Asked P. Stamets about Psilocybe and he said that on the picture it looks close to either P. physaloides or P. inquilina. Inconclusive. Passed through the UC...
BTW, I have a collection of some candy caps from southern California that I made a little more than a month ago. http://mushroomobserver.org/6884 I called them...
Nice to have such a broad spectrum of voices on this topic. I have also noticed a "lesser" odor once the rufulus dries, but I do get the maple syrup smell when...
Just read an interesting article on some of the more common Agaricus species that we see : "Agaricus section Xanthodermatei: a phylogenetic reconstruction with...
So as fate would have it, what should I find as I was walking from my car to my office past the live oaks beside the parking lot at DreamWorks, but some candy...
Thanks for doing the scope work Nathan; that's the science. Finding them unexpectedly like that is the art and magic! Couldn't flavor and odor (the biggest...
Actually to me the biggest difference is the distribution of the sphaerocysts. The structure of the tissue is pretty different. If the two forms did...
Arora lists the rufulus latex as being white or watery white (whey-like to me). In my experience, even the rubidus starts watery white, then slightly clears...
Nathan, thank you for the update! Just for record keeping, I did a quick job and created a pictorial collage of L. rubidus spores from my dried collection....
A couple of more points on Agaricus. 1) Heard back from R. Kerringan on the A. praeclaresquamosus matter -- his current field experience from Europe, as well...
Hi, Dimitar...just a bit more on that old devil Agaricus praeclaresquamous: Several years ago I found a lovely group of Agaricus in the woods near Portola...
Hi Pat, you're the first person I know to specifically relate a story of a negative consequences after consuming Agaricus. I know they're listed as slightly...
Hello, many here probably recognize Cortinarius infractus in the field. It is one of the easier Corts to id. Anyway, Joseph Ammirati has been conducting a...
Dimi, You assume too much about your mushroom compatriots as far as "probably recognizing this cort!". You remember, my friend, back in the days before YOU ...
Dimi et al, Do not dismiss the ill effects of eating the wrong Agaricus species. Although their toxins do not produce the serious and prolonged symptoms of...
Debbie, thank you the enthusiasm! It helps a lot -- your collections from Oregon with pictures and dry material were very useful. At some point I'm going to...
I eagerly await your Cort seminar for discerning mycologists. Great minds think alike...I was thinking that you would be the man to do something like this, and...
Who is this "we all" who shuttered at the sight of Corts? Please spare us the generalizations and cavalier dismissals of many amateur mycologists' curiosity. ...
I do not dismiss anyone with a sincere and compelling interest in mushrooms, even a difficult group like the corts. I am delighted to hear of your taxonomic...
Yes, we have some Corts that are easy to tell and generally understood. We also have tons of hard ones to understand, while many are undescribed. Prof....
Most of you are familiar with the debate from the recent past on whether the technical name for our commonly cultivated "champignon" mushroom is A. bisporus...
Yesterday I got to pick about 15 lbs of Morels from a low elevation burn. The Sierras are warming up, I expect an early season this year if the weather keeps...
James, Â That is great news and good for you with the first report of burn morels!! Would you mind sharing the aproximate elevation you for the morels at? Â ...
I just made 5 gallons of Candy Cap Mushroom syrup this week using unfiltered organic dark Agave nectar. I will be selling this in 8 oz syrup bottles as soon as...
Hey guys, check this deep-blue Cort guys if you find more of it, I'd appreciate you saving me as many as a fruitbody as you can because it probably needs to be...
I've seen that growing in the Mountain View cemetery in Piedmont. Almost thought it was a blueit at first. If I see it again I'll pick it for ya. J Dimitar...
James, forget the labels -- reserve two bottles for me, please. Tomorrow there is a major event at the UCB Botanical Gardens, CalDay -- if you plan to stop by...
More info please on the McCloud event, too...sounds like a great way (and place) to spend Memorial Day weekend. Debbie ps Cal Day is not a commercial event,...
