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FleursDuMal
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Liberty Cap I.D - help please
#19120783 - 11/11/13 02:08 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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First off, hello everyone! I've been lurking on here for a while benefiting from the wealth of info regarding Liberty Caps. So, thanks everyone for your help so far. 
Now, let me start by saying I know nothing worth knowing about mushroom identification. But, after doing some research and a bit of hunting I believe I've found some. But, I thought I'd come here to ask far more knowledgeable people than myself their opinion before eating them.
I've already asked on a non mushroom related forum I'm a member of and everyone agreed with my uninformed opinion that what I've found are indeed Libs. 
Anyway, on with the description and the photos:
Habitat: Active cow pasture, in short grass with longer tufts and thistles, Central England Lat 52
Gills: Greyish on fresher specimens, purplish/dark brown on older specimens, attached (I think? Not 100% as I'm unfamiliar with this aspect of identification, but they're certainly closed in on the stipe)
Stem: 20-30mm length, 0.5-1mm thick, light tan/brownish, fairly solid texture - doesn't break easily, solid(?)
Cap: Diameter - 2-5mm. Seperable gelationous pellicle on fresh specimens. Colour is brown on young/fresh specimens and milky tan colour on dried specimens. Texture is sticky and slimy when fresh and smooth and dry when...dry. . Conical shape with prounounced nipple, almost translucent on fresh specimens.
Spore print color: Only managed to get a couple of faint sporeprints but to my untrained eye they look dark purpleish
Bruising: No noticeable bruising, though I've read this is uncommon in Liberty caps anyway?
So onto the piccies -apologies for the lack of numbering as per the guidelines but I took the photos when fresh before I'd signed up and read the rules. Also, sorry for the poor piccy quality:
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#3 Group

#4 Closer group

#5 Closer group reverse angle

#6 Typical selction of fresher smaller specimens and older drier specimens:

#7 "Up the skirt" shot showing gills 

Thanks in advance for any and all replies.
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Tangich


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Re: Liberty Cap I.D - help please [Re: FleursDuMal]
#19120802 - 11/11/13 02:12 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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All are P. semilanceata!
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HostileX420
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Re: Liberty Cap I.D - help please [Re: FleursDuMal]
#19120810 - 11/11/13 02:13 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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im by far no expert on id'ing shrooms in the wild but in my pic "An American Shroomery" in my sig. Those are Libs and they look identical to those check for your self! But before you ingest them get an expert opinion please!
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Re: Liberty Cap I.D - help please [Re: HostileX420]
#19120817 - 11/11/13 02:15 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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HostileX420 said: im by far no expert on id'ing shrooms in the wild but in my pic "An American Shroomery" in my sig. Those are Libs and they look identical to those check for your self! But before you ingest them get an expert opinion please!
Mushrooms in your signature are Psathyrella species.
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Re: Liberty Cap I.D - help please [Re: HostileX420]
#19120822 - 11/11/13 02:16 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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MAN MAKE SOME PRINTS AND TRADE ME SOME LOLOLOL!! Seriously!
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Re: Liberty Cap I.D - help please [Re: Tangich]
#19120833 - 11/11/13 02:20 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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You know i have had 3 diff opinions on what they are! But you are the 1st to tell me with a trusted tag so ima go with what you say! LOL! I looked up libs on google and this was one of the pics they had. Im glad i've gotten an honest I.D on them now thanks mate!
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Re: Liberty Cap I.D - help please [Re: HostileX420]
#19120852 - 11/11/13 02:23 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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HostileX420 said: MAN MAKE SOME PRINTS AND TRADE ME SOME LOLOLOL!! Seriously!
What are you planning on doing with the prints? Libs are not suitable for cultivation.
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Re: Liberty Cap I.D - help please [Re: Tangich]
#19120854 - 11/11/13 02:23 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Tangich said: All are P. semilanceata! 
Seeing as you're a trusted identifier, I am one happy man! 
I was pretty sure to begin with, but that puts that little 1% niggling doubt out of my mind, much appreciated! I'm gonna really enjoy a few decent trips throughout the winter on these.
Would you believe that I found these in literally the first field I checked on a whim, having never hunted before? Can't believe my luck!
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Re: Liberty Cap I.D - help please [Re: Duggstar]
#19120905 - 11/11/13 02:33 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Dam well apparently im gonna do some more homework lolololol! So they to are like the Amanita and they cant be gown indoors?
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Re: Liberty Cap I.D - help please [Re: HostileX420]
#19120933 - 11/11/13 02:38 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Not really, Amanitas are mycorhizzal and grow in symbiosis with trees. P. semilanceata don't have that kind of relationship with grass (probably), but they are notoriously difficult to fruit indoors. Or outdoors for that matter. Only a couple of expert growers managed to get 2 or 3 pathetic looking mushrooms from their indoor attempts.
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Re: Liberty Cap I.D - help please [Re: Tangich]
#19120971 - 11/11/13 02:44 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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WOW! Now that's sad to hear! But it leaves the mystic part to the mushroom culture, well to me anyways lol! It also give us all a reason to get out there and go hunting from time to time! Thanks for the info.
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Re: Liberty Cap I.D - help please [Re: HostileX420]
#19122002 - 11/11/13 05:43 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Psilocybe cubensis are easy enough to grow indoors. Check out the cultivation section.
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