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question on Sub's

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Hi there fungiphiles,

Ive always gone to the same patch in the mountains to view Sub's. About a month ago I spotted some not far from the cbd of sydney. They all exhibited key visual characteristics such as no veil, blueing when picked and the trademark caramel cap.

Q. Are there any known dangerous blueing species out there?

'Thanks for taking the time'

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I have known of subs to fruit again coming into spring.

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There is a Galerina that stains blue ...Galerina steglichii . I dont know where it occurs though.

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Personally I wouldn't be strict on the blue as an ID, can be helpful though. Many different species stain blue, most i'm aware of are just out of the field from a sub, like a big boletus or gym, but as amazonian stated galerina can have blueing, and other dangerous species like stropharia aurantiaca have had reported levels of psilocin/psilocybin from memory. Fungi are a very unknown field, huge portions have not been discovered and others not documented, so i wouldn't use a yes or no as a rule, actually yes i would, i'd use a yes re: other dangerous species! lol

they do have a veil, just a cortinate veil, cobweb like which you can often see remnant of on both the cap and stem. On the stem you will often find this area is an area where spores will deposit. You should be spore printing every specimen, and grouping that with all it's characteristics, just standard species ID in any kingdom, use what is available and what it shows us.

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There is a Galerina that stains blue ...Galerina steglichii . I dont know where it occurs though.

I think it occurs close to the equator. Thanks Amazonian, much appreciated.

 

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Personally I wouldn't be strict on the blue as an ID, can be helpful though. Many different species stain blue, most i'm aware of are just out of the field from a sub, like a big boletus or gym, but as amazonian stated galerina can have blueing, and other dangerous species like stropharia aurantiaca have had reported levels of psilocin/psilocybin from memory. Fungi are a very unknown field, huge portions have not been discovered and others not documented, so i wouldn't use a yes or no as a rule, actually yes i would, i'd use a yes re: other dangerous species! lol

they do have a veil, just a cortinate veil, cobweb like which you can often see remnant of on both the cap and stem. On the stem you will often find this area is an area where spores will deposit. You should be spore printing every specimen, and grouping that with all it's characteristics, just standard species ID in any kingdom, use what is available and what it shows us.

 

Yeah the cobweb veil(partial?) anyways. The spore prints where purpley brown. Thanks heaps!

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got any pictures dood?

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http://forums.mycoto...html#post719227

checkout this on above mention specimen

 

Yeah, i was aware of this Gallerina apparently containing psilocybin , but wasn't going to mention it as i wasn't sure of the claim.

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got any pictures dood?

 

Tried the other day to upload, my Mac hates my nokia. Dont think Ill be able to post them. Tah tho

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