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emma_sloane
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ID help - Possibly Gymnopilus Junonius? Found in NSW Australia
#23425266 - 07/08/16 11:51 PM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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Hi there! Woo my first Shroomery post!
I found these mushrooms growing on a piece of rotting hard wood covered in dead leaves. The bugs have eaten them quite a bit unfortunately. It's currently winter in NSW and we have had the odd rain so the earth is quite damp at the moment.
The gills are a dark brown/rust colour. They were wet when I picked them and covered my hands in a deep rusty ink! I'm wondering if these were the spores?
The stem length ranges from 8-10cm long and 1-2.5cm wide. The stems are very tough and firm.
The largest cap is 8cm wide and approx 3cm thick in the middle.
I haven't taken a spore print. (I could be entirely wrong, I'm a rookie) but I'm guessing the spores are a rust colour as the gills leaked a deep rusty ink on my hands. It was raining last night so the mushrooms were still wet.
I haven't noticed any bruising.
When I picked them the smell was mushroomy with a hint of white wine. Now after letting them dry for a while they just smell like plain old mushrooms.
Thank you! 



Edited by emma_sloane (07/08/16 11:52 PM)
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Signeg


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Re: ID help - Possibly Gymnopilus Junonius? Found in NSW Australia [Re: emma_sloane]
#23425724 - 07/09/16 06:17 AM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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Gymnopilus junonius sounds correct. They aren't usually active at all in Australia I think. "Some subspecies of this mushroom contain the neurotoxic oligoisoprenoid gymnopilin"
Edited by Signeg (07/09/16 06:25 AM)
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tak18
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Re: ID help - Possibly Gymnopilus Junonius? Found in NSW Australia [Re: Signeg]
#23427997 - 07/09/16 11:12 PM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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It looks like you removed the whole mass with some of the most important mycelium included. Next time if you find a good batch, do not take the thing they are attached to because that will most likely destroy the entire organism. It's important to cut the mushroom at the base of the stipe without disturbing the infrastructure underneath. I doubt you will see any in the same location next year sadly.
Edit: Looking at that first picture I can't tell if that's treated wood (ie a patio) or its natural location
Edited by tak18 (07/09/16 11:14 PM)
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demdreams
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Re: ID help - Possibly Gymnopilus Junonius? Found in NSW Australia [Re: tak18]
#23431624 - 07/11/16 09:29 AM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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yes it looks like a fair bit of myc at the bottom. Pinch hard at base (pref with fingernails..) to remove. I also "re-plant" end part of stem butt into another location on branch to help spread...
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emma_sloane
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Re: ID help - Possibly Gymnopilus Junonius? Found in NSW Australia [Re: demdreams]
#23468399 - 07/23/16 06:34 AM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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Hi all
Thanks for the advice. There was some mycelium left in the ground after I picked the mushrooms but next time for good measure I'll cut the stems instead of picking.
The mushrooms were completely coated in little jumpy mites and after two days of drying them out my friend thought they looked manky and threw them away lol. I was also reluctant to try them as I've read they can cause stomach problems and some strains are non psychoactive or they are very mild.
I'm keeping an eye on the area to see if more grow. I'll make sure the next ones are picked earlier to avoid decay and mites.
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