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Timberdoodler
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My Back Yard: June Jaunt
#5911834 - 07/29/06 11:53 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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I realize these pictures are from almost two months ago, but I wanted to share with you some photos from my first EVER mushroom hunt since I wasn't a shroomery member at the time!
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June was the month that really hooked me on mushrooms, and I never realized all the mushroom mayhem that was going on in the thin stretch of forest just behind my house. In this particular jaunt, as my first, my primary reason for photographing these mushies was to have a good reference for various Pennsylvaia mushrooms for my very first art exhibit at the local hospital. So, being the newbie that I was, I wasn't aware of all the essential information to gather for an ID...so naturally I don't expect any! Little did I know that this experience would hook me and hook me hard on mycology!
Enjoy the photos!

The mushroom above was pretty cool, not in coloration, but in the fact that the stems were deeply grooved, and looked twisted. Again, no ID expected, but I just wanted to share the experience!


These mushrooms appear to be Jack O' Lanterns. Against the dark wet log, they seemed to glow, making for a pretty cool picture. I'm not sure what seasons Jack O' Lanterns grow, or if they grow year-round...but these guys are definitely awesome none-the-less!

Not too far away from the "Jack's" were various groups of small tan mushrooms, as seen above, and below.

Then of course we have a lovely black ball of slime, Exidia glandulosa I assume.


The classic "little brown mushrooms".


Hardly uncommon behind the house, but no less interesting were these little white guys:


Probably the most interesting find, which I damn near overlooked were these small white guys. I nearly didn't get a picture thanks to a dying camera battery.

About a 15 minute drive away behind my grandparents home, I found these tiny guys, which looked like little targets!

If only I had known the ID essentials when I came across all these mushrooms. In any case, hindsight is always 20/20, and I am just happy to have had such a great first hunt. I enjoyed taking the pictures, and equally fun was sketching them in ink for the artshow!
I'll post artwork some other time.
Here's to many, many, many more great outings! Hope you all enjoy the pictures!
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Mead

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cool pics, thanks for sharing
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eris
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Nice set of pics.
What kind of camera do you use?
Do you have to resize the images to be able to upload them all here, or are they just normally that small from the camera? They look like good quality images but are kind of small.
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Bluntman4420
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Re: My Back Yard: June Jaunt [Re: eris]
#5912069 - 07/29/06 01:30 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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id like to have ur back yard danm..onlything that growns in mine is grass. lol
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shroomydan
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I see two different species of active mushrooms in your post. Nice finds.
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YESSUP
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Re: My Back Yard: June Jaunt [Re: shroomydan]
#5912775 - 07/29/06 06:16 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Quote:
shroomydan said: I see two different species of active mushrooms in your post. Nice finds.
What he said!
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psiclops
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Re: My Back Yard: June Jaunt [Re: YESSUP]
#5912811 - 07/29/06 06:29 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Two Gymnopilus species I do believe.
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Dr_Mcgillicuddy
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Re: My Back Yard: June Jaunt [Re: psiclops]
#5912826 - 07/29/06 06:34 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Picture number 2 and the last one are both active arent they?
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CureCat
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No I do not think the last photo is of an active mushroom. It looks like Tubaria furfuracea.
Here is a post with some photos from another members finds a few months past. 
http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/5728880#Post5728880
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Timberdoodler
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Re: My Back Yard: June Jaunt [Re: CureCat]
#5912897 - 07/29/06 07:07 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Eris - I use an old digital camera by Sony, called the FD Mavica. It uses floppy disc! It's a good camera, but unfortunately my battery is dying in the PERMANENT sort of way, so I need to look into getting another rechargable battery for the camera.
As for resizing, I'm a paying member of flickr, and I purposely keep the photos small on here. I can provide larger images if needed, but the copies I saved to my computer are all smaller in size.
Actives? I had no clue. Unfortunately, I have no plans with actives. Which one's are suspected to be active anyway? Not that I intend on even trying them, but just for future reference?
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Mead

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Re: My Back Yard: June Jaunt *DELETED* [Re: Timberdoodler]
#5912955 - 07/29/06 07:22 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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psiclops
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Re: My Back Yard: June Jaunt [Re: Mead]
#5913083 - 07/29/06 08:12 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Gym. aeruginosis (spelling?) is a smaller species, am I wrong?
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xmush
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The orange ones look like gyms (but we couldn't rule out jack-o-lanterns just from the pics could we)? The last picture looks like it could be Psilocybe caerulipes. There even looks to be some bluing on the base and on the cap. I'm not 100% sure on either of those IDs though so don't quote me. We'll wait till Shroomydan has let us stew in our anticipation long enough to let us know
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Timberdoodler
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Re: My Back Yard: June Jaunt [Re: xmush]
#5913337 - 07/29/06 10:17 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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I'm not sure if these help, but here are more pictures of the controversial mushrooms. Again, I'm not particularly expecting any sort of ID, but since some of you seem to be drawing conclusions based on photos, have at it!



