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This is exactly what I was hoping. But I'm yet to learn where the delineations lie regarding differences with spination, etc. There were two like the first one and one like the second. I noticed the second has different form and many spines up the top so thought it may be something else.

Am definitely interested in at least some of it. Will PM you.

It's interesting that you say P. tasmaniana is synonymous with subaeruginosa. I was under the impression that it was a separate species, but suaeruginosa, eucalypta and australiana were one and the same. Anyway, the link of Workman's microscopy reports for the Australian collection are to be found here. He clearly seems to think tasmaniana and subaeruginosa are somehow distinguished from one another. He also mentions the unknown Psilocybe species (specimen 4). However, I just noticed that in this thread, which has been more recently edited, specimen 4 - the "unknown Psilocybe species" - has been changed to possibly being tasmaniana.

Whoa, that's a monster! Didn't realise they got so big.

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Thanking you VVVVV 1 print of each of the following: Psilocybe galindii, Gymnopilus junonius, Panaeolus cambodginiensis Florida (for microscopy purposes only!) + 1 sub print (microscopy only - PM holymountain)VVVVV

Cheers! VVVVV 1 print of each of the following: Psilocybe galindii, Panaeolus cambodginiensis "Goliath", P. cambodginiensis Florida, P. cyanescens Ma Sol, Burma (for microscopy purposes only!) VVVVV

Hi all, Looking for the following seeds: Ficus virens Ficus destruens Ficus benghalensis Am willing to trade or pay for them. Must be viable. Also, have some one and a half year old Ficus watkinsiana plants for trade.

It does mention blueing in the comments section. Have a read of the article here if you don't already have it or have access to it. I don't doubt that some of what you hear is hearsay, but some has basis in truth. Just last year, someone off the Shroomery who lives in Melbourne sent a bunch of samples away to Workman to identify. Most of what he had were subs, but he also found an unidentified Psilocybe species and another closely related to P. tasmaniana. It goes to show that there is still much to be discovered out there and much of what we think we know may be something else altogether.

Hi, I recently got some E. sinica seeds from SAB. I have one Ephedra sp. plant growing presently, but being dioecious, wanted decided to get some seeds so I could have the ability to breed them. The seeds for the plant I am growing now I was sent by a friend. I asked him what species they were, but he had no idea, so I assumed it was likely to be E. sinica. Only one of the five seeds germinated. However, on arrival of the seeds from SAB, I realised the plant I have must not be E. sinica. The seeds I received from my friend were a much lighter brown, matte in appearance and grooved. The E. sinca seeds from SAB are dark brown, smooth and shiny. Does anyone have an idea of what species I am presently growing? I can post pics of the seedling is it helps. It's probably around 6 months old now. Thanks for any help.

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Alright, thanks folks. I see it's an exercise in futility then. Ah well, it's a lovely plant anyway. Does anyway know whether Ephedra species will hybridise with one another? It would still be nice to be able to breed with that one, but if not, have enough E. sinica seeds to get me a few plants going. Not all Ephedra species are active either, right?

Chang, YS and Gates, G and Ratkowsky, DA. Some New Species of the Strophariaceae (Agaricales) in Tasmania. Australasian Mycologist. 24 (3) pp. 53-68 (2006) Edit: I agree with your comments about Guzman. Having said that, taxonomy of fungi is not easy. More DNA testing would no doubt help, but all delineations above species is pretty arbitrary anyway. By the way Zen, what's your background? You seem to have in-depth knowledge on the subject.

Agreed, although the religion is pretty exy. I was going to go to Unfit for Life, but am already going to three. Freedom - by Germaine Greer, No Human Cure Justifies Animal Experimentation and the drugs one. Am looking forward to them very much.

Really? Can you provide any links? By the way Mycot, have you read "Treading the fine line between small-statured Gymnopilus and excentrically stipitate Galerina species in Australia" by B. J. Rees, et. al. (Mycological Research (1999), 103:4:427-442)? After reading it, it has made me so much less confident in identifying Gymopilus species. There are two small species around here which I had previously considered to be gyms, but now I'm unsure.

During the spawn run with lion's mane, you need to keep a close eye on the bags. Often the culture will start develop primoridia inside the bag, even before the substrate is 100% colonised. If these primordia are allowed to start developing within the bag, they become sites for contamination to take hold. I've found lion's mane to be particularly prone to contamination, so it's a good idea to be on the ball with this species.

The reports in this thread of P. semilanceata finds in Australia that are only weakly active make me think perhaps they are something different. In 1990, a new Psilocybe species was discovered in Tasmania, named Psilocybe alutacea. Judging by its very slow and weak blueing reaction, it seems probable that it is only weakly active. This species looks very similar to P. semilanceata and has been placed into the section Semilanceatae by Guzman. However, mating tests have confirmed that they are indeed separate species. It seems quite possible that people have found and ingested P. alutacea or something similar before without realising it.

Macroscopic observations.

By far one of the tastiest mushrooms I've ever had. Well worth the effort to grow.

Those are not Psilocybe mexicana. They are a Psilocybe species from Georgia, USA which are closely related to, if not actually Psilocybe galindoi (galindii), dubbed ATL#7 by Workman of Sporeworks (who has done the microscopy and identification on them). They are in the section Mexicanae, but are a separate species.

Wow, that's an incredible collection! Imagine having a garden like that... Is that a whale skull in the background? It looks massive.

Thanks for the replies. What are the defining differences between cuzcoensis and peruvianus?

Hi, I bought these at Kmart the other day. They are from Hamilton's and the tag states that they are Trichocereus peruvianus. I was wondering if anyone could confirm this? Number 1: Number 2: I've always been more familiar with T. peruvianus having a glaucous apearance, but I've noticed new growth doesn't have it and thus wondered if young plants lacked the glaucous appearance too. Is this the case? Other than that, they look like they could be T. peruvianus to me, but I'm too new to this to really know. Any help is appreciated. Also, I picked up this beautiful flowering Echinocereus at the same time. Anyone able to tell me which species it is? Thanks!

Awesome, thanks very much.

How would a rating system go down around here? Much like the one at the Shroomery. If people were trustworthy, etc, they would be rated accordingly. If people didn't follow through with their side of the deal, this would be reflected and people would be able to make informed decision in the future about whether to trade with that person or not.