are these magic mushrooms??

wwghedfwe · 10-20-09, 11:27

i was curious to know if these were magic mushrooms!! some are big, and some are small, could anyone help me identify them?? thanks

wwghedfwe · 10-20-09, 11:40

some of them are a orangy colour, and others are a dark brown colour! i specifically picked only ones with the nipple on top! some have large nipples that seem to be filled with a liquid, and others only small points!
all the stems are similar, thin and white ish brown. some sag down, and others are like flying saucers and are flat!
can anyone help me identify which are which ???

ethnobotanica · 10-20-09, 12:30

You lucky sod! Those are liberty caps, every single one of them.

Congratulations,Welcome to Topia!

Enjoy your find

Put a cap without stem on a piece of white paper, put a drop of water on the cap then cover with a glass. Wait afew hours and u should have a spore print, if its dark purple/ brown then you definately have a winner

Is there blueing on the stems??

copelandiaKidd · 10-20-09, 12:32

most APPEAR(not positive id) to be liberty caps. you are going to need to take better pictures in better light and tell everyone about the habitat.i.e. grasslands with sheep, what country, what they were growing on(substrate), and describe the look of them, stem, cap, gills, annulus and so on.....

g'luck to you brother!!!!! PEACE

ethnobotanica · 10-20-09, 12:43

Cope is right, I got too excited there. They APPEAR to be psilocybe semilanceata.

Make sure you double check all the ID points.

Go here....

http://www.mushroomjohn.org/psilocybesemilanceata1.htm

and here...

http://www.lycaeum.org/mv/mu/semilanceata/_index.html

gelatinous pellicle is a good solid ID point as well.

Where did you find them?? (type of area)

paph · 10-20-09, 14:25

They look like Psilocybe Semilanceata to me but as Ethnobotanica and copelandiakidd say Double check the ID points and take a spore print.

(Nice find by the way

)

wwghedfwe · 10-20-09, 17:43

urm well i found them on the side of a very steep slope, where sheep graze, and there are very wet conditions. they are mostly orange and brown, but some seem very big, can they grow to this size?? the stems were i think all white, and were thin and straight ish, exept on one of the big ones which curled round alot. i dont think they bruise blue, but i will try and make a spore slide. also i found them quite spread out so if i take a slide how do i know that it applies to them all??

Alan Rockefeller · 10-20-09, 19:55

They do appear to be P. semilanceata. Its a good idea to make spore prints of all of them at first.

If you don't print them all, carefully examine the gill color and other features of the mushroom to make sure they are all the same.

wwghedfwe · 10-21-09, 04:44

all the gills appear to be a dark purple colour, is this good??

paph · 10-21-09, 11:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by wwghedfwe

all the gills appear to be a dark purple colour, is this good??

Yes that's a good sign.

wwghedfwe · 10-21-09, 11:35

heres some more pictures, however some of the gills inside are gray ish purple and lighter!

Dr.Hallucination. · 10-21-09, 11:38

Take a spore print,also check for the pellicle on each cap before they get too dry if you can.Check out my thread for pics of wild specimens,prints pellicle shots and a few look a likes all on site here...http://forums.mycotopia.net/wild-mus...ilanceata.html (Psilocybe semilanceata.)

wwghedfwe · 10-21-09, 14:00

so its a good thing if the pellicle (the nipple) has liquid, or looks like it has liquid in ???

P4ulada · 10-21-09, 14:01

Lucky guy! I always want to find some of them, but I never did =/

wwghedfwe · 10-21-09, 15:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr.Hallucination.

Take a spore print,also check for the pellicle on each cap before they get too dry if you can.Check out my thread for pics of wild specimens,prints pellicle shots and a few look a likes all on site here...http://forums.mycotopia.net/wild-mus...ilanceata.html (Psilocybe semilanceata.)

what should i check for in the pellicle??

ethnobotanica · 10-21-09, 16:21

the pellicle is like a like a stretchy gooey film over the whole cap of the mushroom, if you split a cap carefully at the edge you will see how the film holds together. Doesn't work so well on a dry cap though.

or I think some people just lightly grab the cap with their forefinger and thumb and see if the "skin" stretches out from the actual cap.

Dr.Hallucination. · 10-21-09, 17:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by wwghedfwe

what should i check for in the pellicle??

A picture speaks a thousand words...

wwghedfwe · 10-21-09, 19:19

so if they have a pellicle its a good thing?

Dr.Hallucination. · 10-21-09, 21:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by wwghedfwe

so if they have a pellicle its a good thing?

Yes a pellicle is a good thing,semilanceata's will have a pellicle as shown in the picture above.

