tanjent Posted February 20, 2002 Good evening fellow freex! I just came out of a very vivid and bizzare daydream involving magic fungi. In the dream I was just beginning a period of experimentation with BLOO FUNGI. I was trying to find out what documented species, if any, were common to melbourne. I was seeing something called 'blue meanies'(wavy caps, growing on tanbark etc) which I was trying to figure out whther they were either p.subaeruginosa or p.cyanescens but was not entirely sure-maybe there are un-documented species in melb? the next part of the dream involved trying to figure out if p.semilanceata(Liberty Caps) existed in melb? hmm strange dreams... I wonder if anyone can comment, I obviously need help Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mesqualero Posted February 20, 2002 I was seeing something called 'blue meanies' To my knowledge it is Panaeolus/Copelandia Cyanescens which is Commonly known as the "blue meanie" which grows on dung and generally dung rich soil in tropical and sub-tropical areas A good book is "Psilocybe Mushrooms of the world: An identification guide" by Paul Stamets Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Dunkel Posted February 20, 2002 In your dream you might want to check this link: http://www.rbgmelb.org.au/fungi/cat/detail...ls.php3?id=2402 And also the Fungimap database for several fungi locations. Dream on. E D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tanjent Posted February 22, 2002 Thanx for ure help ppl! Cheers for the great link ED, just what i've been looking for! hoo roo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest wira Posted February 22, 2002 There are a few weird things growing on tanbark here, some of which may be Psilocybe subaeruginosa/eucalypta/australiana forms, and some of which do actually seem to be Psilocybe cyanescens. I've directed one collection of these latter ones to Gaston Guzman [photos, description and dried specimens] but am still waiting to hear if he's got around to analysing them. From a glance he did agree that they appear to be cyanescens, though. Mesqualero is right, 'blue meanies' are Panaeolus/Copelandia cyanescens, though the term is frequently mis-applied down here in Vic to refer to small, blue-staining Psilocybes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest wira Posted February 23, 2002 I should add that I suspect some of the Psilocybes being found in tanbark here may even be as-yet undescribed species. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest tsttantra Posted February 24, 2002 hi wira,what do you mean by tan bark? t s t . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest wira Posted February 24, 2002 I think it's made from pine... you know, the wood chips usually found as mulch in garden beds in parks and such... I must admit to being ignorant of the kinds of woodchip mulches in use so I when I said tan bark that's probably not too accurate in all cases. I've also seen useful suburban Psilocybes growing in what appears to be Eucalyptus-based mulch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coin Posted February 24, 2002 http://www.yvw.com.au/corporate/savingwate...hpottingmix.htm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
