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CharlesBruce


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Possible psilocybes growing on dung in UK. Some blue bruising
#22423267 - 10/23/15 02:25 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Hey. Found these while hunting liberty caps - they seemed to be growing on horse dung. Spore print is purple-black. Two specimens showing blue bruising. Brown/reddish brown when moist, drying to a sandy/golden colour. Nipple on some specimens.
They look like some kind of Psilocybe? What do you think? The strong bluing on some suggests they're active (at least 2 of them). Also, some of the liberty caps I found nearby.

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Silky_Johnson
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Re: Possible psilocybes growing on dung in UK. Some blue bruising [Re: CharlesBruce]
#22423348 - 10/23/15 02:56 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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just a shot in the dark, ps. fimetaria?
whatever they are theyre definitely psilocybes and active.
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The Lightning
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Re: Possible psilocybes growing on dung in UK. Some blue bruising [Re: Silky_Johnson]
#22423493 - 10/23/15 03:46 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Compare to:
Psilocybe fimetaria Psilocybe semilanceata Psilocybe strictipes

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CharlesBruce


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Re: Possible psilocybes growing on dung in UK. Some blue bruising [Re: The Lightning]
#22423795 - 10/23/15 04:58 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Thanks. Psilocybe fimetaria look like the best fit. Don't know of any other actives in the UK that grow on horse dung. Perhaps the blueing ones are Psilocybe fimetaria are the non blueing ones Psilocybe coprophila?
Some were quite red and had a white ring around the bottom of the cap. They look just like the ones on this thread and same habitat http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/11316795
I found loads more so I will try to get some more pics tomorrow.
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Re: Possible psilocybes growing on dung in UK. Some blue bruising [Re: CharlesBruce]
#22423877 - 10/23/15 05:19 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Cool find
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maynardjameskeenan
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Re: Possible psilocybes growing on dung in UK. Some blue bruising [Re: CharlesBruce]
#22424069 - 10/23/15 06:01 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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What area of the world are you in OP? That is an awesome find! Please dry and save some so that they are be looked at under a microscope.
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CharlesBruce


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Re: Possible psilocybes growing on dung in UK. Some blue bruising [Re: maynardjameskeenan]
#22426900 - 10/24/15 11:55 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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I'm from UK.
Found some more today growing on horse dung, pics:

Some light blue bruising at the base on these. They seem to be quite orange when first coming through. I think they're the same ones as OP.
Can anyone confirm the ID on these?
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Bubbles85

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Re: Possible psilocybes growing on dung in UK. Some blue bruising [Re: CharlesBruce]
#22426942 - 10/24/15 12:03 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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This is very cool mate. Thanks for posting
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The Lightning
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Re: Possible psilocybes growing on dung in UK. Some blue bruising [Re: CharlesBruce]
#22426990 - 10/24/15 12:14 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Nice collection. However, I don't see the bluing on those. They resemble Deconica coprophila.
http://mushroomobserver.org/observer/observation_search?pattern=deconica+coprophila
If you honestly see bluing, try to capture it blatantly with the camera.
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Re: Possible psilocybes growing on dung in UK. Some blue bruising [Re: The Lightning]
#22427013 - 10/24/15 12:18 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Quote:
The Lightning said: Nice collection. However, I don't see the bluing on those. They resemble Deconica coprophila.
http://mushroomobserver.org/observer/observation_search?pattern=deconica+coprophila
If you honestly see bluing, try to capture it blatantly with the camera.
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Bubbles85

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Re: Possible psilocybes growing on dung in UK. Some blue bruising [Re: CharlesBruce]
#22427177 - 10/24/15 12:55 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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CharlesBruce said: Thanks. Psilocybe fimetaria look like the best fit. Don't know of any other actives in the UK that grow on horse dung. Perhaps the blueing ones are Psilocybe fimetaria are the non blueing ones Psilocybe coprophila?
Some were quite red and had a white ring around the bottom of the cap. They look just like the ones on this thread and same habitat http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/11316795
I found loads more so I will try to get some more pics tomorrow.
I think the non blueing mushrooms in your original post are likely to be Psilocybe semilanceate. The ones that are bruising look very interesting indeed. Cool find.
Edited by Bubbles85 (10/24/15 12:57 PM)
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Williamsii
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Re: Possible psilocybes growing on dung in UK. Some blue bruising [Re: Bubbles85]
#22427962 - 10/24/15 04:03 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Interesting find. It would be good to see others bluing like the first two specimens. I can't see any in the second set of pictures.
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Re: Possible psilocybes growing on dung in UK. Some blue bruising [Re: Williamsii]
#22428009 - 10/24/15 04:13 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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wicked finds
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Re: Possible psilocybes growing on dung in UK. Some blue bruising [Re: Blazer420]
#22430362 - 10/25/15 02:35 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Very interesting! Looks active!
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Re: Possible psilocybes growing on dung in UK. Some blue bruising [Re: maynardjameskeenan]
#22430597 - 10/25/15 05:54 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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maynardjameskeenan said:
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The Lightning said: Nice collection. However, I don't see the bluing on those. They resemble Deconica coprophila.
http://mushroomobserver.org/observer/observation_search?pattern=deconica+coprophila
If you honestly see bluing, try to capture it blatantly with the camera.
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The Lightning
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Re: Possible psilocybes growing on dung in UK. Some blue bruising [Re: maynardjameskeenan]
#22431153 - 10/25/15 09:59 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Quote:
maynardjameskeenan said:
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The Lightning said: Nice collection. However, I don't see the bluing on those. They resemble Deconica coprophila.
http://mushroomobserver.org/observer/observation_search?pattern=deconica+coprophila
If you honestly see bluing, try to capture it blatantly with the camera.
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Looks like someone didn't read the whole thread.
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Re: Possible psilocybes growing on dung in UK. Some blue bruising [Re: The Lightning]
#22432009 - 10/25/15 01:45 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yes, I was going to mention that yesterday, the second collection here is Deconica, the first collection is an active Psilocybe species.
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Williamsii
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Re: Possible psilocybes growing on dung in UK. Some blue bruising [Re: inski]
#22470858 - 11/03/15 12:26 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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Reading Stamet's PMOTW, he describes the inactive Psilocybe (Deconica) coprophila as "sometimes bruising bluish in the mycelium" (pg. 106). A few reports of bluing mycelium are mentioned here too. Could this be the case in these specimens?
Edited by Williamsii (11/03/15 01:03 PM)
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Re: Possible psilocybes growing on dung in UK. Some blue bruising [Re: Williamsii]
#22471016 - 11/03/15 01:00 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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I had no idea that active Psilocybes grew on dung, in the UK.
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Williamsii
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Re: Possible psilocybes growing on dung in UK. Some blue bruising [Re: elprawn] 1
#22471026 - 11/03/15 01:01 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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Psilocybe fimetaria does.
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