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Alan Rockefeller
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Psilocybe aztecorum - Pictures and Microscopy

#13232691 - 09/22/10 05:45 PM (1 year, 8 months ago)

Location: Nevado de Toluca, Mexico State, Mexico. 50 miles west of Mexico City.
Date: September 7, 2010
Elevation: 11,420 feet
Substrate: Stumps of the bushes pictured in this observation.
Spores almond shaped, 8.0 – 10.0 × 4.7 – 6.0 micrometers. Q = 1.50 to 1.92, Median Q = 1.63
Spore measurements:

8.0 × 4.7
8.1 × 5.0
8.5 × 4.7
8.5 × 5.6
8.5 × 5.6
8.6 × 5.4
8.7 × 5.4
8.8 × 5.1
8.9 × 5.5
9.0 × 5.1
9.0 × 6.0
9.1 × 5.7
9.2 × 5.1
9.2 × 5.8
9.3 × 5.7
9.3 × 6.0
9.4 × 5.4
9.5 × 5.8
9.5 × 6.2
9.7 × 5.8
9.8 × 5.8
9.9 × 5.4
10.0 × 6.0

Hippie is a good dog. Does not bark or bite. It was not easy to get him to sit still for this picture.

Cheilocystidia

Pleurocystidia

Pileipellis

Pileus trama

Cheilocystidia crush mount, 1 micron divisions

Stained with congo red

Pleurocystidia crush mount, 1 micron divisions, stained with congo red

Spores, 1 micron divisions

With a cheilocystidia

Higher resolution images: http://mushroomobserver.org/53482

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Re: Psilocybe aztecorum - Pictures and Microscopy

[Re: Alan Rockefeller]
#13232708 - 09/22/10 05:50 PM (1 year, 8 months ago)

wow

just an amazing thread my friend! those are some of the sweetest looking psilocybes ive ever seen!!

bioassay?? :wink:

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#13232756 - 09/22/10 05:58 PM (1 year, 8 months ago)

It's beautiful.

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Re: Psilocybe aztecorum - Pictures and Microscopy

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#13232799 - 09/22/10 06:07 PM (1 year, 8 months ago)

Sexy mushrooms, and real nice work with the scope.

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[Re: Alan Rockefeller]
#13232892 - 09/22/10 06:27 PM (1 year, 8 months ago)

awesome work alan. They look awesome!

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#13233100 - 09/22/10 07:02 PM (1 year, 8 months ago)

Great pics man Kudos...

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[Re: Alan Rockefeller]
#13233131 - 09/22/10 07:07 PM (1 year, 8 months ago)

Sexy microscopy Alan! :fonda:

Say hi to Cactu for me. :hi:

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#13233156 - 09/22/10 07:11 PM (1 year, 8 months ago)

Oh Shit

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#13233490 - 09/22/10 08:18 PM (1 year, 8 months ago)

Nice pics Alan! Were they potent? Did you trip balls? :evil:

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#13235280 - 09/23/10 09:45 AM (1 year, 8 months ago)

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ehtdaedlufetarg said:
Sexy mushrooms, and real nice work with the scope.

I think this is my best work so far. I could do better but it would take longer. I hope to describe some new species this year so I am working on being able to do professional quality work. I am not there yet but in a few months I will be.

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phishhead said:
Great pics man Kudos...

The mushroom pictures did not turn out as well as I would have liked, I am going back through this area in a few days to make some more collections and take more pictures.

There were 3 of us the other 2 got altitude sickness real bad because we camped at 11,420 feet elevation. So I had to do all the collection and microscopy in 2 hours while the other 2 people retreated to a lower area. Cactu spent all night throwing up and felt like he was going to die the next morning.

There were a ton of interesting species that I had never seen before, I will make a thread about them soon. I have a feeling that many are undescribed, I hope to do a more thourough search of the area in the near future.

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Bobzimmer said:
Nice pics Alan! Were they potent? Did you trip balls?

I assume they were potent because they stained blue, but I did not eat any.

Maybe I will eat some but probably not. I like eating actives but there are so many things to do, great people to hang out with and neat places to go that I have not found any time to eat any this trip.

The altitude made me feel like I was on drugs, I was somewhat light headed and really happy, but without the confusing side effects that many drugs have.

