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  4. Posted

    For US mushroom info try The Donkey, Spiritplants, The Nook, and Mycotopia

    ed

    Thanks for the help all - I leave today and have read up a bit from the above sites - seems like I wont find much around SF and wont have time to drive too far. I'll check out the scene though and I'll be sure to get a print of any wild cyans or weili I see from the corner of my eye - there still might be some weili's in georgia. Seems like the colder areas like oregon and washington state are better and their season is almost over :(

  5. Posted

    keep an eye out in urban areas - public gardens and bark mulches

    thats where youll find the blue ones

    not in natural habitats

    though youll find some lovely edibles there

    Yeah I read a few US posts saying theres not much around the forests, possibly the grassland areas, so mulched gardens could be good.

  6. Posted

    I was just wondering about peoples experiences with colecting wild edible and non-edible mushrooms that are associated with pines. The main genera I am interested in are Lactarius, Suillus and Amanita. From what i can tell these seem to prefer Pinus radiata (at least what i have read). What other Pinus species are they frequently found growing under? Do they grow in association with the slash pine (Pinus elliotti)?

    peace

    Pinus ponderosa. Pinus elliotti are more common in northern nsw and qld (I think there are some plantations along the highway north of brisbane?? - not sure). Ponderosa are not as common as radiata but have been planted in similar areas (and dry areas too) further south where the fungi species you are looking for are more common.

  7. Posted

    I love that about Ethnobots. Wherever we go, there's always time to check out\sample the local flora. :)

    Have a great trip(:wink:) Botanica.

    Thanks Benzito, Its work related so I only get some free time at the end in SF. The pacific north west is a hot spot for fungi so hope I find something...even just to photograph and post here when i get back... but as a nature lover (and star wars fan) I figure a journey through the redwoods will be a gas anyway.

  8. Posted

    www.shroomery.org

    Yep know it well, was going to check it out tonight. I'll have one day northern california around the redwood forests, if its been wet it should be the right time of year for cyanescens... fingers crossed!

  9. Posted

    For fuck sake! If they have injection galleries for the junkies, then why not sumthin for the responsible use of psycadelics? It seems almost like the government accepts addictions, but not the ability to make a personal choice.

    Are there any contries in the world where lucy is legal?

    Yeah exactly for fucks sake! And I just heard Howard has been trying to pass new anti terrorism laws with freedom of press implications during melbourne cup behind peoples back... is this true? What a @$#* that guy is.

    They are apparently trying to legalise LSD in russia for medical purposes. There are a number of churches, some Timothy Leary was involved with, such as The Neo-American Church, Church of the Awakening, the Native American Church, and the League for Spiritual Discovery in the US that were relative safe havens for LSD but I dont know if any of them still operate now other than the native american church - and that might only cover peyote.

    What I would give to be able to go back 39 years, jam with the rock legends and drop sunshine or sandoz liquid with Stanley Owsley - all within the law :)

    ^_^ ^_^

  10. Posted

    Maybe not the whole site, but maybe an archive for proven 18+ members only.

    That would be a better idea than the whole site. Young people should have access to information and this forum community contains many responsible and intelligent people willing to guide it in the right direction (well at least from what I've seen). A decade ago when I was at uni and internet was not as powerful or expansive I struggled to find accurate and local information on such things and subsequently had to rely on old manuscripts/books, government journals, and pamphlets that were not always explaining the full picture.

    I do believe there should be a licence for people over 18 who have sound backgrounds to use certain plants and preparations in the privacy of their own property for scientific, recreational or spiritual purposes.

  12. Posted

    Sporeprints do have entirely legal purposes for microscopic identification purposes - it would be problematic to illegalise them per se because people could be at risk of mushroom poisoning and botanists/mycologists would have to apply for extra permits to do their work.

    A spore syringe however has no particular use in microscopy - at least none that can not be acheived with a print. For this reason possession of a syringe indicates intent to cultivate.

    I don't think the authorities really 'understand' anything in this case, and while naive might be a bit extreme I don't think they are well clued in to what is actually going on.

  14. Posted

    Botanica:I think the main reason why spore syringes domestically are a no-go(and I may be wrong)is that the spores are re-hydrated and therefore constitute some form of preparation and so would be treated as such *shrug* however "legal" species aren't a problem in the mail AFAIK.

    Mescalito: Yep I would agree with that, I dont think they are niave, and probably understand its more difficult to grow things from spores than a syringe or ready to go mycelium. Regulations are neccessary in society but they should be at least dynamic and flexible. A licencing system similar to driving or gun ownership for substances (particularly non addictive natural ones with a historical spiritual and cultural use) is what I would regard as dynamic and flexible.

