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#21731154 - 05/28/15 03:27 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Edited by CaveDog (09/21/15 12:13 PM)
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Re: Id request west Australia [Re: CaveDog]
#21731180 - 05/28/15 04:03 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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It looks like a Gymnopilus species, however I'd have a hard time telling which as I'm on the other side of the earth, literally.
I guess you would be searching close to Eucalyptus trees if you're looking for Psilocybe subaeruginosa.
Check the Official Western Australia Actives thread for more (locally) relevant information.
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Re: Id request west Australia [Re: Anglerfish]
#21731241 - 05/28/15 05:12 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Fellow noob here, it's most likely Gymnopilus allantopus (non active) or gymnopilus purpuratus (active), I'm leaning towards the former.
Does it have any blue bruising on the cap or on the stem near the base?
It's pretty damn hard to ID from just that one picture. If you can take more pics of the habitat/multiple angles of the mushrooms (cap and stem) that'll help trusted identifiers.
Quick run down of what I've been reading/researching in the past few days.
It's important you do the research necessary on the active species in Perth to be able to identify them and know what habitats you want to go to and what to look for in those habitats.
I'm not sure if the place you were at was in Perth metro or down south. In Perth metro the only real actives in the area are Gymnopilus purpuratus (http://www.shroomery.org/12472/Gymnopilus-purpuratus), found on dead paperbark/wood, melaleuca wetlands (melaleuca rhaphiophylla and melaleuca preissiana), and less commonly in banksia woodlands or rotting banksia. There have been findings of Amanita Muscaria in Perth however they are very rare. Check out the Perth urban fungi reports for clues of locations.
Only down south will you find psilocybe subaeruginosa (subs), there hasn't been any reported findings of these in Perth surroundings. G. purps require a larger amount than subs to get a decent trip and of course less risk than going down south. If you do go down south in search for subs, be smart and do a lot of research beforehand (not just in terms of what to look for but how to strategically dodge the coppers). If they find you with just one mushroom on you, you will get a criminal charge.
This is a great thread for gym purps in Perth to get a better idea of what to look out for as well, http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/20003576/fpart/1/vc/1.
Edit: forgot to mention that because other fungi species are growing in an area doesn't mean another species would be (i.e. subs, not to my knowledge anyhow). For subs, you want to look near/in pine forrests on wood chips and the sort (http://www.shroomery.org/12515/Psilocybe-subaeruginosa), and again, I believe they only grow naturally down south. Take the information here with a grain of salt, I have only been researching for a couple days.
Also for G Purps please cut from the bottom of the stem as it has greater chances of the place fruiting for you again next season
Edited by THP (05/28/15 07:26 AM)
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