
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After that rain this morning I thought I'd go for a wander in Wilton and Karori (in Wellington). I found these:

on woodchip, spore print is printing. They were a much lighter yellow color, but they've been in my pocket for a while. There is a marked blue-gray tint on the stems. The cap on the largest one is about 1.5 cm diameter. I picked 15 or so. I left the most of them to see what they look like in a couple of days. I'm thinking they might be P. subaeruginosa though they seem a bit small. What do you chaps think?
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Nice finds all  I have a bunch of P. subaeruginosa growing in my back yard.. Tho there very small atm and alot seem to getting eaten by bugs before they ripen.
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gaumless said: After that rain this morning I thought I'd go for a wander in Wilton and Karori (in Wellington). I found these:

on woodchip, spore print is printing. They were a much lighter yellow color, but they've been in my pocket for a while. There is a marked blue-gray tint on the stems. The cap on the largest one is about 1.5 cm diameter. I picked 15 or so. I left the most of them to see what they look like in a couple of days. I'm thinking they might be P. subaeruginosa though they seem a bit small. What do you chaps think?
Well done you got yourself some P's subaeruginosa.
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Found today 10meters from where I parked my car!



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Re: ID please [Re: nickc]
#10380734 - 05/22/09 08:03 AM (5 months, 28 days ago) |
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Only thing I've found so far is Amanitas. They're everywhere, but not what I'm looking for. Hopefully ChCh might have more variety - I 'm moving there this weekend...
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Re: ID please [Re: muddy]
#10380844 - 05/22/09 08:30 AM (5 months, 28 days ago) |
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rob all the woodchips with pins on them man then transplant into your backyard hehehehe
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Re: ID please [Re: shroomd]
#10381792 - 05/22/09 12:24 PM (5 months, 28 days ago) |
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rob all the woodchips with pins on them man then transplant into your backyard hehehehe
You shouldn't destroy public patches. Instead use spore prints or stem butts to start new patches in your yard.
Go back to where the patch was and put down a lot of fresh new wood chips so the patch comes back.
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Quote:
Alan Rockefeller said:
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rob all the woodchips with pins on them man then transplant into your backyard hehehehe
You shouldn't destroy public patches. Instead use spore prints or stem butts to start new patches in your yard.
Go back to where the patch was and put down a lot of fresh new wood chips so the patch comes back.
Well said.
Im going for a big hunt today over all the spots. Will post pics if I am successful 
Send me some good vibes +
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Spore prints from the ones I found yesterday:

