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Hakea laurina gets my vote.
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Any idea what they are looking for in the pines? Around here pine spikes and the really chunky bolete types love that environment. Along with many more fungi of course.The main edible microrrhizal species growing under pines in Aust. are all introduced.
They are:-
Suillus luteus -Slippery jacks
S.granulatus - "
Tricholoma terreum - ?Mousey , or Dirty Tricholoma
Lactarius deliciosus -Saffron Milkcap
L. sanguifluus .....maybe? I've not seen this one , but have heard rumours of them growing in Aust.
There are no really good meaty, exotic edible boletes growing in Aust as far as I know (yet!
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Boletus edulis was first sighted and documented in New Zealand (Christchurch) in 1993, so it may just be
a matter of time before it is seen here in Aust.
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...I almost trod on the biggest carpet python Ive ever seen bout 100 m before the falls & a shitload of mycology.While checking out fungi up around there last year I saw
probably the biggest, healthiest python I've seen in years.
We stayed for about 15-20 min and just watched it cross the path and
cruise around not too worried about us being there.
Still didn't find Chantrelles.
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The first two pics, I have never seen this species, and have no clue as to what it may be
The bright yellow (Spongey?) underneath ... looks like a bolete maybe.
Cantharellus... looks like it to me.
I've looked up around there a couple of times for them but never spotted them.
I didn't quite work out what the season was for them.
Now unfortunately I don't live close by there.
They do look tempting!
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I get them from stationery suppliers or newsagents.
Larger ones for lots of seed or for transporting cuttings etc, just ziplock bags from supermarket
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Montanoa bipinnatifida
Tithonia diversifolia
Both of these are just great for this purpose.
They're in the daisy family and grow 2-4m tall easily grown from cuttings.
Tithonia has yellow sunflower like fls., Montanoa , white and smaller.
Montanoa has soft leaves with just the right amount of 'grab' and not
too much 'slip'n'spread' like shiny leaves, if you know what I mean
A couple of leaves together if you want 2 ply or if you worry
about your fingers going through.
Solanum ?mauritianun 'Wild tobacco' weed is a handy one if out in the bush .
Kapok fibre?
Lambs ears (Stachys byzantina) ...Oh so soft!
Hoja Santa (Piper auritum), big leaves with a nice sassafras fragrance.
Paperbark from Melaleuca spp. or birch (Betula papyrifera).
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Thanks, ill try find their site as im in melbI think its
www.speciesorchids.com
Also, I seem to recall seeing a reference to Bletilla striata (? B.hyacyntha) 'bulbs'
being used in TCM.
It's a terrestrial species that grows well in garden beds.
Loses all aerial parts over winter .
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Anyone know where you can buy O.cebolleta? cant find many shops online, let alone in australia.(dont like overseas flower shops) i wouldent mind adding it to my orchid collection, i have a few but they have no nametags on em, all i know about em is that their flowers rock! il take some pics of em soon, getting into flowering now.Yeah, you could try Burleigh Park Orchids in Qld.
They sell flasks of seedlings and also plants.
I'm remember seeing it (O.cebolleta) on the list of flasks about 2yrs ago .
That doesn't mean they've done them again since.
I had O.cebolleta about 18-20yrs ago just before
my orchidophilia went into remission the first time
It was among a few other species I donated to the Melb. Bot. Gardens.
I wonder if it survived?
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My apologies for ignorance on the subject, but what are the waste products of the transesterification process?Simple way of lookimg at it is that fats and oils are esters
Ester = acid + alcohol
in this case Fatty acids + glycerol (a complex alcohol)
Transesterification for Biodiesel is replacing the glycerol with methyl alcohol
Leaving three molecules of a methyl ester of fatty acids for every one of triglyceride ester
this is acheived with the use of a catylist , potessium or sodium hydroxide.
Byproducts from this process are Glycerol and the hydroxides and usually a little bit of soap
esp. if more hydroxide is used.
It makes a good hand cleaner or detergent for really dirty stuff but usually waay more than you can use!
this is the only method I'm aware of in making BD apart from straight oil on its own
that's not to say the only way -I'm not a chemist.
Hope this helps.
Hey Torsten, is the sulphuric acid used to neutralise the hydroxide or is it a different process altogether?