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10-20-09, 11:27	#1 (permalink)
wwghedfwe Mycophiliac Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 8	are these magic mushrooms?? i was curious to know if these were magic mushrooms!! some are big, and some are small, could anyone help me identify them?? thanks Attached Thumbnails

10-20-09, 12:32	#4 (permalink)
copelandiaKidd Void Of Boundaries Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 859	most APPEAR(not positive id) to be liberty caps. you are going to need to take better pictures in better light and tell everyone about the habitat.i.e. grasslands with sheep, what country, what they were growing on(substrate), and describe the look of them, stem, cap, gills, annulus and so on..... g'luck to you brother!!!!! PEACE __________________ "LEARN THE RULES SO YOU CAN BREAK THEM PROPERLY" -The Dali lama "i don't care if it eats my cat, as long as the damn thing fruits"~ prism

10-20-09, 14:25	#6 (permalink)
paph Future Sailor Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 941	They look like Psilocybe Semilanceata to me but as Ethnobotanica and copelandiakidd say Double check the ID points and take a spore print. (Nice find by the way)

10-21-09, 11:35	#11 (permalink)
wwghedfwe Mycophiliac Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 8	heres some more pictures, however some of the gills inside are gray ish purple and lighter! Attached Thumbnails

10-20-09, 11:40	#2 (permalink)
wwghedfwe Mycophiliac Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 8	some of them are a orangy colour, and others are a dark brown colour! i specifically picked only ones with the nipple on top! some have large nipples that seem to be filled with a liquid, and others only small points! all the stems are similar, thin and white ish brown. some sag down, and others are like flying saucers and are flat! can anyone help me identify which are which ???

10-20-09, 12:30	#3 (permalink)
ethnobotanica Botanical-manical Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,255	You lucky sod! Those are liberty caps, every single one of them. Congratulations,Welcome to Topia! Enjoy your find Put a cap without stem on a piece of white paper, put a drop of water on the cap then cover with a glass. Wait afew hours and u should have a spore print, if its dark purple/ brown then you definately have a winner Is there blueing on the stems??

10-20-09, 12:43	#5 (permalink)
ethnobotanica Botanical-manical Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,255	Cope is right, I got too excited there. They APPEAR to be psilocybe semilanceata. Make sure you double check all the ID points. Go here.... http://www.mushroomjohn.org/psilocybesemilanceata1.htm and here... http://www.lycaeum.org/mv/mu/semilanceata/_index.html gelatinous pellicle is a good solid ID point as well. Where did you find them?? (type of area)

10-20-09, 17:43	#7 (permalink)
wwghedfwe Mycophiliac Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 8	urm well i found them on the side of a very steep slope, where sheep graze, and there are very wet conditions. they are mostly orange and brown, but some seem very big, can they grow to this size?? the stems were i think all white, and were thin and straight ish, exept on one of the big ones which curled round alot. i dont think they bruise blue, but i will try and make a spore slide. also i found them quite spread out so if i take a slide how do i know that it applies to them all??

10-20-09, 19:55	#8 (permalink)
Alan Rockefeller Mycologist Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 892	They do appear to be P. semilanceata. Its a good idea to make spore prints of all of them at first. If you don't print them all, carefully examine the gill color and other features of the mushroom to make sure they are all the same.

10-21-09, 04:44	#9 (permalink)
wwghedfwe Mycophiliac Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 8	all the gills appear to be a dark purple colour, is this good??

10-21-09, 11:38	#12 (permalink)
Dr.Hallucination. Chasing the Rabbit. Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,427	Take a spore print,also check for the pellicle on each cap before they get too dry if you can.Check out my thread for pics of wild specimens,prints pellicle shots and a few look a likes all on site here...http://forums.mycotopia.net/wild-mus...ilanceata.html (Psilocybe semilanceata.) __________________ The man who walk's through the door on the wall,Will never be quite the same,As the man who went out.

10-21-09, 14:00	#13 (permalink)
wwghedfwe Mycophiliac Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 8	so its a good thing if the pellicle (the nipple) has liquid, or looks like it has liquid in ???

10-21-09, 14:01	#14 (permalink)
P4ulada Mycotopiate Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 846	Lucky guy! I always want to find some of them, but I never did =/ __________________ *I don´t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.*

10-21-09, 16:21	#16 (permalink)
ethnobotanica Botanical-manical Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,255	the pellicle is like a like a stretchy gooey film over the whole cap of the mushroom, if you split a cap carefully at the edge you will see how the film holds together. Doesn't work so well on a dry cap though. or I think some people just lightly grab the cap with their forefinger and thumb and see if the "skin" stretches out from the actual cap.

10-21-09, 19:19	#18 (permalink)
wwghedfwe Mycophiliac Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 8	so if they have a pellicle its a good thing?

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