How many of these-

- should I take for a first time trip?
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if i dont take the local shroom patches someone else will as there are many school kids around here and they always take the pins..(maybe the shroom death teqnique could come in handy?ha jokes.
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Re: ID please [Re: shroomd]
#10384332 - 05/22/09 10:55 PM (5 months, 27 days ago) |
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None showing up here yet in Nelson (Dam you good weather), been looking all over the place. Also would I've been looking in pine forest mainly, would it be worthwhile to look around in native forest? Cheers & Happy hunting.
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Re: ID please [Re: amylase]
#10387910 - 05/23/09 07:20 PM (5 months, 27 days ago) |
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Alright so I went for a huge hunt yesterday.
Covered 5 spots in about 7 hours. The first 4 I found nothing.. I was stunned and felt uninspired :/
But I kept on moving to the last spot I had in mind (in the area of the city I was in anyway) And.. God be told I found a patch 
about 20-25 caps of what Im sure is P's subaeruginosa and some other strand which I am yet to fully Identify.
Pics up soon.
Peace
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gaumless said: What do you chaps think?
They're so little!!! Let them ripen some!!! You'll need at least 5 of those to feel any real effect imo and even then it will be very mild.
I have found the mushrooms in Auckland don't really strengthen up till around June July when its ACTUALLY cold instead of pussy lil whiny 'cold'
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seraphnz said: Nice finds all  I have a bunch of P. subaeruginosa growing in my back yard.. Tho there very small atm and alot seem to getting eaten by bugs before they ripen.
Hey bro - given its your patch you have every opportunity to tend to it like you would a plant; try tobacco spray. Just boil up a bunch of tobacco in a pot of water, let it soak for ages, thedn chuck it in a spray bottle. When i had a local street patch i used to takecare of it and even the slugs seemed to avoid the tobacco spray.
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Interesting will try this.
"I have found the mushrooms in Auckland don't really strengthen up till around June July when its ACTUALLY cold instead of pussy lil whiny 'cold'"
Also interesting! I noticed it a couple of times.. it may have been early in the season, where I would take an average dose and the effect been very mild at times.
Edited by seraphnz (05/25/09 08:28 PM)
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Man I was eyeing up this patch in devonport, waited a whole week till they got nice and big then I went to pick them but someone had gone there just a few hours earlier and picked it clean! Also went to the spot in belmont and that had been raided. I need to find some more spots, more and more people keep on finding out about the really good ones.
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Re: ID please [Re: Active]
#10392697 - 05/24/09 07:24 PM (5 months, 26 days ago) |
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Also what's the best way to create more mushroom patches? I just grabbed some woodchips that had that white stuff on them and put them in another area that was nice and moist.
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http://www.shroomery.org/6257/Magic-Mushroom-Dosage-Calculator
I find this pretty accurate for me. My first trip this season was on 1g of dry first flush P.Sub pins. I boiled up a tea only enough for one quick cup. I was going for lvl 3 to warm into the season but the young flush had me well into lvl 4. My next trip was 1.5g and was a cruisy lvl 3. I tried the coffee recipe and after the boil just plungered the whole brew. I'm not into eatting the silt.
Mine go cracker dry in my hotwater cupboard over night. I've had at least 4 flushes so far and no shortage of woodchips to keep spreading the love around. I've more than harvested my years' supply. Was so wrapped to get out hunting this season too. Almost gutted that all I have to do is wander out the yard in my socks and a pair of scissors.
Use the Sub setting for Weraroa novaezelandiae as well.
P.S. You guys are bringing tears to my eyes with all the torn out mycelium. That's the mushies HOME! Pick the fruit not the branch.
happy hunting.
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Re: ID please [Re: Hence]
#10394616 - 05/25/09 04:32 AM (5 months, 25 days ago) |
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Hey guys... New to hunting this season, havent found anything in Hamilton down near the river, or in some native bush out near Raglan...
Planning to mission it to napier one weekend soon, anyone know if the pine plantations on the napier taupo road are decent for Subs or other active species? Its a big general area but want to know if im on the right track
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PSY_FREQUENCY
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Shroomz in Tauranga [Re: Dial111]
#10394706 - 05/25/09 05:28 AM (5 months, 25 days ago) |
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Found 1st lot of shroomz on the 20th of april in a certain kiwifruit orchard (P. subaeruginosa) about 200....found another 190 on the next day....consistent since...will try get sum pictures after a hunt tomorrow. Happy Hunting!
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Jannake
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Im in wellington central, found a couple small random patches of P. Sub but nothing decent apart from that. Ive been on some pretty lengthy walks around barky areas but haven't seem to have found anything substantial. has anyone had some good experience around this area? Id like to know when the best time to hunt is.. as of tonight its been raining here for about 2-3 days. Is it good to look the next day when its not raining or wait a bit?
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Help... ID please [Re: Jannake]
#10396477 - 05/25/09 02:58 PM (5 months, 25 days ago) |
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Hey Guys,
I need your help on that one. I just moved to Raro, pretty gutted I was missing the season back home (Welly). I looked on the shroomery to see if there was anything growing here but I couldn't find any info. I asked the locals who never heard of shrooms on the island.
Anyway, Sunday I went for a walk and I ended up finding these.
I found them in a short grass where there are a lot of cow shit. At first I thought they could be liberty caps but they don't look like a nipple, they are bigger and the caps is too leathery to be liberty. The fact that the temperature hasn't dropped below 24 degrees yet makes me doubt about libertys.
What do you think this is?









I was so sure they were psylocibe (spore print, bruising) that I ate a couple of small ones. I am pretty sure that I felt something (I was already buzzing a bit on beer and weed so not 100% sure)
I found another kind that looks quite similar except for the stem that is reddish and never bruised.

