spooge Posted March 7, 2016 we like very much to hunt the mush, so much i thought i'd start a thread to post the pics of the fungi we find this season we - is me and olive, olive is a dog, a very nice dog that really enjoys her autumn and winter adventures fungi hunting, endless hours wandering through the bush and pine forests on the hunt. our pup last season with a nice sized Amanita muscaria and here she is with a couple of Psilocybe subaeruginosa, yawn fest she reckons neither of us like to eat most of the mushrooms we find, olive most probably doesn't care either way, i prefer to see them in their habitat, bit like a cray or a yabbie, much nicer still kicking and not on a dinner plate our pics are mostly taken with a phone or tablet, got a big useless cannon pic taker thats more of a hinderance, we may get a nice little pocket sized number as the season draws near. Thing i like bout taking pics on a tablet is you can see what you got, where as using a camera with a small screen on it often when the pics are uploaded onto a desktop they look like shit, all fuzzy and out of focus environmental conditions also play a major part in taking fungi pics, often its raining, misty, mountainous terrain etc, most i spend with a specimen or a patch is 5 mins then we move on, slr's aint my thing, happy snaps are were slowly learning the names of everything we find, each season we learn a little more, olive really doesn't give a shit about the mush and starts to whine if were in a spot for more than a few minutes, she also steps on mushrooms, she's in it for the walk, the sniff and the dead things we find along the way these 2 books are the main references we use in identification so why start a mush thread in march? we've had a bit of rain of late, few cold nights as well whilst working in the garden we've spied some early risers, these are species that come up every year in the garden, soon there will be many more Omphalotus nidiformis Chlorophyllum brunneum these i am not sure of, closest i figure may be a Pluteus sp or Pholiota sp am no expert so please don't reference this thread if your after accuracy, this is for pretty pictures, bit of silliness and for the celebration of our fungi friends most importantly - don't ever eat any fungus without several sources of conformation - that what you wish to eat is actually what you think it is things'll be a bit slow for a month and a bit, then it'll fire up as the rain and cold increases looking forward to big one. 21 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Berengar Posted March 7, 2016 Olive, your unknowns are a Psathyrella species. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
obtuse Posted March 7, 2016 Yes, the season is about to begin. No longer in Tas and missing the change in temps that happen about now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Etho Posted March 8, 2016 awesome thread Olive, hanging out for the first fronts in WA 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zen Peddler Posted March 9, 2016 Apparently the season has started everywhere but victoria Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zen Peddler Posted March 9, 2016 Careful of those shaggies - according to DNA our shaggy parasols may be a little different to those found elsewhere. Some eat them fine, but some projectile vomit 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AbleKay Posted March 28, 2016 (edited) Hey O, I've been adding many books to my cart the last day or so, hadn't seen the one you posted (first one on the left) looks handy ,) Not sure if you had seen this one, presumably handy all over the south/ south east Larger fungi of South Australia. Grgurinovic, C.A. Our Stock ID: 25157 Adelaide: The Botanic Garden, 1997 . Large octavo, paperback,725 pp., colour photographs and illustrations, black and white text illustrations. BRAND NEW. AU$60.00 Representing the first major revision of the tamonomy of the macrofungi since the 1930s, Australian and overseas students will greatly welcome this volume. This title goes a long way to fill in our knowledge of the macrofungal flora of southern Australia, and should allow increased study of the various chemical constituents of physiological potency. It's from The seller I've been looking at, and thought of you at the time so had to share after seeing this thread cheers Edited March 28, 2016 by AbleKay 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mimzy Posted March 29, 2016 A field guide to Australian fungi - my first and favourite guide book. Brings back great memories of tramping around the forests, learning every fungi in sight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paradox Posted March 29, 2016 so why start a mush thread in march? probs cause in most of the southern half of Aus it's the time of year where the majority of species are fruiting! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spooge Posted March 29, 2016 Olive, your unknowns are a Psathyrella species. Thanks Berengar, can always rely on your good self to come up ID's Careful of those shaggies - according to DNA our shaggy parasols may be a little different to those found elsewhere. Some eat them fine, but some projectile vomit yup, i haven't eaten any just incase, they look a bit nasty Hey O, I've been adding many books to my cart the last day or so, hadn't seen the one you posted (first one on the left) looks handy ,) Not sure if you had seen this one, presumably handy all over the south/ south east Larger fungi of South Australia. Grgurinovic, C.A. Our Stock ID: 25157 Adelaide: The Botanic Garden, 1997 . Large octavo, paperback,725 pp., colour photographs and illustrations, black and white text illustrations. BRAND NEW. AU$60.00 Representing the first major revision of the tamonomy of the macrofungi since the 1930s, Australian and overseas students will greatly welcome this volume. This title goes a long way to fill in our knowledge of the macrofungal flora of southern Australia, and should allow increased study of the various chemical constituents of physiological potency. It's from The seller I've been looking at, and thought of you at the time so had to share after seeing this thread cheers Cool K, i will check this book out, would you mind sending me a link to where you found this book please......... probs cause in most of the southern half of Aus it's the time of year where the majority of species are fruiting! nope, mid april on a good year, the Omphalotus nidiformis and the Chlorophyllum brunneum were early this year and shrivelled to nothing in the warm weather a few days after starting this thread. Temps are lookn sexy round here, not long to go, what i go by now is a line that Obtuse wrote - rain has nothing to do with it, its the dew point that matters (not quoted, or verbatim) some yellow stainers popping up in the driveway.... Agaricus xanthodermus 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AbleKay Posted March 29, 2016 http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Larger-fungi-of-South-Australia-/300912712536?hash=item460fcb9b58:m:mtykzASgzcTnAOsvKtxtYDg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spooge Posted March 31, 2016 thanks for posting the link K, did you buy a copy? im a bit sus cuz there is no pic of the book in the listing. out for a bit of a squiz this arvo, way early Gymnopilus junonius the black/brown matter on these gyms is Portuguese millipede shit, they eat most of the early fungi Sillus luteus - slippery jack one lonely Lactarius - saffron milk cap pup loved the walk will have to look these up later to see what they may be 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Berengar Posted March 31, 2016 Your last one is Leucoagaricus leucothites. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AbleKay Posted March 31, 2016 I didn't buy that one, I got 3 others though, I'm picking them up tomorrow arvo in Melbourne, I'll Suss it out for you... 700+ pages for a regional tome could be gold. It's a revised version of a much older book (available through another seller for $25. I could be wrong but the original was more than 50 years old though. A lot of their reference books don't have pics, I'm guessing they just pull them off google ,) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paradox Posted April 7, 2016 nope, mid april on a good year mid to late march round my parts. dry as fuck this year though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Acacia13 Posted May 3, 2016 These were found in Central Vic on Sunday. Amanita phalloides (Death Cap) and P. subaeruginosa hanging out together under English Oak. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Berengar Posted May 3, 2016 What makes you think that's A. phalloides? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Acacia13 Posted May 3, 2016 Hey Berenger, here's another pic not great either! I've had a trusted ID off a couple of people so I guess that's why I think it A. phalloides 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Berengar Posted May 3, 2016 Thanks, that's actually much better! Yeah, definitelly A. phalloides. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Acacia13 Posted May 3, 2016 No probs. This is my first post on SAB. I'm a newb to forums but not to fungi...so if I've fucked up or high-jacked someones post - my apologies! I'll suss it all out eventually... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spooge Posted May 3, 2016 Flash mush Acacia13 very nice finds. Theres a 'post your wild finds' thread in the mycology forum if you want to post your seasons finds there, your most welcome to post them on this thread if you choose. im yet to find A. Phalloides in SA, they are here though weve had had some rain finally here, out for a squiz soonish, be a week or two till there's some sub action, there be lotsa in actives out though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Acacia13 Posted May 3, 2016 Thanks Olive ahh I took the pics with my phone, pretty crap I know haha Cool, thanks for that. I'll check that thread out! Yeah, I've never come across A.phalloides before. They are mycorrhizal with Quercus robur (English Oak) so if you look around underneath those you might find some. SA seems to have some cool fungi. We've only just had decent rain here over the weekend so I'm still waiting for the bush/forest to kick off. These pics were in a botanic garden nearby where they irrigate. Happy hunting! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Psili Soarer Posted May 13, 2016 Acacia 13 where abouts in Vic are you? I'm super keen to go hunting and in Northern VIC on the border. There's oodles of fungi out there I've photographed, I just can't find any of the golden kind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spooge Posted May 18, 2016 been quite a bit o fungus out, not really cold enough yet for oodles of our special friends, few about though...... 13 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