    DED - ahoy! welcome aboard

  15. Posted

    Maybe the forum could provide some permanent links or information to relevent australian laws in the legal section so all of us new or old can ensure we are kosher. It can be confusing as different countries/states have different laws depending on whether its spores, cultures at mycelium stage, cultures at mushroom stage, dried or fresh mushrooms. If spores are legal for microscopy there should be no reason why a spore syringe is illegal, however customs and quarantine seem to dislike syringes and they may do so for other import regulation reasons. And of course one cannot accept everything noted on the internet as being gosphel or current. Best to do research from the actual Acts and be aware of how the law can be interpretted. Mycelium is a tricky one too - under international law its legal but can potentially contain the scheduled substances. Like syringes, thats where the 'intent to cultivate' law interpretation comes in...

  17. Posted

    Do they look anything like this? I've found these bonsai sized guys and they look more pachanoid to me, given their spines. They started to grow once removed from their 5x5cm pot. It's probably about 10-15cm tall now from the 7 or so it was a few months back. ID anyone?

    Actually they are not even that big! They are tiny... maybe 4 x 4cm cactus stalks in a tiny pot so maybe not anything similar at all to san pedro... apologies I'll work on a photo...my camera broke the other day.

    Interestingly I am working on a project OS at the moment and I have been given a species list of plants on the subject site by a local authority. In the section on cacti it notes Lophophora Williamsii as being present. Looking forward to the next site visit! There are also several varieties of salvia, but not divinorum.

    Back in australia you can ask local governments for their noxious weed lists that often contain shamanistic plants - It can give you an indication of what might be growing wild in your area and Im sure the authorities wouldn't mind if people got rid of these 'noxious' weeds so long as they were 'disposed' of in a suitable manner.

  18. Posted

    I personally couldn't think of anything worse than trespassing someones private property with a bunch of strangers in a field looking for mushrooms, but right now Im quite jealous reading all this overseas. I'd certainly love to find some copes/pans one day in the wild or friends farm. Might have to visit Amsterdam just after christmas instead - anyone want to join me for a week of meanie debauchery? If you can 'cope' with it ;)

    Tried looking for some of Mushroom Johns rarer pan species in Cambodia in late september this year but despite it being sort of wet and humid I couldn't find a thing - not even a shrivelled up cubensis. Maybe just too late in the season. Still it was amusing for the local khmer motorbike drivers to watch me stop and search everytime I saw some cows or buffalo in a field :)

    BM: You ever find anything in Taiwan? I'm still yet to see a single mushroom here outside of a restaurant or wilderness area. I get the impression gardeners just toss em as soon as they come up to keep lawns and gardens neat. They hardly ever use mulch here so that could be a factor.

    Rev, do you think low potency in wild cubies is due more to poor strain factors or australia's environmental factors such as soil, humidity, intense sun etc?

  19. Posted

    Well first of all its very difficult to tell what a cactus is when its at a very young age, I dont think that many trich's would be used in an indoor environment, unless they have adicate lighthing. Young cacti dont need too much light but as they get older they will just elonigate (spelling?) If you do happen to get a pach give her as much lighting as you can, get a desk top light and put a fluro in it and place it as close to the cacti as possible and try to get a pic in the mean time :)

    Thanks... the young specimens are quite soft at this stage... Im not so much interested in getting them bigger - I can find both SP and sometimes even L. williamsii in the markets here and my Gnome had a dream there was a bag of very potent peruvianus powder in a cupboard somewhere but it would sort of be cool to know our office has tom thumb sacred cacti on peoples desks! Will work on some pics...

  20. Posted

    A bunch of cacti in little pots just arrived at our office for peoples desks. I notice a couple of little ones that look like trich' species - its hard to tell accurately because of their bonsai'd size and my limited experience with cacti ID. I'll try and get some photos but 1stly just wanted to know if trich' species are ever generally used for these little desk ornamentals?

    Alternatively could anyone kindly tell me the common lookalike species I could try researching. Cheers

  21. Posted

    He said he heard it from a mate, who is unfortunately no longer alive. The mate said it was something like Lilli Pilli but nor I nor the hippy are too keen on that concept.

    I doubt very much its at least the common lilli pillies such as Syzigium australe or Syzigium leuhmannii - they are coastal natives and used frequently in landscaping - they are really good as a screening shrub/tree between neighbours. Their berries are also used in bush food and jam so probably not very toxic. There are some rarer Syzigium tree species around I've seen before though so it may be still worth investigating that genus.

  25. Posted

    haha - yeah viewpoints - and how nice or bad your neighbours are. The better Kikuyu species have been bred to death and they're not neccessarily slower but in my experience many super duper bred hybrid plants are unstable and dont always perform as promoted or are more suseptable to other factors such as pests. I guess we could change the expression 'horses for courses' to 'grasses for arses'...

    People are quite obsessed with lawns in australia.... must be that yearning for the british commons ;) I'd personally rather a native forest as my yard but right now my garden consists of 4 pot plants and 2 bonsai on a balcony :(

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