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Spliffyfist
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nsw quick id
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Hi I went on a stroll in a bit of syd bushland today didnt pick anything but found a bunch of these gnarly looking mushies, (as well as a few other look a likes). anyone know what they are? and if they tend to grow in good sub territory?
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oO_wombat_Oo
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It's an Amanita, possibly Amanita ananaeceps or something similar ... and probably highly poisonous! Better photographs with more details would be needed to be sure. It's a relative of the famous "Mario Bros Mushroom", Amanita Muscaria, which looks similar but with a red cap instead of a white one.
Nice find and whatever you do, don't taste it!
Edited by oO_wombat_Oo (04/02/09 05:07 AM)
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undergrounder
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Hey man they look like Amanita ananiceps or something similar... there was one growing over the road from my house a few weeks ago:
-------------------- RIP Bigger and bolder and rougher and tougher in other words sucka there is no other...
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undergrounder
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oO_wombat_Oo said: It's an Amanita, possibly Amanita ananaeceps or something similar ...
OMG wombat are you like living in my head or something? We posted almost the exact same thing with the same wording and everything...
P.S. If you want to ID that mushroom better, tell us how it bruises and whether it has a distinct smell when you snap the stem. Ananiceps should have no smell and not bruise anything. A. farinaceous (which looks similar) would smell quite strong.
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Spliffyfist
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cheers for the response, was just interested in a broad guess. getting itchy hands waiting for the season to start.
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oO_wombat_Oo
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Yeah that is a kind of funny coincidence. I actually edited the post to add that little extra bit too!
Originally I wrote just "Possibly A.ananaeceps" after double-checking a field guide for the spelling (which I thnk you got wrong ). But in double-checking I read that "perhaps a complex of closely related species is involved", so I edited it and added, "or something similar". Maybe you just already knew what I just found out?
Edited by oO_wombat_Oo (04/02/09 05:32 AM)
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undergrounder
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oO_wombat_Oo said: Originally I wrote just "Possibly A.ananaeceps" after double-checking a field guide for the spelling (which I thnk you got wrong ). But in double-checking I read that "perhaps a complex of closely related species is involved", so I edited it and added, "or something similar". Maybe you just already knew what I just found out?
What field guide are you using? I think the old spelling might be ananaeceps but it is certainly spelled ananiceps in mine (Young, 2005). Why did i say 'or something similar ...'? I think i always say that with Amanitas because i can't ID Amanitas for shit And yeah it could be farinacea as well but you'd need to smell it.
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oO_wombat_Oo
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Yeah, I have that field guide too, and you're right, it is spelled differently. I have a few of them. The particular one I was looking at then was A Field Companion to Australian Fungi by Bruce Fuhrer.
I believe with latin names there can sometimes be multiple spellings and pronunciations. I don't even know how to pronounce "Psilocybe". I've always thought it was "Sil-oh-sigh-bee", but I saw a youTube video of Stamets pronouncing it so strangely I didn't know what he was talking about at first ... "Sloss-a-bee"
Edited by oO_wombat_Oo (04/02/09 03:41 PM)
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gandalf579
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oO_wombat_Oo said: I believe with latin names there can sometimes be multiple spellings and pronunciations. I don't even know how to pronounce "Psilocybe". I've always thought it was "Sil-oh-sigh-bee", but I saw a youTube video of Stamets pronouncing it so strangely I didn't know what he was talking about at first ... "Sil-oss-a-bee"
This might help: http://forums.mycotopia.net/polls/22046-pronunciation-word-psilocybe-poll.html
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oO_wombat_Oo
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gandalf579 said:
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oO_wombat_Oo said: I believe with latin names there can sometimes be multiple spellings and pronunciations. I don't even know how to pronounce "Psilocybe". I've always thought it was "Sil-oh-sigh-bee", but I saw a youTube video of Stamets pronouncing it so strangely I didn't know what he was talking about at first ... "Sloss-a-bee"
This might help: http://forums.mycotopia.net/polls/22046-pronunciation-word-psilocybe-poll.html
Hehe. Not really. Just proves the point. I think it's probably valid to pronounce it however you like. I've done some study of languages and ancient history and I don't think anyone is certain exactly how many latin words were originally pronounced. In fact, there were probably lots of different funny accents, just like there are today. Consequently, I don't think there's one "correct way" to pronounce the modern latin words either.
Edited by oO_wombat_Oo (04/02/09 03:44 PM)
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