Mushroom Identification

[Adrian]

The following was sent to me several days ago in an attempt to identify some mushrooms suspected of being psilocybian:

(I'm almost 100% that one lot is Psilocybe subaeuriginosa, judging by

other people's shots in comparison to what's sitting on this plate in

front of me. Is there another species that looks very very similar,

but doesn't stain blue that you know of?

Maybe they are Australiana? The caps are orange-brown coppery (slimy

on the top), the gills are a sort of light grey, stems are light

brown-yellow and did I mention they don't bruise blue.)

If you think you recognise these mushrooms please reply with your ideas.

[Al]

Hi all,

Does anyone have one of those psilocybin test kits? like from www.protest.force9.co.uk/psilotester.htm

Does any species contain psilocin/psilocybin yet still be toxic (in the usual sense)? That would be a bummer.

was thinking of ordering one. (so that i dont accidentally pick an illegal mushroom, of course).

anyone have any experience with the like?

sorry Adrian personally dont know about your mushies, but if they dont stain blue (as a result of psilocin oxidation) doesnt that rule them out? shit they sure look like subs too me though (being no expert).

seeya'

[Guest reville]

sorry

As far as subs goes i have no idea

Some say there is only one species, others recognise several (splitters and clumpers)

The only way to really tell would be to clone them and fruit them side by side so you could look at fruit bodies and microscopic details

You would also do single spore isolations and try cross fertility between monokaryotic mycelium.

beats me. Clone it anyway

[Adrian]

Woohooo!

I mannaged to take some spore pictures at several hundred times magnification!

I'll post them soon.

If I get the nack of holding the camera straight on the monocular microscope lens I may just be able to offer my services.