Evil Genius

Hi, it is also possible that they could have confused their native mushrooms with some Amanitas. It is common that Russian Immigrants for example pick up Amanitas because they have some less poisonous ones of this sp. in their own country. I heard that they boil them properly before consuming and because of that they might loose part of their toxins. Nevertheless, the Problem begins when they might encounter some Amanitas which contain Amatoxin. You can probably cook the hell out of them and they will still be quite toxic.

Hi, thanks for your replies. According to some pics i saw on the net, the true Diplopterys looks a little bit like some psychotrias. It is possible that these could be some banisteriopsis strain. The same supplier has banisteriopsis too. teonanacatl I´ll send you a pm including the Shop i got it. Best Regards EG

Hi Michael, the two pics show the same plant. I encluded another pic so you can see it in detail. The Plant was labeled "Tr. Macrogonus" but it is possible that the ID is not correct. Compared to my other Tr. Macrogonus it looks a little bit similar but most likely the spikes of these are more yellowish in colour. I ordered some seeds of KK242.Maybe i´ll be able to compare them in few years Best Regards EG [ 11. July 2005, 23:25: Message edited by: Evil Genius ]

Hi Rev, the bridgesii brevispinus looks very kewl! It would be great if you could post some pics of yours when big enough! I enclosed some pics of a Trichocereus Macrogonus. The Corky area that you can see on PIC 2 is something which i encountered very often on Trichocereus Macrogonus. Especially in Cultivation. Best Regards EG [ 11. July 2005, 16:57: Message edited by: Evil Genius ]

Thanks for sharing the Pic, caldeye! If someone has pics from some other caapi strains like ourinhos, black or caupuri for example, please feel free to post! Best Regards EG

Hi, Caapi but i´m not sure about the strain. later EG

According to your colour, i would suspect that you are safe to eat though, bluemeanie

Hi,we discussed this a few days ago in another thread too. The Bluing is a very good indicator for psychoactivity. Nevertheless there are some other non-psilocybian mushrooms which stain blue too.Boletus for example.If your mushroom has darker spores (not brown!) and is bluing, it is probably psychoactive. But keep in mind that some poisonous Galerinas tend to develop some black blotches, which can easily be confused with a decent bluing.However, the Spore color of the Galerinas is more rusty brown. You should be 100 % sure about the colorations and you should make sporeprints too when in doubt! Poisonous Mushrooms are often direct neighbours to psilocybes. Galerina SP. for example, is a very good indicator for psilocybes. The Guide from Paul Stamets is a very worthy book in such cases.

I have to admit that i really had a guilty conscience for a short time. In my case, that´s a very uncommon thing. Thanks for sharing your informative thoughts, Archaea! Later

Hi, thanks for your detailed answer. According to RITTER /Kakteen in Südamerika Bd. 4, the lenght of the spikes is sometimes more than 10 cm. I personally never saw a Peruvianus which had spikes from that lenght and assumed it is not that often that they get this long and this could be also another species. I fully understand your concerns about wild collected plants. I personally do not collect plants from the wild and do not approve this.I never had anything to do with cites when buying some Trichocereus in my own country.It´s not that i debase the importance of CITES. Nevertheless i don´t want, that a plant which maybe unique and worth propagating, is ending up in the cooking pot of someone. So i chosed to buy it instead for horticultural purposes. It is true that this behaviour is creating a market for habitat plants. To be honest, i was a little bit unconcerned about this in Advance. This is the first wild collected plant in my collection. I do not plan to buy any more; i don´t wan´t to endager my karma. Nevertheless, it´s hard for me not to buy an interesting plant which is freely available. [ 06. July 2005, 19:43: Message edited by: Evil Genius ]

Thanks for the Reply. Is it usual that habitat plants are more variabel? I mean, can the long spines be the result of the very good conditions in its natural habitat and the generous root run? EG

You are probably right.I heard about a more potent Passiflora Species too, but there was no Information on the exact species given. Probably not one which is comercially available. I believe it was stated in a book and i doubt that there are any analytacial informations available. There ist still a lot of analytical work to be done in this large genus. EG

Keeping in mind that Passiflora-Extract sometimes gets used in cough sirups for children, i expect it can not be very effective then.Definately not worth the work! Best Regards EG

Grafting on Pereskiopsis is a very good way to produce biomass. A lot of my first per-grafts got absorbed, because i transplanted the seedlings to early after germination. I had better results with about 6 week old seedlings. How long do you normally wait after germination, untill you transplant yours? Bést Regards EG Wells

As i bought it from another Breeder from Germany which allegedly collected the plant in Peru, i didn´t cared about Cites and similar. I really can not tell for sure, if it is truly a habitat plant, as i didn´t collected it myself. I would have bought it too, if it would have been grown in germany. I would even prefer this possibility, as i don´t want to facilitate overcollecting of wild plants. I´ll have to hook up on the Breeder. Maybe he can make some more information on the origin.

Hi, i encluded some pics above. In my Opinion, buying rare cacti to propagate them and to make sure they´ll exist in the future is a good idea. I do not eat them. Every endangered species i grew in the last years, was duplicated very often, to get a safe stock.Some Plants were handed out to some capable Breeders then. But i fully understand your concerns. Some people might not be interested in the future of a species. Best Regards EG Wells [ 06. July 2005, 15:22: Message edited by: Evil Genius ]

A very interesting mushroom with a cool green dot on the cap! Thanks for posting the Link! There aren´t many images available from this rare species. Maybe there are some more finds in the near future.

You are right. It is probably Pl.Ferula, not eryngii.It occurs almost like a weed in my garden, in very large patches.Pleurotus is really a very effective genus to cultivate! [ 04. July 2005, 09:38: Message edited by: Evil Genius ]

I would assume that you´re right with your guess! The colour and position of the spikes looks very macrogonoid to me.

The Bluing is a very good indicator for psychoactivity. Nevertheless there are some other non-psilocybian mushrooms which stain blue too. If your mushroom has dark spores and is bluing, it is probably psychoactive. But keep in mind that some poisonous Galerinas tend to develop some black blotches, which can easily be confused with a decent bluing.However, the Spore color of the Galerinas is more rusty brown.

These are fatasses!Bon Apetit! They grow wild on my compost and occur in raw masses; very big fleshy mushrooms.But i´m not sure if mine are really eryngii. Don´t think so. Probaply your patch will last for a very long time when kept alive. Please post some pics of your Reishis too, when finished! [ 04. July 2005, 09:11: Message edited by: Evil Genius ]

Thanks for the Infos. I have Problems telling Tr. Spachianus apart from other ones. I never personally had one so maybe i´ll see if i can get one in the future for more personal studies.

Hi Everyone, i´m just wondering if this cactus could be a Trichocereus Camarguensis? Compared with the Pic on Trouts Trichocereus Information Page, it looks a little bit similar to me. The Plant has recently showed some Black Rot on the Tip which i had to cut off. Otherwise its doing fine. Maybe someone has personal experience with the plant. Best Regards

The four directions:-) I actually never saw these brigessii monstrose forms go back to the normal growth again. Looks really cool!

Thanks for sharing the pics! Very Strong seedlings! How many water do they actually need?