sarogave said:

I think these are p. subs but I'm not sure. Found them in my yard in Northern suburbs after overnight rain.

In previous years I've found them in this exact spot too. Thoughts?

In the first pic, I circled some frills I noticed, which I found unusual.

However, some of them have traces of dark violet spores just underneath the gills which is promising.

Bruising them has not yielded any blue colour and I otherwise cannot see any blue colour in them but the stems and caps look to be about right.

Cheers for the help. Seems the season will be underway with the rains incoming this weekend .

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Rock1084 said:

Ent, I love your poop shroom finds.
Aside from the poop (my understanding is any poo will do, be it cattle, horse, roo), what are the ideal conditions/environment for Alutaceas?
I know a few local places swarming with roos that I wouldn't mind checking out since the subs aren't quite here yet.

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cheer m8

bob's guide is the best. But I'll quickly answer your questions. From my experience shelter from the elements is good, probably the poo holds together better than out in the open. The few other VIC finds I have seen appear to be among eucalyptus trees with bracken and grassy undergrowth, judging by the photos. They don't seem to care what the temperatures are like. Provided adequate rainfall and humidity, they appear happy to fruit even when it's relatively warm in the day (bob has confirmed this, and my first find this season was in March ), though they do dry out very easily (they also rehydrate well). Hope this helps.

TheBlueprint said:

Whoever just recently went out to Macedon this week and is destroying the grass again like last season. Doing donuts and digging tire marks all around the shrooming spots where the roos and wallabies usually eat and chill every morning. Leaving piles and piles of toxic and non active shrooms right on the edge of the road, making it obvious to what you are doing and how careless and damaging you are. Guess what? You have been reported to the local police and rangers. I'm tired of noobs disrespecting the land and environment with no care for the beautiful habitat. Not everyone is in this just for a high and some recreational fun. Some people actually live here and don't want our area destroyed by careless noobs. After reporting the incident yesterday I went out  to check the areas and guess who was on patrol in the area. 2 police officers and a ranger making rounds.(wow, that was quick) Let's see who wants to be careless and disrespect the land now that they are aware of you land trashers. RESPECT THE LAND!

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karode13 said:

TheBlueprint said:

Whoever just recently went out to Macedon this week and is destroying the grass again like last season. Doing donuts and digging tire marks all around the shrooming spots where the roos and wallabies usually eat and chill every morning. Leaving piles and piles of toxic and non active shrooms right on the edge of the road, making it obvious to what you are doing and how careless and damaging you are. Guess what? You have been reported to the local police and rangers. I'm tired of noobs disrespecting the land and environment with no care for the beautiful habitat. Not everyone is in this just for a high and some recreational fun. Some people actually live here and don't want our area destroyed by careless noobs. After reporting the incident yesterday I went out  to check the areas and guess who was on patrol in the area. 2 police officers and a ranger making rounds.(wow, that was quick) Let's see who wants to be careless and disrespect the land now that they are aware of you land trashers. RESPECT THE LAND!

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I underdstand your frustration but your actions have now endangered everyone that goes out to Macedon. You do realise the government here is logging old growth forest and killing endangered species? You should be more upset about that.

Great, Vic police. Just what we need at this time of year. They aren't our friends and you've made that area unsafe.

Be careful everyone. Respect the areas you hunt in.

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TexturedSounds said:

Like I said, have a local start putting parks on the MO map ...

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