Francois le Danque Posted June 15, 2007 (edited) I don't understand! how come everyone gets like, hundreds, but the only patches i can find have only like 2 or 3 a week...totally unfair. oh well. edit: also (sabretooth reminded me) what's with display pics of flowering lophophora taken form above? there are like four people who have them and i keep mixing them up. Edited June 15, 2007 by frank Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Conan Troutman Posted June 15, 2007 Orange spore print on that unknown, so no good I don't understand! how come everyone gets like, hundreds, but the only patches i can find have only like 2 or 3 a week...totally unfair. oh well. Visual intuitiveness... more to come.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fringle Posted June 17, 2007 (edited) I met my first FOAF today. after not finding anything around newcastle he made a trip down to sydney, seeing as there seems to be a fair bit of action down there and found his very first subs he is very pleased. found on woodchips, northern sydney in suburbian area. hopes to find a patch closer to home, or it could become an expensive hobby traveling to syd everytime Edited June 19, 2007 by thoughtful request Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PD. Posted June 21, 2007 Went for a stroll today to see if i could find the dung lover that was in the same area last season. They were there alright, and not exclusivley on cow dung. Seems to be an agressive lil psilocybe but if so i dunno why i dont see more of it on my travels. Nat found a lil (active)psilocybe growing from roo poo aswell, couldnt find any last season but this season here she is. all in all an excellent arvo, you city boys dont know what ya missin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PD. Posted June 21, 2007 Mr. Amanita hangin out with his lil buddy. :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Korky Posted June 21, 2007 (edited) heres a couple pics from the vic camp trip that prob belong here. vic, otways, in pine plantation. will be there agian this time next week so hopefully more pics to come. i heard the potency was exceptional, dam i wish could get over my conservativeness and join my foafs learnings...ah well until i know any better caffine, nicotine and alcohol all seem like fair alternatives. (that hurts to type) PD love that last pic, i hope Mr A is teaching our lil buddy how to eat as many weetbix. soz about the size Edited June 21, 2007 by endogenous Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goldfinger Posted June 22, 2007 a foaf found about 50 today on woodchips in a park with a beautiful creek down the middle. There must have been at least another 30 pins coming up. he said he will return in a couple of days. and also he said they were very tasty and full of flavour. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gamma.goblin Posted June 24, 2007 (edited) Here are some pics from early last week. Edited June 24, 2007 by gamma.goblin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SunChaser Posted June 24, 2007 Went for a stroll today to see if i could find the dung lover that was in the same area last season.They were there alright, and not exclusivley on cow dung. Seems to be an agressive lil psilocybe but if so i dunno why i dont see more of it on my travels. Nat found a lil (active)psilocybe growing from roo poo aswell, couldnt find any last season but this season here she is. all in all an excellent arvo, you city boys dont know what ya missin WTF Passive Daemon, thats awesome is that a Copelandia cyanescens??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PD. Posted June 24, 2007 is that a Copelandia cyanescens??? I doubt it very much, although i wouldnt have a clue what psilocybe it is. where is the blue one when ya need him? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xShiva.spacetechnology Posted June 24, 2007 Here are some pics from early last week. what part of NSW did you find these pretty little guys? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gamma.goblin Posted June 24, 2007 In the Blue Mountains They were all on man made public garden beds.Found a lot more a few days later in the same area, hiding in the long grass that had grown over the wood mulch base, and some that had taken their time to push their way up through the pine needles - unfortunately, I was on my own and I dont own a digital camera, Im going to to try to borrow one before I go out next time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SunChaser Posted June 24, 2007 Just went for a walk to one of my local patches Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alkatrope Posted June 24, 2007 I doubt it very much, although i wouldnt have a clue what psilocybe it is.where is the blue one when ya need him? Looks pretty subbly to me, just a baby one. Find ones that look like that on most picks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PD. Posted June 24, 2007 (edited) yeh, looks like a regular sub to me aswell alkatrope but so did alot of the cow dung lovers i picked last season which turned out to be something unknown. Just wish there was someone to have a good look at this one. Edited June 24, 2007 by Passive Daemon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shroomeup Posted June 24, 2007 Ive seen P.subs growing directly from wombat dung a few times before. Ive also noticed that sometimes when subs dry out quite abit and then rehydrate from more rain the caps can often turn out that dark bluey colour such as the specimens in Passive Daemonds pics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PD. Posted June 24, 2007 (edited) for those of you that havent seen it.......check this, and this. There is alot more out there than just plain old subs. Of course there is ALOT of variation in the P. subaeruginosa appearance but its the details that you cannot see that make the difference in identifiying the true ID of the mushroom. All the more reason to get out of the car parks and playgrounds and out into the valleys and mountains. Anyone wanna volunteer to have a GOOD look at this lil poo lover and suss out an ID??? Edited June 24, 2007 by Passive Daemon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
apothecary Posted June 24, 2007 Nice finds everyone, happy hunting! I have been romping every day this week and have been finding some ridiculously large specimens, whole patches where each specimens cap diameter exceeds the size of a bic lighter! Where's MORQ at these days? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coschi Posted June 25, 2007 In Melbourne.. How far into the season are we ? and how much longer will the season last ?? Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gerbil Posted June 25, 2007 (edited) It is dependant on the environmental influences sphinx. From memory subaeruginosa can be found till around late october in NE melb if weather is favourable. March-October is possibly the wide ends of the season for melbourne winter lovers. Nice to see the coprophiles out PD :D thanks for sharing. Edited June 25, 2007 by gerbil Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SaBReT00tH Posted June 25, 2007 I don't understand! how come everyone gets like, hundreds, but the only patches i can find have only like 2 or 3 a week...totally unfair. oh well.edit: also (sabretooth reminded me) what's with display pics of flowering lophophora taken form above? there are like four people who have them and i keep mixing them up. Maybe other people have been harvesting your FOAFs sub patch when you're not there?? :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SunChaser Posted June 25, 2007 Maybe other people have been harvesting your FOAFs sub patch when you're not there?? :D I dont even go to alot of my old patches for this reason. What I try to do is look for places that I think people wouldnt have thought of looking or maybe places that are perfect but are easierly missed or even just a hassle to get to. You gotta be creative, you cant just rock down to your local shoping centre carpark and expect to find a moster patch Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SunChaser Posted June 25, 2007 O.k another odd find. And with the nomal subs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marsha Posted June 25, 2007 i went to vic last month inner city was dry so went out to outer suburbs found where the ground was soggy found where the bushland met houses found where the mulch was spread found too many mushrooms was nice to see for this very reason i love vic found more mush in one hour than i would in baingup for the day hehe and the area they were in was tiny :)go melbourne go! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SunChaser Posted June 26, 2007 O.k another odd find. And with the nomal subs. Does anybody know whats going on with these white gilled subs. I tried to get a spore print and a got nothing which probably means that they have released all there spores. I have never seen a sub that has whitish gills when its dried, but in this one patch they all had white gills from the pins to the fully grown and even the decaying ones. What would cause this, has the patch been sprayed or some thing??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
