Blueing reaction??

[naja naja]

For active members of the psilocybe family(ie subs)how long does it take to see a blueing reaction after damage/bruising has been done(ie, how long till blue after you accidently kick one when out collecting field/forest mushrooms?)5seconds?, 5 minutes?, 5 hours? I wouldn't want to accidently pick one and be caught with a controlled substance...Do some subs take longer to paint blue than others?

Thanks for any help

[nabraxas]

mate--instantly.

as soon as you crush the stem you should see a blueish "bruise" appearing--AFAIK the bluing is caused by the oxidization ov psilocybin.

so as soon as you rupture cell walls (crushing) allowing in oxygen, the oxidisation will occur (bluing) almost instantly.

[naja naja]

Thanks.

I figured it was straight away. And yeah I know the rest. just wanted to get some first hand feedback.

thanks heaps

[smogs]

full colour reached a few mins after tho...

[Rev]

depends on ratio of psilocybin to psilocin

Psilocin rich species blue faster than Psilocybin ones

There is a latent bluing reaction in species rich in psilocybin with little or no psilocin

I think treating with an alkali speed up dephosphorylation and oxidation

[SunChaser]

Some of the good ones, blue just from thouching them

[gerbil]

jabez:

Some of the good ones, blue just from thouching them    

Some of the good ones, blue just from looking at them

[strangebrew]

SA subs are similar to WA subs aren't they?

In that case I wouldn't expect them to show a lot of bluing generally and it can take awhile.

[Rev]

the slower they blue the better they keep

[ 15. May 2005, 11:17: Message edited by: Rev ]

[spiders]

melbourne subs blue inky dark blue/black

[Anodyne]

old mushrooms that have partially dried may take much longer to stain.

some Panaeolus may take much longer to stain (i.e. an hour rather than 2 seconds), and the colour may be paler than some Psilocybe species.

of course, some will already be blue when you find them, having been bruised by heavy rain...

[spiders]

the difference in colour of the bluing between cubensis, pans and subs is quite weird. American hardwood species tend to also have a different colour than the very dark blue of the subs. Quite odd.

[naja naja]

It's cool dudes, I know how long they take too turn blue.I've seen the light ;)Their are no look alikes down here.(that I know of)