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point5wonder
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Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens?
#21598391 - 04/26/15 09:16 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Hey guys a little help with identifying these mushrooms. First hunt so not positive on these results. Thanks.
Species # 1


Habitat: growing on a lot of dead leaves and wood with mud and possible manure. Growing around a cow stable.
Stem: white, but seems to have turned to a dark aqua blue almost green. There was a veil on it at the time of picking but now seems to no longer be there.
Gills: light whitish brown about the same color as milked coffee.
Cap: light brown like milked tea about 4 cm across.
Bruising: dark Aqua blue almost greenish in color on the cap and stem.
Region: Nairobi kiambu area. A very template climate there highs of 26 Celsius and lows at night to about 13 degrees celcius.
Thanks guys! More to come as well mushrooms growing everywhere.
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: point5wonder]
#21598398 - 04/26/15 09:18 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Sorry mate,that's a no go.
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: kactus.brand.g]
#21598402 - 04/26/15 09:21 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Oh is this poisonous?
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: kactus.brand.g]
#21598406 - 04/26/15 09:22 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Can you post pictures that display the bruising you've described?
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: MidnightCity]
#21598411 - 04/26/15 09:23 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Sure just a second
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: MidnightCity]
#21598413 - 04/26/15 09:24 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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MidnightCity said: Can you post pictures that display the bruising you've described?
And a spore print would be helpful.
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: Ran-D]
#21598421 - 04/26/15 09:26 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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MidnightCity said: Can you post pictures that display the bruising you've described?
And a spore print would be helpful.
Very! I'm guessing they are purple though.
I'm also comparing to this collection: http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/17536400/fpart/all/filter/i/vc/1
He may have something, maybe not.
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: MidnightCity]
#21598448 - 04/26/15 09:35 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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This is the closest the colour balance is to what my eyes see of the blue bruising. As for spore print I can't make up the color because It doesn't seem to be removing any we only started getting the spore prints about an hour ago. Maybe give it more time?
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: point5wonder]
#21598486 - 04/26/15 09:52 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Is that bruising or dirt?
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: point5wonder]
#21598498 - 04/26/15 10:00 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Leave the mushroom undisturbed for at least 6 hours. Try placing a bowl or cup over it so it won't dry out or be exposed to air currents. Very interesting find. It looks like a Psilocybe species to me.
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: point5wonder]
#21598501 - 04/26/15 10:02 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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That definitely looks like bruising.
We shall see what the spore print says.
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: Ran-D]
#21598516 - 04/26/15 10:07 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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That's why,ladies and gentleman,never take my word for it
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: kactus.brand.g]
#21598524 - 04/26/15 10:11 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Also look like a purplish hue on the gills were some spores may have been dispersed too.
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: kactus.brand.g]
#21598531 - 04/26/15 10:16 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Ok got the head of the mushrooms under a jar guess I'll be back with a photo of the spore print. Heading back to the same place tomorrow to get more specimens as the rains have come along here and there were a lot of pin heads today so I'm guessing tomorrow morning more would have grown.
Thanks for all the feedback guys
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: point5wonder]
#21598726 - 04/26/15 11:14 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Take some habitat pics while you're there
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: point5wonder]
#21598944 - 04/26/15 12:19 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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It is a Psilocybe, could be something near P. aerugineomaculans. Please save dried material for scientific analysis.
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: Alan Rockefeller]
#21598958 - 04/26/15 12:25 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Excellent find!
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: Couperj]
#21599073 - 04/26/15 12:53 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Hey guys, I was with point5wonder today as we went shroom hunting, its been great watching how helpful everyone is in this community. Thank you all so much. Im curious as to know why this species is special, or why it should be studied scientifically, all we know is that we went hunting for trippy shrooms. Is it rare, or not catalogued? Do explain to us newbies 
Also we will be going back to the site tomorrow morning to collect better samples as we saw pin heads growing. We shall post our findings.
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: djdonnaccia]
#21599329 - 04/26/15 02:00 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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djdonnaccia said: Hey guys, I was with point5wonder today as we went shroom hunting, its been great watching how helpful everyone is in this community. Thank you all so much. Im curious as to know why this species is special, or why it should be studied scientifically, all we know is that we went hunting for trippy shrooms. Is it rare, or not catalogued? Do explain to us newbies 
Also we will be going back to the site tomorrow morning to collect better samples as we saw pin heads growing. We shall post our findings.
Psilocybes from Africa rarely turn up on the forums and are otherwise not as commonly documented compared to other regions in the world. I'm glad you guys had a good time and shared your collections with us. Looking forward to seeing what you guys come up with tomorrow!
Welcome to the community!
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: MidnightCity] 1
#21599347 - 04/26/15 02:05 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Looks close to a cyan. I would say it's definately a psilocybe
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#21599433 - 04/26/15 02:23 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: Andjew]
#21599616 - 04/26/15 03:03 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Well,I was at least right with in not being psilocybe cyanescens
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: kactus.brand.g]
#21599837 - 04/26/15 03:50 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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It could be P. aquamarina, since it's from Kenya and pretty similar to P. aerugineomaculans.
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: heelsplitter]
#21599920 - 04/26/15 04:12 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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That looks like a psilocybe Ovoideocystidiata, especially with the bruising being described as greenish. Wow.
What color are the pins?
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: koods] 1
#21600496 - 04/26/15 06:14 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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koods said: That looks like a psilocybe Ovoideocystidiata, especially with the bruising being described as greenish. Wow.
What color are the pins?
P. ovoideocystidiata is probably closely related to P. aquamarina and P. aerugineomaculans. P. subaeruginascens, P. wayanadensis, P. magnispora, P. septentrionalis and P. thaiaerugineomaculans/duplicatocystidiata (synonyms but named in the same paper) are also probably in this group, which doesn't have a name yet AFAIK, but it's the branch of section cubensae closer to P. ovoideocystidiata than to P. cubensis or P. araucariicola (if it's really in section cubensae). They all (that I know of) look very similar.
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: heelsplitter]
#21601427 - 04/26/15 09:12 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: NothingsChanged]
#21602178 - 04/27/15 12:42 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Hey everyone, We have very clear spore print after leaving the mushroom over night. Thoughts?
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: djdonnaccia]
#21602368 - 04/27/15 02:32 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Wow guys thanks for the feedback, we are on the way to the site now, great weather, rained some more last night. I'd just like to know of this mushroom in question can be toxic at all, or if it can be consumed.
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: djdonnaccia]
#21602376 - 04/27/15 02:39 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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djdonnaccia said: Wow guys thanks for the feedback, we are on the way to the site now, great weather, rained some more last night. I'd just like to know of this mushroom in question can be toxic at all, or if it can be consumed.
If it is indeed in the genus Psilocybe, then it is safe to eat and psychoactive.
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: djdonnaccia]
#21602977 - 04/27/15 08:45 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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djdonnaccia said:
I'd just like to know of this mushroom in question can be toxic at all
Nope, definitely nothing toxic.
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HookerWithAPenis said: If it is indeed in the genus Psilocybe, then it is safe to eat and psychoactive.
It is.
Just remember to dry and save a few specimens for someone to work on.
Edited by Ran-D (04/27/15 08:51 AM)
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: Ran-D]
#21603500 - 04/27/15 11:07 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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We found 3 more in the same spot but one was rotten. We'll post up pics of the habitat soon. In any case we'll leave a dry specimen.
Is it possible to cultivate these as well just like other magic mushrooms?
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: point5wonder]
#21603509 - 04/27/15 11:09 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Cultivation with similar species is apparently tricky, but you can transplant mycelium and stem butts to wood chip mulch that gets plenty of moisture to start new patches.
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: stevo]
#21604903 - 04/27/15 05:11 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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stevo said: It would be a good idea to pile some sawdust and chips around where it was growing. And try to keep the spore prints clean for cultivation.
No. Not now. Don't do that until it stops fruiting.
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: koods]
#21605101 - 04/27/15 05:47 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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African cyan!!
Cool finds...hopefully something NEW;)
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: bluelou]
#21608197 - 04/28/15 08:53 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Cheers man!
Here's another picture of the second guy we found in his habitat!