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I always use a sprig of Epazote when I cook black beans.
I put it when I add the garlic ( 1 clove, whole) and salt. ie. 5-10 min before having the first serve.
usually make enough to last a day or two.
this is best served with fresh corn tortillas made for every meal of it.
also avocado when in season or sour cream, and fresh salsa.
-salsa-
ripe red tomatos or even better, green tomatillos (Physalis ixocarpa)- finely chopped
red onion- finely chopped
chile jalapeno- blistered over a flame, skinned and finely chopped
fresh lime juice
salt
mix together and sit for 1/2 hour or so
just before serving add chopped coriander
Sometimes if I make tacos I lay an epazote leaf across
the tortilla before adding the shredded beef and cheese.
The tortilla is then rolled up and held in place with a toothpick while it is shallow fried in oil.
when cooked the taco will hold it's shape.
served with salsa
yum
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Just as a guess I'd say P.caerulea.
Well it looks like it to me
It's commonly used as a vigorous and hardy rootstock for grafting P.edulis cultivars.
It often outlives the desired passionfruit and you're left with this suckering, not so useful plant.
For this reason I don't plant it, and also discourage the planting of Passionfruit grafted onto this stock in climates
where P.edulis can be grown on it's own roots.
That being said, it does extend the climatic range and reliability of P.edulis
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Conospermum sp.
Proteaceae
The 'other' Smoke bush maybe?
I find it bloody iritating when I lose labels of plants then can't remember.
I do it all the time.
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Tetradenia sp. maybe?
T.riparia or the old name Iboza riparia
African origin
2m h, showy mauve or white fls.
smells a bit like nutmeg?
worth a try.
softwood cuttings
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Travelling home from Melbourne (via the scenic route) on sunday I stopped for 5min near Daylesford to check out a pine forest.
I found 2 Lactarius deliciosa, lots of Amanita muscaria, 1 small Suillus luteus and heaps of about 7 other species
all growing within a stones throw of the road.
The stem butts of the milk caps have been placed in direct contact with
the actively growing roots of some Aleppo Pines that I potted on today...fingers crossed
I had the milk caps for breakfast cooked In butter cream sauce, pine nuts and Parsley.
First time I've had them, they're a nice mild , slightly spicey flavour.
I like the texture. Unlike any other mushroom I've had before.
My piss turned orange by around 11 o'clock
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The other thing to do would be to try and contact P.D.Bostock (Peter) via Qld Herbarium.
He's the main contributor to the Pteridophyta section of the above publication that I mentioned.
If anyone knows about the plant in question, he most likely would.
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Just saw this and checked out my copy of 'Queensland plants: names and distribution'(1997) published by the Qld Herbarium.
In Pteridophyta section there is no mention of Pyrrosia abbamuta.
The species listed are as follows:-
Pyrrosia confluens (R.Br.) Ching - Qld.
P.confluens (R.Br.) Ching var. confluens - Qld, NSW, Melanesia
P.confluens var. dielsii (C.Chr.) Hovencamp - Qld
P.laneolata (L.) Farw. - Qld, Niugini, Melanesia, Malesia, Asia, Pacific Islands
P.longifolia (Burm.f.) C.V.Morton - Qld, Niugini, Melanesia, Malesia, Asia
P.rupestris (R.Br.) Ching - Qld, NSW, Vic, Niugini, New Zealand
So... P.abbamuta either -exists in Aust. outside of, and not in Qld. (N.T. or W.A-although not indicated in the above text)
- is a synonym of one or more of the above listed species (synonyms are not listed in above text)
- exists outside of Australia?
- or doesn't exist
- ...or text is out of date
Hope this helps narrow down your search
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Very interesting...
just a few weeks ago I started searching for various Ferula spp.
(I grew F. asafoetida about 20yrs ago but dont have it growing any more- anyone here have seed?)
While reasearching I came across a scant reference to the extinct species mentioned.
Thanks for filling in the gaps!
I intend growing F. communis as a possible host to Pleurotus Eryngii in my garden.
Currently I have a couple of plants of F. communis var. glauca.
Ive lined up to get F.communis later on in the year along with another species (can't remember atm)
Also several Eryngium spp. for semi-naturalizing King Oysters.
Sad fact
We can't rely on science to fix up a fuck up!
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No, I've not tried to grow them.
I've been lookin for them though, especially the first two you mentioned
for Hericium try rainforest
for Fistulina - dead Eucalyptus logs or stumps
Laccocephalum -look in Euc forest after fires or in disturbed areas. thats when they fruit apparently.
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just out of interest... I have never done a print of the sub look alike, gallerina sp. has anyone ever done so... if so, what colour was it? Also...anyone know of any other look-alikes and respective colours?G.marginata; taste (don't!) and smell of cucumbers; sporeprint rusty-brown;contains amanita type toxins, not common. ACT,NSW,Vic.
G.hypnorum; smell strong and mealy;spores yellowish-brown to rusty, almond shaped, finely warty.
G.patagonica; spores rust-brown, almond shaped, warty.
G.unicolor; spores yellow-brown, " " "
Ref. Furher, B (2005)
Shepherd, C.J. and C.J. Totterdell (1988)
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Hey shroomy ,
they're beautiful photos!
Is that last photo of a Grifola sp.?
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when we can find them among the yellow stainers. The damn things are taking over.Yeah the fuckers are everywhere round here too!
I had a feed of mushies a week or so ago... they were stinky like Y. stainers but didnt go yellow till I cooked em.
but I cooked them in butter so who knows?
I didn't get sick at all, but their odour was just like them.
Hey Naja, are you gonna whip a bit out of one an do a culture?
If it is A.augustus i'm sure there'd be people who'd want to grow it.
It looks bloody delicious to me,
but then again, I'd proly eat yellow fuckin stainers an not know the difference!
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Well, I went for a drive on tues 8th may to Mt Macedon and had a look at Dicksonia Rare Plants Nursery.
What an impressive collection of species there, unbeleiveble.
Coincidently, I saw Stephen Ryan (owner of D.R.P nursery) on Gardeing Australia tonight.
so for anyone interested in rare plants (mainly from cold climates) check it out.
I had a look around in a patch of pines a few kms south of Woodend for some mushies.
No Lactarius but I did happen to find some cut stem butts of slippery jacks.
I reckon I was late by about 1-2 days, but I kept searching.
I eventually found enough for a couple of feeds of Suillus granulatus.
It's funny, the people you meet in a pine forest...another story.
I ended up taking all the stem butts I could find so that I could inoculate some pines closer to home.
While at the nursery I managed to pick up a pot of Ferula communis var. glabra.
Its just like fennel but about twice or three times as big. Its going to grow in my garden to be a host
to Plurotus eryngii as it dies.
Unfortunately there were no Eryngium spp. there but I know where to get them now and
I'll use them for the same thing.
Well worth the trip.
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It should be pointed out to those looking to collect subs for the 1st time this year, that a look-alike exists which grows in the same environments as subs. So much so, that it can even be found within inches from actual subs. I would differentiate the look-alike by its weaker stem, and slight annulus (collar)... and most likely spore print (although I dont know its print) I am not sure of species (galarina?) or toxicity, but I am told it is toxic.There are species of Galerina in Aust.
The effects of Galerina poisoning are usually typical of what is known as phalloidian type mushroom poisoning.
ie. like poisoning from Amanita phalloides (The Death Cap- which grows in Aust. usually but, not necessarily around introduced tree )
The symptoms can be delayed for up to 24hrs after ingestion.
Stomach upset, nausea, uncontrolable vomiting, diarrhea and cold sweats with danger of dehydration.
These outward symptoms can abate and the victim may appear to get better, however the toxins keep working on the internal organs.
Irreparable damage to the kidneys and liver may and often does result in death.
Correct identification is the key.
get a few good ID guides
study how to ID mushrooms
familiarise yourself with the poisonous look alikes
and enjoy the 'quiet hunt'
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Thanks Harry,
anyone else...?
around Mt Macedon maybe...?
ganoderma lucidum - reishi
in Mycology
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I've got some bags of sawdust (ecologs) spawned with G.lucidum a couple
of weeks ago and it's ripping through them.
cant wait till it fruits.... < slurps another gulp of reishi tea>...
Carpet shrooms eh?
I had some Peziza sp. fruiting in a wet patch in the carpet a few months back!
Yeah yeah... ok, it was just a leak in the roof alright.