Meditator Posted April 1, 2014 I am wondering where i can find these (I know this has been asked many times on this forum) mushrooms growing and when?I know they are suppose to grow around pine trees, soo would searching in the thousands of pine trees in glasshouse and on the sunshine coast be a good place to look? Hell maybe someone in the area can show me by letting me tag along on one of their mushrooms hunts if anyone hunts this mushroom. Im very interested in this mushroom.. it seems soo magical. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bullit Posted April 1, 2014 yeap i have found them around the glasshouse.. pine farms on the eastcoast qland r 1 of the biggest in the southern hemispere. i dont go out lookin but i have came across them chasing bass .. also i saw them in nambour in a garden under a large slash pine.. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Meditator Posted April 1, 2014 Well thats just awesome.:D 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Meditator Posted April 2, 2014 (edited) Haha i actually found them growing on the sidewalk about 30 seconds walk from my house this lovely morning. Theyre bright yellow though, im pretty sure they are Amanita muscaria var. guessowiiI also found some Amanita "xanthocephala" growing not far from the first Amanitas i found. CANT LINK PICTURES TO INSTAGRAM.. WHAT IS THIS?! .. i thought i finally found a use for that useless account i made like 2 years ago.. Ohh god i never thought id ever say this but.. follow me on instagram (that felt awkward) if you want to see them. Theyre actually quite nice looking, the bright yellow is like lemon. Balak_robeson is my acc.. Like anyone on here even has an instagram though haha Edit: They taste really good too, i eneded up eating a whole cap uncooked, i hear they taste frickin amazing cooked.. Gonna be my breakfast this morning :DI also found an Amanita Frostiana along the way aswell. Edited April 2, 2014 by Meditator Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hamma Posted April 3, 2014 Hi Here is a site you may have found, but if not it has some good info on the Amanita and how best to prepare it etc http://www.ambrosiasociety.org/preparing_the_sacrament.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tripsis Posted April 3, 2014 What you just did was incredibly stupid. Eating an Amanita species you haven't even identified properly may well be your death sentence. Amatoxins are not a class of toxins to be taken lightly. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Berengar Posted April 3, 2014 im pretty sure they are Amanita muscaria var. guessowii That species does not occur in Australia. Neither does Amanita frostiana. You should seriously try to upload the pictures and get them identified, as Tripsis said, it's entirely possible you ingested something lethal. Not very likely tough, doubtful you even found an Amanita species. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites