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curio_city
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ID Request - 7 Species - Any Actives?
#26859734 - 08/02/20 08:51 PM (3 years, 6 months ago) |
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I went to a deciduous forest in Upstate NY for my first official hunt (outside my yard). I had a good time and found some really interesting specimens -- at least a few with colors that surprised me. I am in the process of getting spore prints -- these are taking longer than the ones I found in my yard. I'm hoping to get some positive IDs, or at least some indications of which ones may be active so I know to wait around for spore prints.
Species #1


Habitat: Where the parking lot meets the forest, there's a heap of mud, leaves, wood particles, and who knows what else. That's where I found these.
Gills: Very light brown to yellowish-tan. Not pronounced "gills" like I have seen on the others, but rather a spongy, lattice-like material.
Stem: Short and stubby; solid and roughly the same brown as the cap. If any bruising, just a darker brown.
Cap: Somewhat concave on the larger one where the stem attaches. The cap, along with the stem, remind me of a potato in color and due to the protrusions and irregular form.
Spore print color: In the process of getting a spore print.
Bruising: Appears to bruise brown-to-black.
Species #2


Habitat: Leaves and twigs.
Gills: Interestingly, I couldn't see the gills until I removed the stem. There was a thin, cloth-like layer that came out with the stem to reveal fine, tightly-packed gills.
Stem: Thick, white, and solid. Handling the stem caused it to splinter a little, but it's still intact.
Cap: Round and deep around the stem. Brighter yellow around the edges and gradually darkening toward the center.
Spore print color: In the process of getting a spore print.
Bruising: The only bruising I detect so far is the darkening of the cap to nearly a brown, but it is still yellow around the edge.
Species #3




Habitat: This one was growing in/on a tree trunk, impressively pushing up one of the roots! Or that's what it looked like, anyway.
Gills: Thin, wavy, and deep. Appear to stop just short of the stem, but could be attached.
Stem: Thick, white, and hollow in very center. Handling caused it to splinter and fall apart.
Cap: Medium-brown at first, concave, and wavy around the outside.
Spore print color: In the process of getting a spore print.
Bruising: The cap has turned dark-brown-to-black in spots. No other bruising detected.
Species #4



Habitat: This one was growing in/around a rotting log.
Gills: Thin, wavy, and deep. Appear to stop just short of the stem, but could be attached.
Stem: Thick, white, and hollow in very center.
Cap: I'm a little confused about this one. Either I took a picture of a different mushroom than the one I picked (though I don't remember spotting one with such a white cap), or it photographed much lighter than it appeared and perhaps darkened over time. This one reminds me of species #3 in person, but the cap is mostly flat and curved under around the edge.
Spore print color: In the process of getting a spore print.
Bruising: Not much bruising detected.
Species #5



Habitat: Rotting wood, moss, and muck.
Gills: Very fine and neat. Tightly packed.
Stem: Thin and orange in center, going yellow-to-white on ends. Hollow.
Cap: Orange and flat, slightly concave in center where stem attaches. Mostly neat and round.
Spore print color: In the process of getting a spore print.
Bruising: Maybe some bruising to darker orange in areas.
Species #6


Habitat: Leaves and old sticks.
Gills: Thin and wavy.
Stem: Thin, white, hollow, and flimsy.
Cap: Unfortunately, I didn't get much out of this one before it started falling apart. It was brown with a lighter ring around the border. Very round.
Spore print color: In the process of getting a spore print.
Bruising: Cap and stem have darkened, but otherwise little detectable bruising.
Species #7


Habitat: Leaves, twigs, and muck.
Gills: Yellow, appears smooth; no detectable gills.
Stem: Thick, solid, red, darkening on ends. Yellow inside.
Cap: Red-orange, darkening to beet red.
Spore print color: In the process of getting a spore print.
Bruising: The cap and stem have darkened. Stem has maintained yellow areas, but red is now beet red to black.
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Nitro87
Living the Dream



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Loc: The Clouds
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Re: ID Request - 7 Species - Any Actives? [Re: curio_city]
#26859787 - 08/02/20 09:35 PM (3 years, 6 months ago) |
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Sorry, but none of those are active. I would recommend doing some research regarding the different active species in your area, and a general idea of how to distinguish between them. Always get positive ID’s before consuming any! Welcome to the shroomery
Edited by Nitro87 (08/02/20 09:39 PM)
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Jatzan
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Re: ID Request - 7 Species - Any Actives? [Re: Nitro87]
#26860001 - 08/03/20 03:34 AM (3 years, 6 months ago) |
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1. Suillus sp 2. Amanita sp 3.4. Russula sp 5. Pluteus sp ??? 6. Conocybe sp ??? 7. Boletus bicolor
None of these are active
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Snaggletoots
One pump stumpy

Registered: 06/26/20
Posts: 123
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Re: ID Request - 7 Species - Any Actives? [Re: Jatzan]
#26860052 - 08/03/20 05:40 AM (3 years, 6 months ago) |
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#3 Pluteus sp. I would look at entoloma and inocybe also though same with #4
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curio_city
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Re: ID Request - 7 Species - Any Actives? [Re: curio_city]
#26860110 - 08/03/20 06:45 AM (3 years, 6 months ago) |
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Thank you -- this community is awesome.
I had a pretty good time hunting, even though I didn't find any actives. I will do some studying before I go out next.
I've heard varying things about Upstate NY, ranging from "actives are rare" to "there are plenty." I found the 6 - 7 species here in a very short period of time, so I like my odds!
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Snaggletoots
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Re: ID Request - 7 Species - Any Actives? [Re: curio_city]
#26860175 - 08/03/20 07:22 AM (3 years, 6 months ago) |
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