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Mycomancer
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"Berkshire Blue" Amanita
#3105388 - 09/07/04 07:59 PM (19 years, 4 months ago) |
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"Berkshire Blue" Amanita This photograph was taken by the Late Professor McGinty, the only person ever to have found the infamous "Berkshire Blue" Amanita. While many mycologists believe that this is a fraudulent picture, others come to the Berkshires to walk the same woods frequented by the late, great Mcginty, with hopes of finding this elusive mushroom for themselves.
http://www.bms.iwarp.com/ I found this intriguing bit of info at the Berkshire Mycological Society home page. It's really quite amazing looking, although some think it fraudulent. If it is, it's well done. If not then we have quite the specimen. Since this is the only known finding of the Berkshire blue, it may suggest a spot mutation, instead of an individuated species. Perhaps an albino or leucistic pigmentation. Perhaps another variation like formosa. If it is its own species it suggests that it has perhaps the most obscure fruiting triggers known. In either case it has gained quite the status of a local legend among amateur mycologists in the area, kind of like the monster of Loch Ness. Hope you find this as intriguing as I did. Any thoughts? , mycomancer
Edited by Mycomancer (09/07/04 08:41 PM)
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el_duderino
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Re: "Berkshire Blue" Amanita [Re: Mycomancer]
#3112321 - 09/09/04 03:48 AM (19 years, 4 months ago) |
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Oi guys check it out!! I just found these the other day. And i live all the way down here in Aus! They must be spreading or something!

I'm pretty excited! I'll make a spore print and that. Send one of u myco experts a fragment or sumthin if u want...
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Re: "Berkshire Blue" Amanita [Re: Mycomancer]
#22328656 - 10/03/15 02:38 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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I have found a a group of about 20 Blue Amanita Muscaria look a likeys in my garden , under my young Oak tree. I have crushed up and distributed the crumbs of many Red Amanitas over the last 5 years . Are these really Blue Amanitas. They have a ring , warts and bulb. Waiting on a response from my mycologist friend Dr Christian Taylor. I need to take a picture in daylight of the whole group in the ground , thanks. RH
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Edited by Cheshire Ranger (10/03/15 02:43 PM)
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Re: "Berkshire Blue" Amanita [Re: Mycomancer]
#22328755 - 10/03/15 02:59 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Quote:
Mycomancer said: "Berkshire Blue" Amanita This photograph was taken by the Late Professor McGinty, the only person ever to have found the infamous "Berkshire Blue" Amanita. While many mycologists believe that this is a fraudulent picture, others come to the Berkshires to walk the same woods frequented by the late, great Mcginty, with hopes of finding this elusive mushroom for themselves.

http://www.bms.iwarp.com/
I found this intriguing bit of info at the Berkshire Mycological Society home page. It's really quite amazing looking, although some think it fraudulent. If it is, it's well done. If not then we have quite the specimen.
Since this is the only known finding of the Berkshire blue, it may suggest a spot mutation, instead of an individuated species. Perhaps an albino or leucistic pigmentation. Perhaps another variation like formosa. If it is its own species it suggests that it has perhaps the most obscure fruiting triggers known.
In either case it has gained quite the status of a local legend among amateur mycologists in the area, kind of like the monster of Loch Ness. Hope you find this as intriguing as I did. Any thoughts?
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mycomancer
I found this while looking up the species. To be honest the photo looks like it's shopped, over-saturated manipulated in someway to me.
 Stropharia aeruginosa is sure a beautiful mushrooms
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The last photo is a stropharia aeruginosa, a real mushroom.

Edited by darksky17 (06/21/19 01:48 AM)
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vinnie boombotz
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Re: "Berkshire Blue" Amanita [Re: darksky17]
#26065361 - 06/21/19 09:25 AM (4 years, 7 months ago) |
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Quote:
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^^Now that's a true blue mushroom - Entoloma hochstetteri.
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Re: "Berkshire Blue" Amanita [Re: Anglerfish]
#26514981 - 03/03/20 04:54 PM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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From a cake in my sgfc supposed to be Hawaiian. The second one is gnarly as well as blue. Think they're ok?
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