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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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"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.



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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?

:rasta:,

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 :bliss:


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