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Choobs
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Psilocybe caerulipes in the Eastern US
#5726684 - 06/08/06 01:23 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Hey there everyone! I've got a few questions about the Psilocybe caerulipes mushroom. For anyone that hunts these in the Eastern United States, is it about the right season? With all the rain we have been getting, it looks like good hunting weather: wet wood chips, plenty of mulch, etc. Another question that I have is how easy is it to identify these mushrooms? From various pictures, I have noticed a distinct, almost bleached lighter brown part near the peak of the cap, and then going back to brown or darker tan around the outer cap. Are there a lot of other mushrooms similar to this to look out for, and how quickly should the blue bruising appear (and what is the best way to get that bruising; just handling it)?
I know its a lot, but thanks in advance everyone! I can't wait to start hunting for these!
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Re: Psilocybe caerulipes in the Eastern US [Re: Choobs]
#5727108 - 06/08/06 02:56 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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It's easy to identify them - just look for blue bruising. Lots of LBMs look the same, but don't go blue.
This is the right time of year. Just go out hunting in the woods..
I found plenty this year. Check my picture gallery..
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Re: Psilocybe caerulipes in the Eastern US [Re: eris]
#5727187 - 06/08/06 03:20 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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ah great to hear from you Eris. I consider you the master of the NE USA Mushrooms =). Any other tips for hunting them? Is it good to start in wood chips and stuff? Will the bluing be instantaneous? I don't want to be hauling around a bunch of boring LBMs for no reason lol.
Thanks again eris!
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Re: Psilocybe caerulipes in the Eastern US [Re: Choobs]
#5727651 - 06/08/06 05:16 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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I've searched for these off an on for a few years and have never had any success. Do you happen to recall what type of wood you found yours living from? I've frequented forests with a large amount of birch.. think I remember they enjoy'em. I could be off the mark though as I've never sought these with real enthusiasm, figured it was a needle in a haystack situation.
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Re: Psilocybe caerulipes in the Eastern US [Re: Choobs]
#5727846 - 06/08/06 06:27 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Areas where birch, beech, maple, elm, oak, and other deciduous trees reside. Takes anywhere from a couple mins up to 20-30 mins to turn blue. Usually it is pretty fast though. A lot of times it's already visible on some of the mushrooms while they are still in the habitat.
I have explained the habitat a bunch of times, in posts.. people have also emailed me, asking about the habitat, so I have replied there too. If this is not enough, try searching recent posts. I talked about it in this thread, just scroll down. http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/5651435#Post5651435
One important thing is, they don't just grow on wood alone. I found the majority of them growing on the ground. Even when there was no wood around. Areas with lots of undergrowth are good too.
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Re: Psilocybe caerulipes in the Eastern US [Re: eris]
#5729915 - 06/09/06 07:17 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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hey man.. iv been out hunting alot latley, i live in vermont and i just go out and look in all the diff spots they are suposta be and pick every mushroom that i suspect to be good, cuz u never know. then do sporprint tests and look for the brusing and do a bunch of reasearch. try finding a big hay stack in like a farm feild. there should be some good ones around the bottem of it. and good luck. dont get the thought that u cant find anything in the east because thats how i felt the first few times but ull soon pick it up.
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Re: Psilocybe caerulipes in the Eastern US [Re: prosnurfer]
#5730724 - 06/09/06 01:10 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Hey, just so you know, before I found these I pictured them all to be creamy white/light brown, but with 95% of the ones I find, usually in underbrush/mulch, they become so densely bunched together that they drop their spores all over each other resulting in dark brown looking mushrooms--you can see those unique caerulipes stems and wavy caps still though, plus the bluing. You can scrape the spore residue off.
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Re: Psilocybe caerulipes in the Eastern US [Re: MustardMan]
#5730741 - 06/09/06 01:16 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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ahh great information everyone!! thanks a bunch! I'm still trying to perfect the habitat that I am looking for, since the climate and environment seems to change every ten feet in the Northeast =). Should I really be looking more for the surroundings in Eris' pictures (aka forest, leaves, wood) or more of a man made mulch/woodchip deal?
One more thing, does all of this information put to rest the stories that I have heard about these mushrooms being VERY exotic/rare? One a seperate message board, I saw that these are considered to be a very unique mushroom, yet many folks on here seem to find them all the time (and many of them, at that. lol)
Anyway, thanks again everyone!
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Re: Psilocybe caerulipes in the Eastern US [Re: Choobs]
#5731521 - 06/09/06 05:47 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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I'd say that patches of them can be hard to locate at first, which makes them rare in a sense. But where they do grow, they grow in great numbers.