The two different kind compared

And the two spore prints next to each others (the "good" one on the right, the "i'm-not-too-sure" one on the left)

Any ideas guys? What do you think?
Cheers,
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Re: ID please [Re: Active]
#10396735 - 05/25/09 03:39 PM (5 months, 25 days ago) |
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active: i knw wht u mean about the spots in devo/belmont. every time i see some pins comingh thru and wait for them to grow, they get picked. ive been pretty successful just looking in more hidden spots where the kids are too lazy to look
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Re: ID please [Re: maxtone]
#10397921 - 05/25/09 06:56 PM (5 months, 25 days ago) |
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There's a certain infamous spot that last season you could expect to get 30+ nize sized mushies but now the whole area has been trampled into mud.
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Re: ID please [Re: Hence]
#10398403 - 05/25/09 08:30 PM (5 months, 25 days ago) |
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I havn't a suitable scale so I took 4 really small pins the other night, but not much happened. I'll try again next week with double the amount or so. I've yet to find more than the one patch of subs. And I think I'm guilty of hitting it a bit hard, being a bit excited and that. Everywhere else seems covered in stropharia aurantiaca.
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Psathyrella ?
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inski



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Copelandia cyanescens. Nice find! inski.
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HighNZ
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gaumless said:I've yet to find more than the one patch of subs. And I think I'm guilty of hitting it a bit hard, being a bit excited and that. Everywhere else seems covered in stropharia aurantiaca.
Last night I went for a look in chch and found a ton of stropharia aurantiaca but nothing active
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Re: ID please [Re: HighNZ]
#10400087 - 05/26/09 01:54 AM (5 months, 24 days ago) |
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Recent looks around various spots in auckland are still producing mass amounts of subs I havnt picked for about a fortnight now and my reliable patches have almost replenished back to 100% also my homemade patch is just starting to sprout pins you couldnt ask for better weather this year is shaping up to be a boomer.
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Found about 40 subs on my way home after work....the subs i've been finding grow in the dead undergrowth of the kiwifruit orchards (see the pics) Used to hit Hamilton alot about 3 years ago, in the many bark gardens.
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Hey FrenchieWelli, any chance you want to part with one of your Pan. cyanescens spore prints? I am collecting spore prints of wild actives. A spore print of a Pan. cyan from the Cook Islands would be superbad.
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Bugger, took a look at the P. Rhizomorphs I found the other day and put in the fridge, looked like they'd been eaten a little bit. Start peeling a couple of them open and there are tiny little maggot-like bugs writhing through them. Little fuckers were jumping too.
Chucked the whole lot.
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Re: Help... ID please [Re: nickc]
#10402704 - 05/26/09 03:50 PM (5 months, 24 days ago) |
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Yeah I've noticed thats quite a common occurance with that strain best way is to use them in a tea just boil on a low heat and strain through some muslin cloth.
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Re: Help... ID please [Re: inski]
#10406156 - 05/27/09 05:51 AM (5 months, 23 days ago) |
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inski said: Copelandia cyanescens. Nice find! inski.
All of them? Surely two different strains there?
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Re: Help... ID please [Re: Cyberdyne]
#10407431 - 05/27/09 01:04 PM (5 months, 23 days ago) |
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All of them? Surely two different strains there?
I have found my answers guys.
So the first one is psychoactive. As everyone said it is a Pan Cyanescens actually, in order to be more accurate, it seems to be a Pan. Tropicalis.
The second one however is inactive, LouiseLouise told me on another thread that it is a Pan Campanulatus, not poisonous but not active.
Cheers guys, good luck to all of you for the season.
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Re: Help... ID please [Re: HighNZ]
#10410705 - 05/27/09 10:10 PM (5 months, 22 days ago) |
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HignNZ, you have a Pholiota.
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Large specimens, Too many to pick... [Re: Dial111]
#10410853 - 05/27/09 10:36 PM (5 months, 22 days ago) |
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Hey there,
Fnding loads all over Auckland lately, but not as many in one spot as today.
Hundreds of them, in a nice untouched spot on the north shore. Some of the caps the size of the palm of my hand.
Very healthy season this year, even with a lack of rain this week...







