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Alan Rockefeller
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Psilocybe moseri from Pastaza, Ecuador 8
#26516956 - 03/04/20 05:45 PM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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Psilocybe moseri is a species that I have spent six years looking for, and last week I finally saw it in Pastaza, Ecuador. It is in Psilocybe section Zapotecroum, and most closely resembles Psilocybe muliercula, differing by preferring a tropical habitat and is slightly smaller in size. Like P. muliercula, it likes disturbed, muddy soils. It was described from Chiapas, Mexico in 1995, but is more common in central and south America.















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Darkslide
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Wonderful! When you want them cultivated, let me know 
You didn't talk to Cactu while you were down that way did you? Or was he in Guatamala? Been a long time since we talked. Miss him dearly.
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Alan Rockefeller
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Re: Psilocybe moseri from Pastaza, Ecuador [Re: Darkslide]
#26516972 - 03/04/20 05:52 PM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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Cactu is in Nicaragua. He's active on Facebook.
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Re: Psilocybe moseri from Pastaza, Ecuador [Re: Darkslide]
#26516979 - 03/04/20 05:54 PM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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Nice! That must have felt amazing. I've been pursuing a few species for decades now...
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bloodycarcass
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Those look cool and right by a waterfall? Thats awesome. What would the potency be on these be like? About the same as Ps. Zapotecroum?
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Darkslide
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Ugh, FB lol. I'm tracking him down anyways. Thanks Alan!
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Alan Rockefeller
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Re: Psilocybe moseri from Pastaza, Ecuador [Re: bloodycarcass]
#26517060 - 03/04/20 06:28 PM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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bloodycarcass said: Those look cool and right by a waterfall? Thats awesome. What would the potency be on these be like? About the same as Ps. Zapotecroum?
Like most extremely rare species, no one has ever eaten them that I know of.
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Ganodermalucidum
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Re: Psilocybe moseri from Pastaza, Ecuador [Re: Darkslide]
#26517068 - 03/04/20 06:31 PM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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Beautiful. I love how viscid they are in your sixth picture especially.
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Alan Rockefeller
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Ganodermalucidum said: Beautiful. I love how viscid they are in your sixth picture especially.
They aren't viscid, they were wet with spray from the waterfall.
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Grosbeak
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Alan, just curious, is that your phone you're using to provide subtle "flash" light for the shots?
Looking at your pics, I'm thinking I should have gone into mycology, or at least biology. I did a lot of work on volcanoes, but was always distracted by the ecosystems that were affected by the eruptions. Anyway... great shots!
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Alan Rockefeller
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Re: Psilocybe moseri from Pastaza, Ecuador [Re: Grosbeak]
#26517190 - 03/04/20 07:15 PM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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Grosbeak said: Alan, just curious, is that your phone you're using to provide subtle "flash" light for the shots?
I used a handheld flash to illuminate these, I left the shutter open for about five seconds and flashed the flash about 20 times from different angles. The phone I was using to take pictures of them. You can see my phone pictures here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/38690791
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Looking at your pics, I'm thinking I should have gone into mycology, or at least biology. I did a lot of work on volcanoes, but was always distracted by the ecosystems that were affected by the eruptions. Anyway... great shots!
It's not too late!
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What a nice spot to find them in, especially after so many years of hunting.
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LogicaL Chaos
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Unreal! U finally found it! Very exciting stuff 
They kinda remind me of Ps. stunztii
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ent
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Re: Psilocybe moseri from Pastaza, Ecuador [Re: LogicaL Chaos] 1
#26517668 - 03/04/20 10:52 PM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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Amazing work! Truly spectacular!
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Re: Psilocybe moseri from Pastaza, Ecuador [Re: ent] 1
#26517787 - 03/05/20 12:43 AM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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Finally got em!!! Awesome work and photography as always
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Dope. New psilocybes.
But all the boys here are thinking the same thing...
...you can't just tease us and not show the face of lilmisscute braids next to you sir
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bloodycarcass
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Quote:
Alan Rockefeller said:
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bloodycarcass said: Those look cool and right by a waterfall? Thats awesome. What would the potency be on these be like? About the same as Ps. Zapotecroum?
Like most extremely rare species, no one has ever eaten them that I know of.
I would have to try them if I found some rare ones.
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Re: Psilocybe moseri from Pastaza, Ecuador [Re: bloodycarcass]
#26518593 - 03/05/20 12:40 PM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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Awesome find!!! Amazing! I can't wait to get these!!! 
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Re: Psilocybe moseri from Pastaza, Ecuador [Re: Aaron Laird]
#26518728 - 03/05/20 01:40 PM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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What a find, what a setting. I am glad you got to accomplished a goal I see you took a lot of prints  If there are enough after the real scientist get them im sure some of us citizen scientist would like to spread the genes. Thank you for helping us live vicariously.
Edited by bw86 (03/05/20 01:43 PM)
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Fuck that’s pretty cool Alan. We need some spores. Think these could grow wild in Oregon?
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