Big suckers, ID help [ russulas ]

user1 · 12-13-06, 05:46

Hey guys, found these babies growing in some damp bark/leaves in the bush on east coast NSW, australia. I haven't done a spore print yet, i plan on doing one over night.

They look like amanita muscaria to me, or some amanita breed, only they don't have all the white dots on top I've seen on others in photos. Can anyone ID them from these photos?

12-13-06, 06:29

try googling russula emetica, russula xerampelina,russula rosea, or russula mairei. russulas are a very diificult genus to ID, and many are red capped with brittle white flesh. many taste like radishes or even hotter. there are no known psychoavtive mushrooms within the russula genus that im aware of. to positively id this mushroom you may need a microscope. im am no expert on australian mushrooms...but that is most likely a russula. did you get a sporeprint?

user1 · 12-13-06, 06:52

Yeah ok thanks, most likely russula. Oh well, they look nice... doing a sporeprint overnight.

12-13-06, 09:05

sporeprint should be white or off white. if you have russula xerampelina the lammelae and flesh should bruise brown.

Hippie3 · 12-13-06, 09:10

nice find.
and good ID there, i'd agree.

srgtm1a · 12-13-06, 10:02

yep, def. russula. Good call grey.

SharkieJones · 12-13-06, 11:10

Nice looking mush bro.

12-13-06, 14:30

russulas are commonly host to hypomyces lactiflorum....which is another fungus that turns them into lobster mushrooms.

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12-13-06, 05:46	#1 (permalink)
user1 Mycophiliac Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 4	Big suckers, ID help [ russulas ] Hey guys, found these babies growing in some damp bark/leaves in the bush on east coast NSW, australia. I haven't done a spore print yet, i plan on doing one over night. They look like amanita muscaria to me, or some amanita breed, only they don't have all the white dots on top I've seen on others in photos. Can anyone ID them from these photos? Attached Thumbnails

12-13-06, 09:10	#5 (permalink)
Hippie3 Admin Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 36,274	nice find. and good ID there, i'd agree. __________________ GROW SUPPLIES: www.Mycrotopia.com ------------Simply The Best------------ Namaste Temet Nosce

12-13-06, 10:02	#6 (permalink)
srgtm1a yeah, yeah, you know. Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 761	yep, def. russula. Good call grey. __________________

12-13-06, 11:10	#7 (permalink)
SharkieJones Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,900	Nice looking mush bro. __________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyVy5XHjuGI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPMXdc0JNS4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JdhiWmz0BE

12-13-06, 06:29	#2 (permalink)
~greysRDbest Guest Posts: n/a	try googling russula emetica, russula xerampelina,russula rosea, or russula mairei. russulas are a very diificult genus to ID, and many are red capped with brittle white flesh. many taste like radishes or even hotter. there are no known psychoavtive mushrooms within the russula genus that im aware of. to positively id this mushroom you may need a microscope. im am no expert on australian mushrooms...but that is most likely a russula. did you get a sporeprint?

12-13-06, 06:52	#3 (permalink)
user1 Mycophiliac Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 4	Yeah ok thanks, most likely russula. Oh well, they look nice... doing a sporeprint overnight.

12-13-06, 09:05	#4 (permalink)
~greysRDbest Guest Posts: n/a	sporeprint should be white or off white. if you have russula xerampelina the lammelae and flesh should bruise brown.

12-13-06, 14:30	#8 (permalink)
~greysRDbest Guest Posts: n/a	russulas are commonly host to hypomyces lactiflorum....which is another fungus that turns them into lobster mushrooms.

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