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Clustered LBMs in Pacific Northwestern field.
#7396542 - 09/11/07 02:04 PM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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Hello, I'm here to identify the species of a large batch of 'LBM's that I've found recently. I am unfortunately unable to provide an image as my camera is broken, but if a [relatively] positive ID is impossible without one, I'll post images once I have access to another camera.
As far as I know, they are all of the same species; any differences between the individual mushrooms seems to be attributable to a difference in age.
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Habitat / Location: Found in Oregon (Pacific Northwest) at an elevation of ~2000 feet, in a green and watered field that had been lightly manured approximately 10 years ago. The mushrooms were growing together in tight individual clusters, forming a large patch of approximately 200-300. The field in question has been the home to many dogs for several decades, so it's very likely that they've been fertilized extensively. Not under shade. Found in early September, after a relatively warm but mild summer.
Gills / Spores: The gills are a light off-white color (in the direction of beige / brown); in terms of size, arrangement, and attachment, they are pretty normal looking -- attached, I believe, though I am new to 'shroom hunting. No spore print was visible.
Stem: Lightly off-white (in the direction of beige / brown), quite fragile. Approximately 1-2mm in diameter.
Cap: Light brown, quite smooth though not slippery or wet on the younger ones, but slightly less evenly textured and colored on the older ones. Quite arched / knobby caps on the younger ones, with lightly arched to flat caps on the older specimens. Slightly darkened ring approximately 1mm across on the outside visible particularly on the younger specimens, but also on some of the older ones. Quite rubbery, particularly on the younger samples. Young: 1-2cm in diameter. Old: 3-4cm in diameter.
Bruising: No color change was observed on the stem. Bruising to the gills made them slightly pinkish.
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I'm mainly interested in whether this description fits the profile of any known poisonous mushrooms; if it doesn't, I'll try a small dried sample to determine psychoactivity. Of course, if anyone can make a reasonably positive ID, that's even better!
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Edited by astronaut (09/11/07 02:05 PM)
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Re: Clustered LBMs in Pacific Northwestern field. [Re: astronaut]
#7396904 - 09/11/07 03:29 PM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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Oi, any ideas?
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Re: Clustered LBMs in Pacific Northwestern field. [Re: astronaut]
#7396929 - 09/11/07 03:34 PM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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no spore print? hmm, do you have a photo of the shrooms?
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Re: Clustered LBMs in Pacific Northwestern field. [Re: Mycophilic]
#7396942 - 09/11/07 03:36 PM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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Nah, I don't. I have photos on my cell phone, but I'm way out of cell reception and won't be able to upload them to the internet for a few days. About how long before fresh mushrooms lose potency or go bad? They're stored in a double zip-loc bag, but I've heard that air gets through those.
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Re: Clustered LBMs in Pacific Northwestern field. [Re: astronaut]
#7396960 - 09/11/07 03:40 PM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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make sure you dry them before putting them in a zip-loc, then they should be fine for a long time
if you don't try them, then you'll have to refrigerate them. if they are fresh and in a plastic bag they will rot
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Re: Clustered LBMs in Pacific Northwestern field. [Re: astronaut]
#7397310 - 09/11/07 04:57 PM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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It sound like something in the genus conocybe, there are poisonous mushrooms in this genus.
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Re: Clustered LBMs in Pacific Northwestern field. [Re: falcon]
#7397510 - 09/11/07 05:48 PM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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I wouldn't risk eating them without a proper ID, and for fucks sake, take them out of the plastic. Air won't hurt them. No air will.
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Re: Clustered LBMs in Pacific Northwestern field. [Re: PinheadX]
#7398151 - 09/11/07 07:45 PM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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I've dried the mushrooms out, so they're ready for safe storage. I hadn't noticed this before hand, but now that they're dry, I see that they have hollow stems.
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