Berengar

It is a Hygrocybe species. The closes we have in the northern hemisphere is Hygrocybe conica, but species in that group have yellow stipes. I've seen this species before, but have no idea what to call it, I hope someone from Australia comes up with a name!

It is an Agaricus species. The shape would suggest A. xanthodermus (which is toxic), but it's not necessarily that species. Cut the stipe in half vertically, if the base bruises strong yellow, and the mushroom smells of ink or chemicals (unpleasant), it's toxic. If it smells like a 'store bought mushroom', it's edible. The unpleasant smell of A. xanthodermus becomes especially pronounced during cooking, there's really no chance of you mistaking the two.

I doubt they are B. badius, that species does not grow in Australia and looks different. But there are a couple similar Xerocomus species, it's hard to say which one it is exactly. And since it needs a mycorhizzal connection with trees, you probably won't have much luck growing it unfortunately.

It is a Xerocomus species, and no, the blue bruising doesn't come from psilocin oxidation in this case, and it's not psychoactive.

I personally prefer parafilm. It's very easy to work with, secures the scion perfectly, prevents the water droplet from the stock to dislodge it, doesn't require a humidity chamber, and simply breaks when the scion outgrows it. Clingfilm works in the similar fashion, but is much more difficult to work with, and it has to be removed manually at the precise time, which is not always easy to determine.

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They definitely seem to be Panaeolus subgenus Copelandia. Is the blue bruising as obvious irl as it is on the picture? Too bad these Australian finds aren't studied more, they could be something far more interesting than P. cyanescens!

Psathyrella species.

What mushrooms did he end up eating, i.e., what toxin was he poisoned by?

It's intention is to mimic the spring after a cold winter. It's necessary for most temperate species, especially conifers. The usual advice is to place the seeds inside a moist paper towel, put it in a plastic bag, and place it the fridge for 2-4 weeks. Very nice mandrakes BTW!

I disagree. In some cases, sure, but in a huge majority it's not necessary at all. Clear, detailed, large pictures, details of the location, season and habitat are enough to identify most species. For some mushrooms with such distinctive characteristics like this Flammulina, even the tiny picture is enough to separate it from any other genera. Microscopy is good for differentiating some very similar species within the same genus. And far more people are skilled at online identifying from macroscopic features than microscopy.

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.

Do you know what the rootstock was? It looks like a Trichocereus grafted onto Pereskiopsis? Is the spiny stock still alive? If so, you can root it easily, the stock will provide roots to the scions, and the Pere remnant will just die and go woody and shouldn't be a problem. Put it in dry rooting material, free draining soil, perlite, clay granules or a mix, and leave it in indirect light in a warm place. Roots shouldn't take long, carefully take the plant out of the soil and check for them every 2 weeks.

White cap and stipe, pink gills, not attached, thick veil, grassland habitat. And this particular species is very common all around the world.

It's an Agaricus species, Agaricus campestris or something similar. Toxic Agaricus species can be differentiated by their unpleasant smell, reminiscent of ink or chemicals, and the yellow staining on the bottom of the stipe when it is cut lengthwise.

Very nice giveaway! Nice to see fellow chiliheads here as well! I was planning to do a chili giveaway of my own, just waiting for some fresh Bhut jolokia seeds to make it more interesting! This community has given me so much in such short time, and I want to return the favor! Glaukus, please let me ask you, how are those Nagabons? I've seen the review, they seem very promising!

P. antillarum is quite easy to identify, they are always at least 3X larger than the average P. cyanescens, and always pure white, both the cap and the stipe, which is also much thicker than in other Panaeolus species relative to their size. I've seen a couple reports from people that have eaten them saying they are quite good, not choice edibles, but far from the worst tasting mushrooms..

It would be amazing if the Japanese actually managed to make an A. asterias cultivar that looked like this sea urchin!

Possibly an Arbacia or Echinus species.

Protostropharia semiglobata.

It is a Cereus species with a bad case of scale. They are lovely plants otherwise, they give tasty fruits.

Hey guys, online mushroom IDing is kinda my full time hobby, so I'm very carefull with what I say. I would NEVER give a positive ID if I wasn't 100% sure. Anyway, these are either P. cyanescens or one of the very closely related species in the Copelandia subgenus, which can be separated with very subtle macroscopic characteristics, and microscopy. Sadly, those are not much studied in Australia, and most finds get the label P. cyanescens. I see blue bruising on all of them, and the stipes can sometimes have reddish tinge. I'm on my phone right now so can't list all the characteristics that separete them from P. papilionaceus and P. fonisecii, but they look nothing alike, and don't share the habitat. On a related note, spore prints do absolutely nothing to separate various Panaeolus species, as they are all black, only to differentiate P. subbalteatus from Panaeolina foenisecii. And no Panaeolus or Panaeolina are toxic (if you don't count psilocybin), so there is absolutely no danger if two Panaeolus species are accidentaly misidentified. Thanks for your concern tough, I know I haven't been here long, but believe me I would never give a wrong ID, if I'm not sure, I keep my mouth shut! Cheers guys! Always be safe!

All are P. cyanescens. Very nice!

Panaeolus cyanescens. It's usually easier to ID mushrooms if they are not all piled up together!

Oh yeah, kanna is great! Ceropegia woodii and some other Ceropegia species can look very nice hanging from the ceiling as well. And C. woodii tubers are great for grafting Pseudolithos, Stapelia and such.