I would suggest looking in a woods environment as opposed to wood chips. Most of the reports of findings this year, have been in woodsy areas. Remember that their growth is not limited to wood. More grow out of the soil around wood than from the wood itself.
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Re: Psilocybe caerulipes in the Eastern US [Re: eris]
#5731881 - 06/09/06 07:38 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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I've been finding caerulipes here in PA for about 3 weeks and was astounded by how easy they are to identify. I found a large number of them on a Huge woodchip pile (20-25 feet high) near the base under all the underbrush. The caerulipes turn blue within minutes of picking them and usually there are bunches everywhere. If you find some blue feet, then you should look within a few hundred yards in any direction and most likely will be able to find more. Along a river near my home is where I have had luck and found a few spots. I usually go to my spots about twice a week and can pick on any visit around 15 mushrooms from each spot. Good Hunting!
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Re: Psilocybe caerulipes in the Eastern US [Re: OSUbucksfan]
#5731946 - 06/09/06 08:00 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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wow! even more great info... thanks a whole bunch guys, I can't wait to get out and search for these little guys. Encouraging to hear they're not as 'rare' as I thought they were.
What are your experiences with this variety of active mushroom? Good for a beginner? Open eye, psychedelic freak-out mushroom?
Thanks again everyone!
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Re: Psilocybe caerulipes in the Eastern US [Re: Choobs]
#5733359 - 06/10/06 07:06 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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They are a great trip. I have eaten a few different dosages and had different experiences. I suggest eating about 8 caps and stems of normal size mushrooms in order to get a level 3 trip. Once you find some, post the pics!
Good Hunting!
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Re: Psilocybe caerulipes in the Eastern US [Re: OSUbucksfan]
#5742371 - 06/12/06 03:52 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Ah okay cool... sounds quite interesting...
I'm having trouble, what seem to be ideal habitats near my house are turning up nothing. Just one or two odd ball mushrooms that are just kinda doing their own thing on some old log or in the dirt. Does rain really effect the growth of mushrooms (and caerulipes), or is it okay to be looking for them like 1 or 2 days after rain.
Thanks!
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Re: Psilocybe caerulipes in the Eastern US [Re: Choobs]
#5743542 - 06/12/06 08:26 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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I never look unless it rains. I donno why, but I think that I have been so successful in havesting after rains, that I just never look. i have always gone 2-3 days after a rain and have found lots of them. They are elusive, but once you find them, they seem to be everywhere.
Good Hunting!
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Re: Psilocybe caerulipes in the Eastern US [Re: OSUbucksfan]
#5743578 - 06/12/06 08:32 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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That's an interesting point though about how you finally find one patch, and then they seem to be everywhere. The general forest areas seem perfect around my town, so I'll probably wait for another good rain and head out. Oh, another question, (sorry, I just want to really narrow down my searching, lol). Do these mushrooms tend to like the dry land, or will they be found in wetlands, swampy type areas. I've been mostly searching in swamp areas on the dry land, and I figured that was probably the reason why my searches were turning up nothing (not even a random LBM). Thanks again guys! I can't thank you all enough for the great info you've all provided on these interesting mushrooms.
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Re: Psilocybe caerulipes in the Eastern US [Re: Choobs]
#5777155 - 06/21/06 04:49 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Another question... should the water source (which seems to be common feature of good finds for other folks) be running, like a stream? or can it be a dried up swampy area or the like.
thanks!
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Re: Psilocybe caerulipes in the Eastern US [Re: Choobs]
#5777974 - 06/21/06 08:15 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Choobs, my run in's with the blue foot have occured mostly in dry areas around running streams after a good rainfall. That is the key, because in the hot summer months (now) things can tend to dry up quite quickly. Also, I've never really had any random luck finding these, I was just told where a patch was and they seem to grow in that spot and the surrounding 100 square yards. At my spot it is across the road from a little running stream that feeds into a larger creek. I did not find any of them growing on the creek side of the road. They were growing everywhere though...on decaying logs, but mostly just right up outta the ground. I found a couple tofay at my spot, but just tapped the caps in hopes that the spores will spread and find their niche.(thats a good thing to do right?????) Just look along running streams and the surround 100 yards. You are bound to come up with something. I will post some habitat pics soon.
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Re: Psilocybe caerulipes in the Eastern US [Re: rastausty]
#5777997 - 06/21/06 08:20 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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thanks a bunch for the great info!! sounds like we need a day or two of good rain to get things growing around here in the Northeast.. all it's been is hot and dry!
thanks again dude!
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