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west coast hunt
west coast hunt



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PNW ID request Possible stuntzii
#23795025 - 11/02/16 04:08 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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I was hunting in one of my usual spots today when I noticed a strange little mushroom that kind of looks like Psilocybe stuntzii but I cant quite decide if it is. I was looking at ovoids that where growing near by. But this mushroom was actually much closer to a cyan bed than the ovoids, within about 5ft of of the cyan bed actually. I'm not too good at the whole ID request thing but here's my best try. Thanks in advance! 
Cap: Slippery, viscid, Small nipple, Darkening around edges, conical, pale brown.
Stem: White/brownish off white, Annulus evident but not prominent, 3.77cm in length, Darkening where damaged (not sure if bruising blue or brown).
Gills: Rusty Brown, Connected to stem.
Print: Pending will update
Habitat: Found at the edge of a woodchip bed in moss/grass, Western WA.
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ambc
mycominded



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Will you take some close up shots of the annulus? Maybe one strait on one angled down from just above, one from a little below, and one from strait on?
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Oregonic



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Re: PNW ID request Possible stuntzii [Re: ambc]
#23795180 - 11/02/16 04:59 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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That colored pinkish/reddish hue of the stipe makes me think p. stuntzii.
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west coast hunt
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Re: PNW ID request Possible stuntzii [Re: Oregonic]
#23795327 - 11/02/16 05:44 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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Thanks for the replys, I tried to take better pictures of the annulus but it got a little damaged now its basically just a thin black line. Here's my attempts but the best clearest shots are probably the fist and second pictures I originally posted. Dang i wish i had gotten some better pictures.

I think I'm gonna get a better camera this season so i can take some proper pictures.
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west coast hunt
west coast hunt



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Spore print is still too faint to clearly read, i should also know if the cap is hygrophanous as it dries.
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ambc
mycominded



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Closer pictures of the annulus are actually what I wanted rather than better. I think it might actually be an ovoid is why I asked for the close up. The amount of bluing in the newer pics suggests P. ovoideocystidiata over stuntzii I would think also. I have found ovoids that strongly resembled stuntzii before myself.
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west coast hunt
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Re: PNW ID request Possible stuntzii [Re: ambc]
#23795795 - 11/02/16 08:31 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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I wish i could get a closer one, my camera unfortunately wont tolerate a closer picture. When i first saw it i thought it was an ovoid also, so i think you might be right. When the print is done i should have a better idea.
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Ruca32



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Edited by Ruca32 (04/19/17 10:26 AM)
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west coast hunt
west coast hunt



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Yeah Ruca i definitly feel like they're out right now, and i've seen a few posted in the official PNW board. This one does kinda resemble an ovoid but I tried to get it to bruise blue and i observed almost no blue bruising if not none at all (even where I cut the stem from the cap to print). I am also noticing a serious lack of the strong smell ovoids produce. Also a major difference I notice is that 90% of ovoids i've seen have a very solid cap color with no translucence. This mushroom is more pale and I can see the gills through the slightly translucent cap. So I dont think its an ovoid. My only other guess is stuntzii but i've never seen one growing solitary...
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Ruca32



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Edited by Ruca32 (04/19/17 10:25 AM)
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