I wonder what the odds are of finding either of these species again? June temperatures aren't all that far off from July, so why not?
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psiclops
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Re: My Back Yard: June Jaunt [Re: xmush]
#5913369 - 07/29/06 10:28 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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The photo matches the description of P. caerulipes.
Yeah I notice dark blue at the base of the stipe, unless my eyes deceive me, and a partial veil.
Keep an eye out for those. If you can remember that spot, doodler, you should try to find more, and try to give a full description on those.
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CureCat
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Quote:
Timberdoodler:

Can you post a few more pics of this mushroom or a similar specimen?? Pics of the gills, specifically. I realize the one in the original photo may have dried up since you found it, were there more of these same type and if so, do you remember where you found them?
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Timberdoodler
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Re: My Back Yard: June Jaunt [Re: CureCat]
#5914628 - 07/30/06 10:45 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Unfortunately, at the time these pictures were taken, I wasn't aware of all the necessities for proper ID. As expected, I don't expect an ID, however, they are in one of my favorite mushroom hunting spots (which I will be visiting in the next day or so) so I'll be on the lookout.
The only mushroom that even closely resembled these guys from that hunt, are these:

Even as a novice though, I don't suspect these mushrooms are of the same variety. No "ring" around the stem, different coloration, color patterns, etc. It's just a complete stab in the dark.
I can tell you that these mushrooms were all found here in central Pennsylvania.
I'm on the lookout now, so hopefully I can post better pictures soon.
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Timberdoodler
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Sorry for the double post, but I've enlarged the pictures to assist anyone who is trying to ID them:




Maybe that will help.
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psiclops
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That second picture (in your latest post) is lookin like P. caerulipes.
Edited by psiclops (07/30/06 11:29 AM)
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CureCat
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All of those photos are showing little boxes with "x" in them.... I'll look in your gallery to see if I can find the photos. Otherwise, can you fix the links?
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Timberdoodler
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Re: My Back Yard: June Jaunt [Re: CureCat]
#5914804 - 07/30/06 12:09 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Hmmm...they're appearing ok on my side. Anyone else having problems?
Unfortunately, I'm on my way out the door to work. Just uploaded some new finds behind the house here, so I'll be back after midnight to post my findings, and fix the links.
On that note, the only orange mushrooms I found behind the house today were not on logs. They were these:


Much more red than the previous mushrooms, and also growing from the earth, not a log or wood. Currently working on a spore print. More details after work. 
Edited by Timberdoodler (07/30/06 12:12 PM)
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CureCat
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Oh lord, I loaded this page twice before with failure to load the photos, and as soon as I open my mouth, I load the page and see the photos! -_-
Nevermind then, I suppose it was a glitch on my end.
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Re: My Back Yard: June Jaunt [Re: CureCat]
#5914901 - 07/30/06 12:53 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Its good to see sombody who is into mushrooms in general not just like I WANT TO GET HIGH OFF THESE !! I give a mushroom rating of number 5 not to be 4 or even a rating of 3 but 5 and the total number of the said rating should be equal too and no less than 5
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shroomydan
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Quote:
Timberdoodler said:
About a 15 minute drive away behind my grandparents home, I found these tiny guys, which looked like little targets!


Same thing?
We can rule out Jack' O' Lantern's for the orange mushrooms, due to the slightly scaly caps, which point toward Gymnopilus. On closer inspection, they are probably an inactive species of Gymnopilus, but I would bet 100 to one on the mushrooms in the last picture being Ps. caerulipes.
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Timberdoodler
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Re: My Back Yard: June Jaunt [Re: shroomydan]
#5916805 - 07/30/06 10:23 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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I was thinking about the alleged "Jack O' Lanterns", and you're probably right. Don't Jack gills tend to run down the stem a bit?
As for your picture of Ps. caerulipes, I'm indeed convinced. I never really paid a lot of attention, but there is a blue tinge to the cap around the outer section of the white ring. I always just referred to them as "target shrooms".
Again...when I found these, the only mushroom I could ID on my own was a morel! Not that it matters anyway, as I have no intent on ever consuming an active anyway, but it's definitely makes this guy a lot more interesting! I love any info I can get, including whether or not it's an active. So thanks!
Thanks for the ID guys. And to think I didn't even expect one! haha!
Edited by Timberdoodler (07/30/06 10:24 PM)
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iamyour_messiah
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I'm glad someone is still throwing in some lines from monty python, keep it up!!
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shroomydan
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Quote:
I have no intent on ever consuming an active
Have you tried them in the past and don't trip anymore, or are you just not curious about the experience?
Yes, Jack 'O Lanterns have decurrent gills.
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Timberdoodler
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Re: My Back Yard: June Jaunt [Re: shroomydan]
#5917996 - 07/31/06 08:45 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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No, I have never consumed an active mushroom, nor will I. That's not to say I point fingers at those who do. It is just my personal choice to avoid the consumption of such. 
Also - that's not to say I don't have an interest in active mushrooms. Knowing that my mushrooms were active has made mushrooming even more interesting!
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Timberdoodler
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After all the controversy, and some searching, I managed to find some more Gymnopilus on the same log, almost 2 months after the first siting.

Here are the gills.

The specimen was too dried out for a proper spore print. My guess is Gymnopilus fulgens. Non-active?
Edited by Timberdoodler (08/02/06 01:28 PM)
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