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Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata

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My first post in the mycology section! I have been cultivating/hunting fungi for over 10 years. I haven't had a cultivation project in a 2-3 years, but I still like to hunt every season. Luckily, my area is a great for fungi; we have old woods and a nice climate. I have found Reishi (G. lucidum), Morels (Morchella sp.), Shaggy mane (C. comatus), Horse mushroom (A. arvensis), Aspen oyster (P. poplins), Puffballs (Lycoperdon sp.), Yellow-gilled Gym (G. luteofolius) and last but not least Ovoids (P. ovoideocystidiata)!

I started finding ovoids in 2005. They typically fruit the end of April to the end of june, and sometimes again in the fall. In the spring they typically are prolific producers, popping up after every rain, but in the fall I am lucky to find a few here and there.

So far this year my season hasn't been the best. The weather here just hasn't been right, even the morels were late. Yesterday and today I started finding a few, and I am hoping they are just running a little behind schedule.

Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata

These are a bit dried out, probably have been up 3-4 days.

Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata

Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata

Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata

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Well it looks like the forest inhabitants are just slow to wake up this year. We got some rain last night, and it brought a couple more P. ovoid pins with it :)

Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata

Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata

Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata

Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata

Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata

However, I am a bit worried... This patch was recently re-mulched and with it came these invaders that look very similar. I can't stress enough how important it is to positively identify anything you pick. If there is any doubt, toss it out! I know I am not the only one who gathers in this area, and I can see someone less experienced collecting these. I even had to check a few myself to make sure there weren't ovoids mixed in. Luckily, they are easy to tell apart by touch and closer inspection. Please let this be a reminder to forage safety.

Unknown Invader

Unknown Invader

Unknown Invader

Unknown Invader

Unknown Invader

Unknown Invader

 

Unknown Invader

Found my first Stropharia rugosoannulata!

Stropharia rugosoannulata

Stropharia rugosoannulata

Stropharia rugosoannulata

What I think is Trametes versicolor? (I would like any input)

Trametes versicolor?

Trametes versicolor?

Trametes versicolor?

Trametes versicolor?

Just a random photogenic fungi. (Possibly Mycena sp.?)

Random Fungi

Random Fungi

I thought these might be morels from a distance, but it wasn't a fungi at all! I should have known better, the parasitic plant Conopholis americana is pretty common in the area. I expect to see some Monotropa uniflora soon too.

Conopholis americana

 

Conopholis americana

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Awesome finds!

Ovoids are a very beautiful species, always wanted to introduce them here, but never managed to successfully complete even the first stage. Same goes for that Stropharia.

Your invaders are an Agrocybe species, Agrocybe putaminum or something in the praecox complex, they are edible, so you don't have to worry in this case.

And those do indeed look like T. versicolor, specimens from last autumn, you can tell them apart from lookalikes by comparing the pore size.

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Thanks for some more help bud!

Some old finds... See how similar they look?

2013

ovoid2013

ovoid2013 9

ovoid2013 8

ovoid2013 7

ovoid2013 6

ovoid2013 5

ovoid2013 4

ovoid2013 3

2012

ovoid2013 2

ovoid2012=3

ovoid2012

ovoid2012 2

The fungi is Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata and the insect is Apheloria virginiensis, which is a millipede that secretes cyanide compounds as a defense. They definitely looked poisonous so I didn't handle them.

pede1

pede2

pede3

Fall 2012

fall2012ovoid

fall2012ovoid 3

fall2012ovoid 2

fall2012ovoid 4

Edit: It just started raining again :wink:

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Things are starting to "pick" up a little bit :wink:

Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata

Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata

Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata

Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata

Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata

Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata

Almost missed some Ninja Ovoids hiding amongst the invaders ! :shroomer:

Ninja Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata

Ninja Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata

Ninja Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata

Todays haul :lol:

Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata

Some more king stropharia :)

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This thing fruits like this every year, it's awesome!

Random Fungi

Random Fungi

Random Fungi

Coexisting fungi...

Coexisting Fungi

Coexisting Fungi

Coexisting Fungi

Coexisting Fungi

Coexisting Fungi

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