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Re: Large specimens, Too many to pick... [Re: masterxenn]
#10411356 - 05/27/09 11:56 PM (5 months, 22 days ago) |
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Nice finds, Its a good feeling when you stumble upon a untouched patch seeing the potential The mushrooms have to spawn over a vast area.
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Re: Large specimens, Too many to pick... [Re: mr extreme]
#10411966 - 05/28/09 03:40 AM (5 months, 22 days ago) |
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Hi all,
Im from Melbourne but heading to Queenstown in a few weeks time. Just wanted to know if anyone has had any luck finding Subs around that region. If not..what other actives might I be able to find? Thanks Zeb
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Re: Large specimens, Too many to pick... [Re: zebadee]
#10412020 - 05/28/09 04:26 AM (5 months, 22 days ago) |
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masterxenn Damn! Nice find bro! .Sorry zebadee I'm top of the south is. so I wouldn't know what to look for down there but Liberty Caps may be possible.
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Re: Large specimens, Too many to pick... [Re: masterxenn]
#10412167 - 05/28/09 06:27 AM (5 months, 22 days ago) |
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MasterXenn: Nice bei...Never seen the ol dark gilled monster variety over the shore before. Looks pretty prolific...fucking lol at that mycelium webbing all over the surface too
Heres myself and Danox's second attempt: Nightraid!
Site 1: Great success!

Hidden Right in there...

Slug attack; top left and bottom left

Site 2: Great success!

Careful now...

Yellow brick road to oblivion

Clumps



Protect your investment. Children are the future.



Utterly Prolific



Prepare the fan


This season is ridiculous already imo...its been drizzling pretty solidly for the last fortnight or so and only really starting to chill down. Only looking up from here kids...
mod edit: Fixed a broken image link.
Edited by Alan Rockefeller (05/28/09 10:53 AM)
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Re: Large specimens, Too many to pick... [Re: Cyberdyne]
#10412357 - 05/28/09 08:02 AM (5 months, 22 days ago) |
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Faaaarrrrrrkk! Your set for the rest of the year haha. Well done mate
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Re: Large specimens, Too many to pick... [Re: zebadee]
#10412395 - 05/28/09 08:20 AM (5 months, 22 days ago) |
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Fucking wow. That is a sub army. Can't wait for them to invade my neighbourhood!
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Re: Large specimens, Too many to pick... [Re: Cyberdyne]
#10413742 - 05/28/09 02:20 PM (5 months, 22 days ago) |
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AWESOME!!!
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Re: Large specimens, Too many to pick... [Re: mr extreme]
#10415750 - 05/28/09 08:02 PM (5 months, 22 days ago) |
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Wow very nice haul.
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Anyone? [Re: Hence]
#10415832 - 05/28/09 08:12 PM (5 months, 22 days ago) |
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Heh, found some interesting looking ones today:

...and what do you make of these?
...malformed subs? there were a lot of bunches of them in the same area, and none of them had formed caps. They stain blue...
  
...and these fragile ones look more beautiful with the naked eye, a soft greeny blue tinge to them...
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Beautiful mushrooms masterxenn! Your location says Australia? http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/9401113/page/1 inski.
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Re: Anyone? [Re: inski]
#10416203 - 05/28/09 09:08 PM (5 months, 22 days ago) |
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DUDE! those look magically delicious...
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Re: Anyone? [Re: inski]
#10417590 - 05/29/09 02:09 AM (5 months, 21 days ago) |
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Ah, tru, Ill update that...I've just moved back from Oz...
Here's a cross section of those clumpy pouch resembling shrooms.

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Yes, thats them! Be careful with them, do they feel like they weigh a lot? This interesting species has many microcharacters in common with Weraroa novaezelandiae and I think it should be placed in that genus! Please let us know how it goes and welcome back inski.
Edited by inski (05/29/09 02:35 AM)
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Re: Anyone? [Re: inski]
#10417821 - 05/29/09 03:35 AM (5 months, 21 days ago) |
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hi guys has ne body got ne pics of gold tops? i found some on my drive and want to know if they r them, i dont hava digi cam so kant post ne pics, if ne body got ne info that could help me out let me know plz
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Re: Anyone? [Re: inski]
#10417839 - 05/29/09 03:44 AM (5 months, 21 days ago) |
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...yeah, I dunno, not much of a consumer these days. More of an interested enthusiast, and perhaps a Johnny Appleseed sorta character...always spawning and inoculating...I've done my dash so to speak, but maybe every so often...just spreading the love for future generations...
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