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Alan Rockefeller
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Psilocybe caerulescens - Colima, Mexico
#7680380 - 11/26/07 01:17 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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This place was really neat. It is a river bed near a large volcano.

It was much warmer and more humid here than it was in Jalisco, we were surrounded by jungle instead of forest. The mushrooms were found right in the interface between the sandy river bed and the jungle. No mushrooms at all were found inside jungle, it does not support them. The jungle is really noisy, its the relentless sound of ten thousand bees at once. Debris falls out of the jungle into the river and become buried in the sand, and this is the substrate for these mushrooms. Psilocybe caerulescens has very unusual habitat - it only likes to grow out in the open in the middle of the sand, right where the water would flow if the river wasn't underground at this point.

Very few mushrooms grow in this environment - Half the fungi was Psilocybe caerulescens, the other half was tiny Agaricus, Psathyrella and other mushrooms that enjoy harsh habitats.
The first mushroom we found was a lone Psilocybe zapotecorum. This was the only specimen of this species that we found in Colima:

Psilocybe caerulescens:










At this point we had been there an hour and it got very dark. I was very surprised that we were able to find the way back.
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Re: Psilocybe caerulescens - Colima, Mexico [Re: Alan Rockefeller]
#7680385 - 11/26/07 01:20 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Awesome photos!
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Re: Psilocybe caerulescens - Colima, Mexico [Re: rainlover]
#7680416 - 11/26/07 01:42 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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very cool. nice pictures
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Alan Rockefeller
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Re: Psilocybe caerulescens - Colima, Mexico [Re: day_tripper]
#7680518 - 11/26/07 03:29 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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On the left there is Psilocybe caerulescens, in the middle P. zapotecorum and on the right P. villarrealiae. The mushrooms on the map are in the locations where they were found.

We went back the next morning and took some more pictures of the cluster.







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Re: Psilocybe caerulescens - Colima, Mexico [Re: Alan Rockefeller]
#7680523 - 11/26/07 03:36 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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bad asss.........rhino!
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Re: Psilocybe caerulescens - Colima, Mexico [Re: em_bre_O]
#7680701 - 11/26/07 06:40 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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beautiful alan. im really glad you and cactu made the most of yalls time togethers. looks like a fuckin great.
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Re: Psilocybe caerulescens - Colima, Mexico [Re: 2859558484]
#7681187 - 11/26/07 10:04 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I WAS WONDERING WHEN .SORRY when where we going to see this pictures, but i was more in shame for others , i hope airdog see this i have not know of him in a long even that i have try to contact him where are you amigo .... is crazy how this mushrooms grow in a warn enviroment and in jalisco in a more colder one and desapeard in the other side of the mountains due too cold i guees. well this mountain have many secrets here , i hope we can study then more close. all my best
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Re: Psilocybe caerulescens - Colima, Mexico [Re: cactu]
#7681196 - 11/26/07 10:07 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Re: Psilocybe caerulescens - Colima, Mexico [Re: em_bre_O]
#7683375 - 11/26/07 08:25 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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em_bre_O said: bad asss.........rhino!
Hell yeah Rhinocerus beetle!! I don't know which pic to nominate...
Fantastic photos AR!
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Re: Psilocybe caerulescens - Colima, Mexico [Re: thetonebone72]
#7684054 - 11/26/07 11:55 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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> Hell yeah Rhinocerus beetle!! I don't know which pic to nominate...
Here are a few more choices, all Psilocybe caerulescens.

This one has veil remnants around the margin of the cap and a pruinose stipe which has floccose mycelium remnants on the bottom fifth.

It is really unique how these mushrooms like to grow way out in the middle of the sand.





Pins start out a walnut color.

And become plane in age with an a distinct umbo, sometimes with blackish or greenish tinges near the center.



This shows the translucent-striate margin well.




















This is where we stopped for lunch.




Today I got an 8 gig sd memory card for my camera.
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Re: Psilocybe caerulescens - Colima, Mexico [Re: Alan Rockefeller]
#7684112 - 11/27/07 12:07 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I'm jealous! It looks like an incredible hunt. I'm pretty sure that is the coolest caterpillar i've ever seen.
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Re: Psilocybe caerulescens - Colima, Mexico [Re: rainlover]
#7684141 - 11/27/07 12:15 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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that caterpillar is amazing, i t alsmot looks hand painted
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Re: Psilocybe caerulescens - Colima, Mexico [Re: casgoodie]
#7686213 - 11/27/07 02:15 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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mr. rockefeller, beautiful photos as always! i do always enjoy great photos of exotic fungi.
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Re: Psilocybe caerulescens - Colima, Mexico [Re: asci]
#7687534 - 11/27/07 06:28 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Wow Alan. Great photos! A
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Alan Rockefeller
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Re: Psilocybe caerulescens - Colima, Mexico [Re: spitstix]
#7688764 - 11/27/07 11:20 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Alan Rockefeller
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Re: Psilocybe caerulescens - Colima, Mexico [Re: Alan Rockefeller]
#7697496 - 11/30/07 01:53 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Re: Psilocybe caerulescens - Colima, Mexico [Re: Alan Rockefeller]
#7698441 - 11/30/07 11:20 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Re: Psilocybe caerulescens - Colima, Mexico [Re: Brainiac]
#7703349 - 12/01/07 04:18 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Those ar esome fantastic pictures! 
Is that a baby Tarantula?
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Re: Psilocybe caerulescens - Colima, Mexico [Re: Alan Rockefeller]
#7703665 - 12/01/07 05:42 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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i really like the first two pics alan
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Re: Psilocybe caerulescens - Colima, Mexico [Re: 2859558484]
#7703949 - 12/01/07 06:53 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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God damn sweet jeebus!!!!!
Them are the sweetest pics I seen in this here month!
Beautiful pics Alan.
There is no way Im missing your next trip to Mexico, unless I get there before you next time!
*Sigh* If only I could finish my projects here and get friggin paid I could actually DO something and not just land up TALKING.
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