Jump to content
The Corroboree
  • 0
Sign in to follow this  
seekingmeaning

SEQ id please

Question

Hey peeps,

Went for a walk this arvo and found a heap of cubes, found a heap of these too, could they be pans? None of them stained blue or have a stipe, some are very large.
All have quite a white top, very rounded, dark gills, some smaller ones are slightly tanned gold, but still no blue staining. Almost a red / brown stain which indicates they're no good yeah?

Not sure whether to toss them or keep them, we got more than enough cubes which I'm comfortable IDing.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

post-17364-0-52957800-1457601754_thumb.jpost-17364-0-76263700-1457601725_thumb.jpost-17364-0-63280800-1457601696_thumb.jpost-17364-0-23220000-1457601789_thumb.j

PS. these pop up in my garden and front yard all the time after a good down pour, what could they be?
post-17364-0-85731900-1457601679_thumb.j

post-17364-0-38457900-1457601819_thumb.j

post-17364-0-85731900-1457601679_thumb.jpg

post-17364-0-63280800-1457601696_thumb.jpg

post-17364-0-76263700-1457601725_thumb.jpg

post-17364-0-52957800-1457601754_thumb.jpg

post-17364-0-23220000-1457601789_thumb.jpg

post-17364-0-38457900-1457601819_thumb.jpg

post-17364-0-85731900-1457601679_thumb.jpg

post-17364-0-63280800-1457601696_thumb.jpg

post-17364-0-76263700-1457601725_thumb.jpg

post-17364-0-52957800-1457601754_thumb.jpg

post-17364-0-23220000-1457601789_thumb.jpg

post-17364-0-38457900-1457601819_thumb.jpg

  • Like 1

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

12 answers to this question

Recommended Posts

  • 0

Panaeolus antillarum and a Chlorophyllum sp.

  • Like 6

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
  • 0

The number one meanie-imposter. They will often grow out of the same pat, but the red/brown stipe and no staining are a giveaway, along with the quite turgid stipe too imo.

  • Like 2

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
  • 0

Ahhh , good to put a name to them , you'll note they smell pretty bad when they go off , so don't keep them too long !

  • Like 2

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
  • 0

The number one meanie-imposter. They will often grow out of the same pat, but the red/brown stipe and no staining are a giveaway, along with the quite turgid stipe too imo.

Thank you R.C. I'll get the hang of meanie identification one day :) I probably picked all the antillarums and left all the meanies haha

Ahhh , good to put a name to them , you'll note they smell pretty bad when they go off , so don't keep them too long !

Thanks Jungle John, I have just tossed them as some of the caps started rotting today, I didn't fancy having a sniff so I guess I will get the scent if I'm lucky/unlucky next time.

  • Like 1

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
  • 0

Hey again people, figured I would keep all my questions to the same thread.

I have been mistakenly calling the veil a stipe in most of my descriptions, sorry about that folks.

I found these today, I'm fairly sure they are pan cyans but just want to confirm, they have a convex head, dark gills, long stipe that bruises dark with no veil (Got it this time :))

post-17364-0-08080500-1457849473_thumb.jpost-17364-0-18918000-1457849507_thumb.jpost-17364-0-58581300-1457849538_thumb.jpost-17364-0-23101500-1457849569_thumb.j
I also saw some of these things out and about too, the first one was massive. (maybe a 1/4 to 1/2 of a soccer ball)
I thought it was a puff ball so I poked it but it was quite firm and fleshy.
post-17364-0-47489400-1457849694_thumb.jpost-17364-0-02518500-1457849726_thumb.jpost-17364-0-92756600-1457849755_thumb.j
The second one I found had a star pattern in it.
post-17364-0-97470600-1457849783_thumb.jpost-17364-0-17357500-1457849810_thumb.j

post-17364-0-08080500-1457849473_thumb.jpg

post-17364-0-18918000-1457849507_thumb.jpg

post-17364-0-58581300-1457849538_thumb.jpg

post-17364-0-23101500-1457849569_thumb.jpg

post-17364-0-47489400-1457849694_thumb.jpg

post-17364-0-02518500-1457849726_thumb.jpg

post-17364-0-92756600-1457849755_thumb.jpg

post-17364-0-97470600-1457849783_thumb.jpg

post-17364-0-17357500-1457849810_thumb.jpg

post-17364-0-08080500-1457849473_thumb.jpg

post-17364-0-18918000-1457849507_thumb.jpg

post-17364-0-58581300-1457849538_thumb.jpg

post-17364-0-23101500-1457849569_thumb.jpg

post-17364-0-47489400-1457849694_thumb.jpg

post-17364-0-02518500-1457849726_thumb.jpg

post-17364-0-92756600-1457849755_thumb.jpg

post-17364-0-97470600-1457849783_thumb.jpg

post-17364-0-17357500-1457849810_thumb.jpg

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
  • 0

They look like meanies to me mate, but they should have a black spore print.

  • Like 1

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
  • 0

Panaeolus cyanescens. All Panaeolus have black spore prints btw.

The second one is a giant puffball, Calvatia gigantea.

  • Like 1

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
  • 0

Thanks again guys, you're real life savers :).

Are there any poisonous Panaeolus species that grow in dung? (For curiosity sake)

How much would one need to eat of a poisonous mushroom to die? One whole mushroom, or a cap or something even smaller still?

I'll be stopping by the library this week to pick up a few myco books, so I can learn a bit before I ask next time :)

Thanks again!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
  • 0

Well, there are no toxic Panaeolus if you don't count psilocybin as a toxin (which I do BTW).

You can't generalize, there are at least a dozen different potentially lethal mycotoxins, all with different mechanisms of action and LD50s.

  • Like 1

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
  • 0

Fair enough Berengar, I briefly forgot there would be many different species of poisonous mushroom, It's comforting to know that Panaeolus isn't a lethally toxic species :wink: (if identified correctly). Thank you again for all of your advice, absolute legend.

PS, are there any books you can recommend for SEQ area mycology?

Edited by seekingmeaning
  • Like 1

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
  • 0

Always glad to help!

No idea, sorry, I'm not from Australia. I don't know any good English language mycology books either. I'm sure someone else will be able to help you with that.

  • Like 1

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
Sign in to follow this  

×