And here's a better view.

We found a little guy of the same species growing in the grass as well away from all the leaves and wood.
We're going to another spot soon as well that will probably yield way more results then this one as this area is pretty disturbed.
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: point5wonder]
#21608249 - 04/28/15 09:08 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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That kinda looks like stiltgrass
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: point5wonder]
#22226347 - 09/12/15 09:38 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Hey point5wonder ,
Am in Nairobi too.. I spotted some psilocybe around upper hill area. Can vouch since they had a dark bluish spore print and only ate a few fresh ones just to confirm that i would survive.... hehe .. I did... I will be going hunting around MT. Kenya towards the end of the year... Good to find a fellow shroomer from Kenya.. Am also planning to import a growing kit from Netherlands for consumption in December. i will be glad to share. My number is 0721917880 ... email lark@avicast.co.ke ... Feel free to contact
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: larkire]
#22226360 - 09/12/15 09:42 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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larkire said: dark bluish spore print
Psilocybe species have a dark purple-brown spore print.
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: Ran-D]
#22226809 - 09/12/15 12:01 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Love the look of it wonder if its a cyan or something not documented i love the look of nearly all of this genus
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: larkire]
#22227476 - 09/12/15 03:01 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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larkire, please, please tell me that you dried and kept some as specimens.
Edited by heelsplitter (09/12/15 03:03 PM)
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: Rebelutionsssss]
#27160713 - 01/21/21 05:06 AM (3 years, 7 days ago) |
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Hello guys i found this mushroom in kenya karen area. It was growing in cow fecies. Im new to mushrooms so i would apreciate some help identifiing. The mushroom was already dry and it slightly bigger than a matchbox. Is this halucinogenic ?? Thx https://files.shroomery.org/files/21-003/123065550-16112305783681553641487.jpg] [/url] https://files.shroomery.org/files/21-003/123065701-1611230624522942465118.jpg] [/url]
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: Diolev]
#27160730 - 01/21/21 05:46 AM (3 years, 7 days ago) |
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Diolev said: Hello guys i found this mushroom in kenya karen area. It was growing in cow fecies. Im new to mushrooms so i would apreciate some help identifiing. The mushroom was already dry and it slightly bigger than a matchbox. Is this halucinogenic ?? Thx https://files.shroomery.org/files/21-003/123065550-16112305783681553641487.jpg] [/url] https://files.shroomery.org/files/21-003/123065701-1611230624522942465118.jpg] [/url]
I think it's not psychoactive, Panaeolus antillarum
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: RenegadeMycologist]
#27161388 - 01/21/21 12:45 PM (3 years, 6 days ago) |
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Yep, Pan. Ant
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Re: Mushroom identification Nairobi Kenya. Possible p. Cyanescens? [Re: larkire]
#27611174 - 01/08/22 01:55 AM (2 years, 20 days ago) |
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Hey, were you able to get the grow kit?
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