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    Yeah, I recommend waiting until the pileus matures. Since there is a few, you should be able to pick just one. Get a good clear photo of the gills/pores. That will help with a better ID. I'm pretty sure it's not edible and it's definitely not an active species.

  8. Posted · Edited by tonic

    Further to ballzac's post. Leratiomyces ceres syn. Stropharia aurantiaca syn. Hypholoma aurantiaca (bloody taxonomists!!! :wacko:) Inhabit the exact same substrate and habitat that subs like to grow in. Patches of subs can have strophs very close nearby and one needs to be very watchful of what is being picked. They do look very similar, especially when the strophs have dried off a bit and lose their red colour to some degree. I tend to see more strophs per capita than subs, but if you are seeing lots of strophs, then there is a good chance that subs are nearby.

    These comments of mine would be more applicable to mulch beds rather than wild habitats though, which is important to note.

    Looks like Leratiomyces ceres to me too, but nothing is set in stone when trying to ID pins :wink: pics in a few days should settle the matter.

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    jwerta, my advice would be to remove the whole section(s), let the wound heal and pot them up, they will take off a lot faster than cuttings with no roots. I wouldn't bother removing the roots. It would cause more damage than good IMO. Also, having some aerial roots can be a good thing, if they are low enough, and can penetrate the potting medium, you will find that they increase vigour and the size of the sections and the whole plant in general. I have quite a few TBMs and I just leave the roots to their own devices or as mentioned, make them new plants from sections that are throwing roots.

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    I'm really looking forward to how this thread pans out and how your cacti garden turns out bit. Some great pics so far. I will see if I can add any and help with some suggestions too. I only have a few in the ground as yet. When I move eventually I want to have a proper cacti garden too.

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  15. Posted · Edited by tonic

    It's not quite as good as the normal ginger you can get, but yes it is edible and was used by the Aborigines.

    The white pulp of native ginger has a pleasant sour flavour, used to activate salivary glands to moisten the mouth when bushwalking, with the seeds usually being discarded.
    The capsules can also be used as a flavouring spice, using the whole fruit and seed dried and ground. They can also be used to impart a pleasant sour flavour and red color in herbal teas.
    The centers of new shoots have mild gingery flavour, and are excellent in various dishes as a ginger substitute. The roots can also be used in cooking, and have a more earthy resinous flavour

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    This the fruiting body?

     

    Indeed.

    Wait till it matures more. Best bet is to get non blurry shots of the stem (stipe) the cap (pileus) and a clear shot of the gills so we can see what colour they are. Also a description that illustrates measurements etc. and various colours as pictures sometimes show up different colours to what they actually are. Mushroom photography is certainly not the easiest type of photography around. You using the macro feature on your camera?

    I am still thinking Leucocoprinus sp.

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  22. Posted · Edited by tonic

    Got, I think you're spot on with that Euphorbia resinifera. Your eyes must be better than mine. I can see a Gasteria sp. behind that one too.

    EDIT: Yeah Pachycereus marginatus is another synonym. Same plant though. Square spot, red flowers is the Pelargonium aka Geranium. I can't spot the Hoya. I thought they had pretty interesting flowers from memory?

    Just be to be a wise guy looks like a Doryanthes excelsa in a pot at the back, but could be an Agave sp. I suppose...

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