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VeggieT

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Hunting Panaeolus sp. in Barbados
#24006362 - 01/13/17 06:50 AM (7 years, 17 days ago) |
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Hi there!
Earlier this week I posted some photos of some mushrooms I was pretty sure were Panaeolus cyanescens. Got a confirmation on that.
We went back to the field and found a bunch more: whitish-greyish, with a long thin stem (not thick and fibrous like antillus sp. of panaeolus), with very obvious blue bruising. They were the same exact mushroom as the ones in the photos I posted here .
This is where we were hunting-- at cove bay, in St. Lucy. Beautiful place. We hit the road at 3:30AM in order to make it before sunrise.

While hunting we also found two other, different looking panaeolus sp. (at least I think they were panaeolus sp.). Each of the two species were slightly larger, and different in colour to the other panaeolus sp. we found (which, going on my previous post, I'm thinking are p. cyans). In Barbados a lot of locals pick mushrooms on the cow fields under the indication that if it bruises blue it's active. Most don't know the species they are picking. People have been doing this for a long time now. I'm interested in knowing the different species that grow here, however.
Here were the two different looking species we found:
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It was a lovely day! After hunting we drank some coffee and overlooked the sea as the sun rose over it.

After this we made our way to a place on the other side of the island where we decided we'd enjoy our day-- a beach forest:

Edited by VeggieT (01/13/17 06:59 AM)
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Re: Hunting Panaeolus sp. in Barbados [Re: VeggieT]
#24006383 - 01/13/17 07:04 AM (7 years, 17 days ago) |
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I'd call them Panaeolus (Copelandia) cyanescens.
Cool finds, beautiful place!
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VeggieT

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Re: Hunting Panaeolus sp. in Barbados [Re: Anglerfish]
#24006400 - 01/13/17 07:13 AM (7 years, 17 days ago) |
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All of them? So a single species can have such variety in appearance? The mushrooms I posted photos of in my previous thread were smaller, thinner stem, and whitish-greyish. I was told they are definitely an active panaeolus, probably cyanescens.
These other two look different. #1 was more brownish and slightly larger. And #2 was about as equally slightly larger, but a different colour too, and with a thicker, different looking stem.
Everything we found bruised blue heavily, though.
Edited by VeggieT (01/13/17 09:35 AM)
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Re: Hunting Panaeolus sp. in Barbados [Re: VeggieT]
#24006452 - 01/13/17 07:44 AM (7 years, 17 days ago) |
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either way beautiful spot . looks like cyanescens to me tho
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Re: Hunting Panaeolus sp. in Barbados [Re: VeggieT]
#24006454 - 01/13/17 07:44 AM (7 years, 17 days ago) |
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Man, how is Barbados??
A friend and I are always kiding that we're going to move to there.
By the pics it looks spectacular, enjoy
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VeggieT

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Re: Hunting Panaeolus sp. in Barbados [Re: nhobidy]
#24006472 - 01/13/17 07:54 AM (7 years, 17 days ago) |
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It was indeed a beautiful spot. The sunrise was amazing.
So I've been told the blue bruising mushrooms I pictured here are cyanascens.
And then also both #1 and #2 I've pictured in this thread?
And it could be! I'm not questioning that. But that's why I asked, can a single species have so much variation in appearance. Because the mushrooms I pictured here and which we mostly found on our second trip are slightly smaller than #1 and #2 pictured here, and their stem is long and thin, and their colour whitish-grey. And then #1 and #2 pictured here are clearly different in appearance too.
So I'm just asking because I want to learn.
What seems clear to me is that all are panaeolus, and all active (like I said, every mushroom we found bruised blue heavily). I was just wondering whether they could all be the same species of panaeolus? Given the variation in appearance.
Thanks for all the responses so far!
Edited by VeggieT (01/13/17 07:55 AM)
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VeggieT

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Re: Hunting Panaeolus sp. in Barbados [Re: pouihi]
#24006478 - 01/13/17 07:59 AM (7 years, 17 days ago) |
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pouihi said: Man, how is Barbados??
A friend and I are always kiding that we're going to move to there.
By the pics it looks spectacular, enjoy 
It's a beautiful island. This side of the island is especially scenic. The south and west coasts are more developed and tourist-y. There are a lot of hotels. But this side of the island is more untouched.
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Re: Hunting Panaeolus sp. in Barbados [Re: VeggieT]
#24006532 - 01/13/17 08:31 AM (7 years, 17 days ago) |
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Just the way we want it
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VeggieT

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Re: Hunting Panaeolus sp. in Barbados [Re: VeggieT]
#24006636 - 01/13/17 09:28 AM (7 years, 17 days ago) |
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VeggieT said: So I've been told the blue bruising mushrooms I pictured here are cyanascens.
And then also both #1 and #2 I've pictured in this thread?
/.../ can a single species have so much variation in appearance. Because the mushrooms I pictured here and which we mostly found on our second trip are slightly smaller than #1 and #2 pictured here, and their stem is long and thin, and their colour whitish-grey. And then #1 and #2 pictured here are clearly different in appearance too.
So I'm just asking because I want to learn.
What seems clear to me is that all are panaeolus, and all active (like I said, every mushroom we found bruised blue heavily). I was just wondering whether they could all be the same species of panaeolus? Given the variation in appearance.
Can anyone answer this question for me, though?
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Re: Hunting Panaeolus sp. in Barbados [Re: VeggieT]
#24006733 - 01/13/17 10:14 AM (7 years, 17 days ago) |
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Mushrooms can vary quite a bit in appearance due to several factors. Your first find (the post you linked) looks like more immature specimens than the ones you've pictured here, which have typically flatter caps which has cracked on drying.
Check this description of the species.
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