Jai Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 It is incredible how many A.xanthodermus I am seeing in the Geelong, Vic area the past few days! I reckon I could walk in a 1km straight line any direction and find over 100 of these. I wish our friend P.subaeruginosa was this social! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distracted Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 They go pretty nuts in Adelaide all over peoples front lawns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouche Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 (edited) How do you test if they are xanthodermus? Do you rub them to see if they turn yellow? I found a patch of nice big campestris on the farm a couple of days ago. The campestris were good eating, and I took a culture as well. Edit: punctuation. Edited June 26, 2016 by Bouche Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distracted Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 You can usually smell it, it varies from specimen to specimen and is more pronounced when cooking. Macroscopically the xanthodermus (damnit, i ALWAYS says xandothermus) usually(not scientific) have a flat top, like a bread loaf that has been baked with a lid on it. (baking reference) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouche Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Yeah, I can see in those photos that the xanthodermus have a square appearance. I went off and checked what differences exist between it and campestris after I made the above post. The cap on the campestris go a reddish brown immediately when you scrape the top to remove a bit of dirt etc. I know the campestris because it is from a patch that we have picked from for many years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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