|
Some of these posts are very old and might contain outdated information. You may wish to search for newer posts instead.
|
Montanahunter420
Mushroom Hunter


Registered: 05/10/06
Posts: 1,188
|
Id please *DELETED*
#5686743 - 05/29/06 02:28 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
|
|
Post deleted by jeverdenReason for deletion: Because I am leaving
-------------------- All of my posts are purely fictional and for hypothetical purposes.
|
Feelers
Anti-Myth-Rhythm-Rock-Shocker


Registered: 06/18/02
Posts: 1,806
Loc: Land of Oz
Last seen: 5 years, 8 months
|
|
DO NOT EAT. I'm just practising my IDing - but I definately wouldnt eat that. It looks like it belongs to the most deadly of mushroom familys - the amanitas.
Quote:
No species of Amanita should be considered for the table.
My geuss is Amanita velosa, or Amanita vaginata - but the important thing is not to eat it.  A spore print is most likely to be white, so if you can put it on half white/ half black paper.
Can you get a pic of all the caps? Also it looks like you snapped them at the base - for this family the bulbous base is one of the identifying characteristics.
|
Montanahunter420
Mushroom Hunter


Registered: 05/10/06
Posts: 1,188
|
Re: Id please [Re: Feelers]
#5687795 - 05/29/06 06:40 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
|
|
Thanks. Amantia didn't cross my mind because it didn't have the little white spots but after looking on the web I agree with you. I won't eat any, I eat a amantia muscorl or how ever it's spelled and it wasn't to pleasant. Sleept for couple hours woke up all messed up kinda like I was drunk and high but far more unpleasant. These are going in the garbage right now!
-------------------- All of my posts are purely fictional and for hypothetical purposes.
|
ToxicMan
Bite me, it's fun!


Registered: 06/28/02
Posts: 6,722
Loc: Aurora, Colorado
Last seen: 10 hours, 10 minutes
|
|
Good call, Feelers. My first thought on those is Amanita, too.
While I disagree with the idea that, "No species of Amanita should be considered for the table," I think that only people who truly know how to tell an edible from a non-edible Amanita should even consider doing such a thing.
jeverden, what kind of trees were they growing under? The trees they are associated with are very important for many Amanita identifications.
The lack of an apparent volva at the base of the stem could just indicate one of the species like A. populiphila, a species that should be starting to come up about now that has an extremely fragile volva that is difficult to collect intact.
Happy mushrooming!
-------------------- Happy mushrooming!
|
Feelers
Anti-Myth-Rhythm-Rock-Shocker


Registered: 06/18/02
Posts: 1,806
Loc: Land of Oz
Last seen: 5 years, 8 months
|
Re: Id please [Re: ToxicMan]
#5689277 - 05/30/06 12:41 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
|
|
Quote:
While I disagree with the idea that, "No species of Amanita should be considered for the table," I think that only people who truly know how to tell an edible from a non-edible Amanita should even consider doing such a thing.
Yeah I think the guy on www.mushroomexpert.com was just trying to get everyone to steer clear of the whole family, considering how dumb some people are when it comes to picking white mushrooms and just ingesting them "willy nilly". Definately playing with fire if he suggests that some are edible, since they all look pretty darn similar. 
To help my IDing in the future - the volva is found around encasing the basal bulb? - I imagine it is similar in texture/composure to the veil? So when you pull a mushroom out of the ground is it likely to leave the volva behind?
|
ToxicMan
Bite me, it's fun!


Registered: 06/28/02
Posts: 6,722
Loc: Aurora, Colorado
Last seen: 10 hours, 10 minutes
|
Re: Id please [Re: Feelers]
#5694033 - 05/31/06 07:46 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
|
|
The volva is the often cup-like structure around the base of the stem. They vary considerably in appearance and texture. In A. muscaria it takes the form of several rings. In A. phalloides it's a relatively tough, membranous sack. In A. populiphila it's a small, fragile sack that tends to be left behind in the soil when the mushroom is picked.
The type of volva is an important identification feature for Amanitas. If you've found a possible Amanita it's a good idea to very carefully dig up the base of the mushroom to see whatever potentially fragile structures might be there. Another feature that some Amanitas have that's important is a rooting base, somewhat like a taproot.
Happy mushrooming!
-------------------- Happy mushrooming!
|
|
|
You cannot start new topics / You cannot reply to topics HTML is disabled / BBCode is enabled
Moderator: ToxicMan, inski, Alan Rockefeller, Duggstar, TimmiT, Anglerfish, Tmethyl, Lucis, Doc9151, Land Trout 637 topic views. 0 members, 15 guests and 8 web crawlers are browsing this forum.
[ Show Images Only | Sort by Score | Print Topic ] |
|