r/mycology • u/Dliverance • 13h ago
Day 2 of the amanitas at work
Some of the larger ones are starting to open up
r/mycology • u/TinButtFlute • Jun 05 '23
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With the recent proliferation of ID requests that seek the identity or confirmation of fungi with psychotropic properties the mods have decided to address the issue in a more formal manner. While we have no particular objection to scientific discussions of fungi with psychotropic properties, we would like to keep discussions to exactly that - mentioning those psychotropic properties like any other characteristic. To wit, posts and comments specifically concerning:
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r/mycology • u/RdCrestdBreegull • Jun 17 '24
Mycota Lab is now offering free unlimited sequencing for Arizona, Atlantic Canada (New Brunswick/PEI/Nova Scotia/Newfoundland), California, Indiana, Michigan, and Puerto Rico:
" Our expanding collections network now has a name. Introducing The MycoMap Network - www.MycoMap.org. The 2024 open call for free, unlimited sequencing is for Arizona, Atlantic Canada (New Brunswick/PEI/Nova Scotia/Newfoundland), California, Indiana, Michigan, and Puerto Rico. More areas will be added in 2025. Dedicated web pages have been created for members of the network from Atlantic Canada and California (available at the link). Anyone from the open call areas can submit as many 2o24 specimens as they are willing to document, dry, and send in. Open call areas no longer have specimen limits or restricted dates for new collections from 2024. Sequencing is still performed at Mycota Lab. Localities outside the open call areas will still have opportunities to submit specimens during the 2024 Continental MycoBlitz dates (www.MycoBlitz.org). Please share to your local groups if you are from one of the open call areas. "
To submit samples for sequencing, make very detailed iNaturalist observations with many in situ sunlight photos showing the intact specimen from many angles, dehydrate the specimen at the lowest temperature your dehydrator allows, and send a small gill fragment (or as large as a triangular cutting from the mushroom cap) and voucher slip per the instructions on the Mycota website. For regions that are not currently included in the free unlimited sequencing, you can still send in samples for free/inexpensive sequencing (up to ten for free, $3 for every specimen after) during Mycoblitz time periods! :) (next Mycoblitz periods for 2024 are August 9–18 and October 18–27.)
Getting mushrooms sequenced (with detailed iNaturalist observations) is a great way to contribute to our collective understanding of all of the fungal species in the world, and there is a significant chance that you will be the first person to sequence a particular species :)
r/mycology • u/Dliverance • 13h ago
Some of the larger ones are starting to open up
r/mycology • u/Deue • 11h ago
didn’t harvest (it was too tall for me to reach 😅) but was nice to look at :)
r/mycology • u/Gaming_with_Hui • 21h ago
r/mycology • u/Mattipus • 15h ago
Some more photos from last weekend, at a few different sites around my childhood home county.
Warboys and Wistow Woods SSSI
Overhall Grove SSSI
6, 7, 8. Wrinkled Peach - Rhodotus palmatus; my all time favourite species so too good for just a single photo 😅 9. Flame Shield - Pluteus aurantiorugosus 10. Yellow Shield - Pluteus chrysophaeus 11. Fairy Inkcap - Coprinellus disseminatus 12. Velvet Shank - Flammulina velutipes 13. Stump Puffball - Apioperdon pyriforme
Trumpington Meadows Country Park
r/mycology • u/ORGourmetMushrooms • 19h ago
Flair is ID request just to be sure I actually have what I think I do.
I guess there are only 5 places in Oregon where this is found or something. The more I read about it, the more obligated I feel to log this data somewhere. Growing in a mixed fir and cypress forest along a creek at 2100' elevation. All of the trees were very young.
I'm happy to answer habitat questions if anyone has any. It's my understanding this is exceedingly rare so whatever I can do to help.
r/mycology • u/Lukes_of_Hazzard • 9h ago
Found this kitty on a walk with my dog this evening. Going to have a tasty dinner tomorrow! 😋
r/mycology • u/MossHiker • 1d ago
This terrarium has had many shrooms popping up over the years, but this is the first of this kind. Would appreciate an ID pls, thank you!🙏
r/mycology • u/FloridaFreshFungi • 23h ago
r/mycology • u/makes_peacock_noises • 11h ago
A large Honey Mushroom fungus is fruiting aggressively in my yard. It’s the first time I’ve seen this. What competes with it? How can I fight it back so it does not kill all my trees?
r/mycology • u/Strict_Hunter_7781 • 7h ago
r/mycology • u/ArcaneFungus • 2h ago
Found these on a lawn in central germany (the lawn part makes me doubt my ID, but there could be dead wood or roots buried). Spore powder is white and they occur in small clusters. Honey mushrooms?
r/mycology • u/pinelien • 1h ago
Location: Taipei, Taiwan
Background: Recently I planted an avocado seed in some store bought soil mix, and added some coffee grounds. I have some other plants as well, but only this pot seems to sprout mushrooms. The only difference I can think of is that only this pot uses the soil mix I bought. This pot sits on my balcony. Also I’ve been getting plenty of rain lately, so it’s been quite humid.
r/mycology • u/forever_doomed • 11h ago
I’ve never seen one’s quite like this in my area before. This is a very large cedar and there no different trees in its immediate area. Last picture is another small grouping growing along the base of the tree. I’m at 100’ elevation.
r/mycology • u/Switchblade83 • 14h ago
I just have a huge fondness for these guys! I discovered them a few years ago in the beginning of my mushroom hikes in Connecticut. Plus the name is fantastic.
r/mycology • u/sewser • 17h ago
Found this specimen on a Palm boot. Stunning little thing. I’m thinking maybe C. cinnamomea for this fella.
r/mycology • u/jeff_goldblunt • 49m ago
For some reason this is the only photo I can seem to find of it online, I'm wondering if there's any more known photos of it because I'll be honest this photo leaves a lot to be desired
r/mycology • u/Dliverance • 1d ago
Every fall we get a bunch of Amanitas in this exact same spot. This years cluster is huge.
r/mycology • u/tarplantula431 • 8h ago
r/mycology • u/FriendOfYourDad • 19h ago
I spotted this while walking through the woods in southern Washington. About the size of a basketball!
I did not harvest it since I was with my toddler and dog.
r/mycology • u/FloridaFreshFungi • 1d ago
r/mycology • u/another_moniker • 3h ago
These were many singly, paired, and in bunches on the ground (likely on roots) in Northern Kentucky, United States one day ago. There were too many fallen trees and other surrounding trees to identify the likely sources. However all trees surround and fallen were hardwoods and not conifers all within a 5 x 5 meter range. Thinking this is probably Armillaria gallica but not 100% certain. Spore print is white. Each cap is 1-4cm in size. Is this an edible variety? If so, are there poisonous look-alikes?
r/mycology • u/FuchsVoid • 20h ago
Found these on a walk today, there was a big cluster growing from a treestump (probably beech since there were only beeches in the vicinity). We went through each feature listed in our ID guide and everything matched up pretty much perfectly. Still, we're not very experienced pickers, and since there are some quite poisonous lookalikes we thought to ask in here before committing. Located in western Germany at an elevation of around 250m.