Guest PhysicalPhatness Posted March 15, 2002 does anybody living in the perth area wanna help me out in the id of a few mushies i found. iv never had shrooms before so i dont want to go around eating just anything Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest reville Posted March 27, 2002 A few Q's should solve it What kind of environment were they in? What did they appear to be growing from? size Colour and texture of cap, stipe , gills? Did it bruise blue? What colour is the Spore print? Do you have a spore print that could be looked at under a microscope? The answers to these Q's should allow ID Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Al Posted March 28, 2002 Hi, Along these lines would anyone have a link to, or images of, spores (under microscope) of psilocybes vs perhaps some common toxic ones (gallerinas, phalloides etc) to help identify the 'non-lethal' ones? ..or do the various psilos spores differ dramatically between sub-species? just wonderin' Al "the universe is unfolding as it should" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mesqualero Posted March 29, 2002 Is it necessary to examine the microscopic aspects of the spores when Macroscopic features will enable Identification? As far as I am aware (I am only an amateur enthusiast) The tell tale difference between Galerina spp and Psilocybes is 1) Psilocybes have Purple/Purplish Black Spores and 2) Psilocybe stems (except maybe one or two rare ones) Bruise Blue. Galerina species have Rust Brown Spore prints and do not exhibit a Blueing reaction when bruised. Though I know that being 100 percent certain is always good. Psilocybe Stuntzii and Galerina Autumnulis have been known to co-habitate As for Amanita Phalloides, this species has such vastly different and obvious macroscopic features that it is very simple to determine that it is not a Psilocybin Bearing species. [This message has been edited by Mesqualero (edited 29 March 2002).] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
