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Environmental load usually means spores just floating around in the grow room.
AFAIK.
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Sockadin



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It is interesting that they grow along side P cubes, I wonder if they are parasitics. Because one of the quoted pictures has a cube growing on the same cake. I have seen this on this site before.
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BlueTryptoYoshi
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Re: Unidentified fruiting [Re: Sockadin]
#26488273 - 02/16/20 11:52 AM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
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They look dangerous. Not something my eyes deem safe at all. Take caution and dispose, goodluck on identifying if you do, let us know.... scary af lol
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mycopanda
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Re: Unidentified fruiting [Re: bodhisatta]
#26488279 - 02/16/20 11:55 AM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
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I don't think those are oyster. Only because I made the mistake of labeling wrong and putting blue oysters to mono tubs. They did grow long and weird like but the cap did not look like the regular helmet mushroom. It was distinguishly still an oyster mushroom cap just small. Post it on the identification forum.
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mycopanda
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Re: Unidentified fruiting [Re: mycopanda]
#26488280 - 02/16/20 11:56 AM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
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The only type of contam I ran into that produced it's own mushroom fruit was not pasteurizing correctly and getting inky caps along with my shrooms...
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mycopanda
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I'm thinking the lab that sold this to him had an obvious cross contamination issue with there spores. Curious on who sold it to you so I never in life order from them.
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mycopanda
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Quote:
foragedfungus said: Not sure what they are, but those aren't oysters. In this thread Workman suggests Collybia.
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Workman said: I grew mushrooms but they don't look right
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A less common but not rare contaminate, sometimes mistaken for Panaeolus or malformed Pleurotus (oyster mushrooms). The mushrooms are small and thin with white spores. The cap and stem are the same color, usually grayish. Reported about once a year on this forum. This is almost certainly a collection of similar species since there is some variability in appearance. Collybia is a possible genus. The contamination source is apparently environmental spore load. Not active or edible, possibly poisonous. DO NOT EAT!

Threads with for above images
Rahz (2005) bensoncd1990 (2007) juggaloskater (2008) gmarkball (2011) Scarousel (2012) F4112N (2012) capncaveman (2014)
Microscopy of juggaloskater specimen

The reports of this rarer type of contaminate are hard to find in the forums since they lack common search keywords, so let me know if I missed any. I am pretty sure I've seen a few more over the years.
I think this is dead on because it is not an oyster mushroom. I've made that mistake and even a oyster with not enough fae wont grow a helmet cap. I recently had this mistake happen and there was no doubt by the cap that it was oyster.
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MountainDude1
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Much appreciated foragedfungus. I might try using a pressure cooker my next go around.
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MountainDude1
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Re: Unidentified fruiting [Re: mycopanda]
#26488361 - 02/16/20 12:44 PM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
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Quote:
mycopanda said: I'm thinking the lab that sold this to him had an obvious cross contamination issue with there spores. Curious on who sold it to you so I never in life order from them.
I got the spores from a reputable vendor. They are giving me the benefit of the doubt and sending a new batch, even though I’m not 100% whether it was their fault or mine. At this point, even though it totally sucks to have wasted this much time, I am giving them a positive review and would still do business with them.
Edited by MountainDude1 (02/16/20 10:21 PM)
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Re: Unidentified fruiting [Re: A.k.a]
#26488370 - 02/16/20 12:48 PM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
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Quote:
A.k.a said: Environmental load usually means spores just floating around in the grow room.
AFAIK.
Ah - got it. Thanks for the clarification.
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Sockadin



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Most likely contaminated syringe. And don't post vendors cause you know, Against the rules. Might want to edit that out.
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