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ejlaw001
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Costa Rica PCs?
#18928156 - 10/03/13 09:14 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Hey all, I just wanted to double-check that these are what I think they are. I’m familiar with cubies, but have never eaten mushrooms found in the wild, so I’m a little apprehensive. I found them today in a cow pasture in Costa Rica. It’s the middle of the wet season, and the last few days have all had a decent amount of rain.
Here are the characteristics I’ve noticed: Environment: Cow pasture in tropics during wet season, about 350 feet above sea level (too low?), inland on the Caribbean side. Caps: The caps are all golden-brown in the center. The more mature-looking ones are closer to white around the outside, and a little gray at the roughed-up edges. They are mostly flat, slightly concave with a nipple in the the center. The younger-looking ones are all golden-brown, with convex caps. Caps are 1-3” across. Some have been nibbled on. Gills: Gills are a soft shade of medium brown and attach to the stem just above their lowest point (adnexed?). Spores: I don’t have a proper spore print, but what I found on the cap of one mushroom appears to be dark brownish-purple spores. Stem: Stems are mostly straight and white with a small ring from the veil. Slightly hollow, 2-8”. Feel: I picked these when it was raining, and caps were somewhat slimy to the touch. Now that they’re dry, they don’t feel slimy. Smell: Mushroom-y Bruising: Bruising response is not very strong (worrisome?). But bruises appear to be greenish-brownish-blue.
Here are some pics:
 (the whole collection)
 (cap detail, spores on right cap?)
 (younger specimen with veil attachment)
 (blueing? maybe not the best picture. there were some more clearly blue bruises on others where I cut the cap off, but I felt like this should have bruised more)
Thanks for your help, guys.
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Re: Costa Rica PCs? [Re: ejlaw001]
#18928209 - 10/03/13 09:27 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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flat1
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yup
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Untitled
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Re: Costa Rica PCs? [Re: flat1]
#18929603 - 10/04/13 03:53 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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You guys are lucky. It must be so incredibly easy to spot those. P. semilanceata on the other hand...
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flat1
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Re: Costa Rica PCs? [Re: Untitled]
#18930000 - 10/04/13 07:44 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Untitled said: You guys are lucky. It must be so incredibly easy to spot those. P. semilanceata on the other hand...
yeah they kinda stick out like a sore thumb. but libs are on my list of mushrooms to hunt one of these days, and i hear its on hands and knees sometimes to find em. probably worth it though
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ejlaw001
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Re: Costa Rica PCs? [Re: flat1]
#18941608 - 10/06/13 06:16 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Thanks for the confirmation. Yes, they do stick out like a sore thumb, or rather a multitude of sore thumbs. The only issue is that fan drying has been difficult due to the humidity. I'll be taking them in a few days on the beach with some friends who are visiting us, tell you how it goes @_@
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flat1
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Re: Costa Rica PCs? [Re: ejlaw001]
#18941636 - 10/06/13 06:23 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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lets us know how its goes, can you get yuour hands on any Damp Rid? it will help with the drying process alot.
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