Some habitat shots:

A video of the mushrooms:

Its not easy to take video through the microscope but here is my first attempt at capturing the unique pleurocystidia:

Guzman´s monograph lists the spore size as (10.4) 12 - 14 (-17) x (6-) 6.6 - 7.7 (-8.8). I measured 25 spores and they were significantly smaller. The other microscopic features roughly match up. I don´t believe in publishing new species based on spore size alone but if I can find some other differences this could maybe be something new.

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Re: Psilocybe aztecorum - Pictures and Microscopy

[Re: Alan Rockefeller]
#13235289 - 09/23/10 09:48 AM (1 year, 8 months ago)

wow, super awesome! OK like I NEED to go back to mexico now lol

Does hippie accidentally squish mushrooms you find? My doggie always does, he finds em, gets all excited, jumps up and down and *SQUISH*

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[Re: Alan Rockefeller]
#13235304 - 09/23/10 09:53 AM (1 year, 8 months ago)

Very cool... very cool...

:thumbup:

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[Re: St. Chibes]
#13235342 - 09/23/10 10:06 AM (1 year, 8 months ago)

What a thread!!
Way to go Alan :thumbup:

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[Re: Youthfuldreams]
#13235426 - 09/23/10 10:27 AM (1 year, 8 months ago)

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Youthfuldreams said:
Does hippie accidentally squish mushrooms you find? My doggie always does, he finds em, gets all excited, jumps up and down and *SQUISH*

Not often. Hippie is a very good dog. People are always terrified of him which is hilarious because he is just about the most chill dog I have ever met. Looks pretty scary though.

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[Re: Alan Rockefeller]
#13235886 - 09/23/10 12:05 PM (1 year, 8 months ago)

i just watched the microscope video. I thought you did a good job. I think you will be pro soon.

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#13236040 - 09/23/10 12:41 PM (1 year, 8 months ago)

WOW! Very nice!

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#13236138 - 09/23/10 12:57 PM (1 year, 8 months ago)

what a great find alan!!! Will you be visiting colima anytime soon?? Its still raining like mad!!! hope you come soon i have very nice places we need to go look for your undescribed species!! say hello to cactu for me!!!!

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#13236140 - 09/23/10 12:57 PM (1 year, 8 months ago)

what a great find alan!!! Will you be visiting colima anytime soon?? Its still raining like mad!!! hope you come soon i have very nice places we need to go look for your undescribed species!!

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#13236247 - 09/23/10 01:18 PM (1 year, 8 months ago)

Quote:

Alan Rockefeller said:
Quote:

Youthfuldreams said:
Does hippie accidentally squish mushrooms you find? My doggie always does, he finds em, gets all excited, jumps up and down and *SQUISH*

Not often. Hippie is a very good dog. People are always terrified of him which is hilarious because he is just about the most chill dog I have ever met. Looks pretty scary though.

Lol, he looks like a sweetheart to me (but then my dad has had 3/4 wolf german sheppards since I was a kid)

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#13236910 - 09/23/10 03:29 PM (1 year, 8 months ago)

Those microscopy pics are FANTASTIC, as well as the others of course :cool:

Looks like you had a few neat finds there

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#13238655 - 09/23/10 09:11 PM (1 year, 8 months ago)

Quote:

AIRDOG said:
what a great find alan!!! Will you be visiting colima anytime soon?? Its still raining like mad!!! hope you come soon i have very nice places we need to go look for your undescribed species!! say hello to cactu for me!!!!

Yea I have been trying to get to Colima for a month.

I am in Mexico City now, as soon as I get this jeep working and the papers in order I will drive it to Colima.

Got pulled over today for making an illegal left turn. The people in the car told me it was ok but they were wrong. The cop was a very hot chick. She said my license was expired even though it does not expire until 2013. She asked for our tarjeta de circulacion and we did not have it. This card is required to drive in Mexico city. She said she had to tow the car and it would cost 3000 pesos. We ended up bribing her with 400 pesos and she let us go.

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#13238699 - 09/23/10 09:22 PM (1 year, 8 months ago)

Those are really beautiful shots. Hippie looks like a sweetheart :bliss:

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Got pulled over today for making an illegal left turn. The people in the car told me it was ok but they were wrong. The cop was a very hot chick. She said my license was expired even though it does not expire until 2013. She asked for our tarjeta de circulacion and we did not have it. This card is required to drive in Mexico city. She said she had to tow the car and it would cost 3000 pesos. We ended up bribing her with 400 pesos and she let us go.

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