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Anonymous Tue 11 Nov 2008 07:32:00 No.337816 View View Reply Original Report

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I noticed these mushrooms growing in a shady patch of the grounds outside my local post office. The largest cap has to be at least 9" across. They seemed too magical to be found at such a mundane location.

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Anonymous Tue 11 Nov 2008 07:48:00 No.337826 Report

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Size 11 shoe.

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Anonymous Tue 11 Nov 2008 07:50:00 No.337828 Report

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An inspection of the rest of the grounds revealed several more patches.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 11 Nov 2008 09:01:00 No.337868 Report

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Could anyone make a guess as to the species?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 11 Nov 2008 09:05:00 No.337870 Report

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can't say really anything about the species, but traces of a universal veil (those patches) indicates that its probably from the genus Amanita.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 11 Nov 2008 09:57:00 No.337902 Report

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http://www.mushroomexpert.com/amanita_rubescens.html

amanita_rubescens?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 11 Nov 2008 10:44:00 No.337912 Report

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>>337902
That site is cool. Thanks.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 11 Nov 2008 11:11:00 No.337925 Report

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Oh wow, I was reading through this website and it seems so complicated, so scientific. Back in good old Mother Russia all we knew was about 20 different edible mushrooms and about the same ammount of poisonous, and a good rule "when in doubt - throw it out". Those American mashroom hunters sure made a science out of this passtime.
OTOH, I dunno shit about american mashrooms, hell, maybe you do have to have a mycology PhD to go to the american forest and find mashrooms to eat.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 11 Nov 2008 11:18:00 No.337928 Report

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>>337925
I think there are some species (N. American) that are easily identifiable and don't resemble closely any dangerous variety. Like morels perhaps? I'm not sure about this but I hope to learn so I can eat some wild mushrooms soon. Very yum.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 11 Nov 2008 11:41:00 No.337934 Report

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>>337928
Yeah, fried mushrooms with potatos, onion, soar cream is the best, followed only by a mushroom soup. Mmmm...
Man, I am hungry right now.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 11 Nov 2008 13:13:00 No.337966 Report

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>>337928
Morels and certain deathcaps can be easily confused by a novice collector.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 11 Nov 2008 14:35:00 No.337983 Report

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>>337902

From the same site:
> However, amanitas are poorly known in North America, and Amanita rubescens, for example, does not even occur on our continent, despite its inclusion in North American treatments (including this site).

So, assuming the OP is an American, it's something else.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 11 Nov 2008 15:53:00 No.337998 Report

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pretty sure that is amanita panterina (sp?)

yes, they are hallucinegenic if I am correct

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 11 Nov 2008 16:07:00 No.338001 Report

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>>337934
Anyone who eats sour cream should be dragged out of their bed by the police in the middle of the night, stood up against a wall, and shot.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 11 Nov 2008 16:18:00 No.338003 Report

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>>338001
Whats wrong with sour cream? Its the best invention since sliced bread!

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 11 Nov 2008 16:43:00 No.338007 Report

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>>338001
You should be shot. I love onion dip which is comprised mostly of sour cream

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 11 Nov 2008 21:02:00 No.338043 Report

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http://www.mycokey.com/

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 11 Nov 2008 22:29:00 No.338072 Report

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When I used to live in Nova Scotia, I used to find a lot of these. I always assumed that they were an Eastern American subspecies of Amanita muscaria.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 12 Nov 2008 01:30:00 No.338129 Report

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aw...a fairy ring :D how cool

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Anonymous Wed 12 Nov 2008 03:50:00 No.338172 Report

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>>337828
is Amanita muscaria var. guessowii, definitely.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 12 Nov 2008 05:07:00 No.338198 Report

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If you want to try amanita muscaria as a hallucinogen, make _sure_ you know how to identify it. One of the key identifying features is the base of the stem; if there is a uniform cup-like sheath on the base of the stem, it's not a. muscaria. A. muscaria has layers of shaggy membrane at the bottom of the stem, not a single cup. Some of the amanita lookalikes can make you very sick, although I don't think there are any deadly mushrooms that you could readily mistake for a. muscaria. But do some studying and learn what you're doing if you're going to consider eating wild mushrooms.

Also, don't eat amanitas raw. The best way to dose with them is to desiccate them in an oven, then grind them into a powder, then use the powder to make a tea and drink it. The heat will convert the ibotenic acid in the mushrooms, which will sicken you, into muscimol, the hallucinogenic chemical that they're known for.

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Anonymous Wed 12 Nov 2008 05:20:00 No.338206 Report

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If you want to gather edible mushrooms, boletes are one of the safest bets. Boletes, instead of having gills under the cap, have a spongy surface covered with pores. There's only one poisonous bolete, and it's very easy to identify; it has a red pore surface and it bruises blue when scratched. No other boletes are poisonous, although a few are too bitter to eat, and some boletes are very tasty.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 12 Nov 2008 05:45:00 No.338228 Report

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>>337998
>>338198

Why do I always get the impression that the druggies are really fucking desperate with their chemicals?

You know, there are several other plants and mushrooms with hallucinogenic properties. Many of them are less toxic and more potent.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 12 Nov 2008 09:12:00 No.338299 Report

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OP here. Photos were taken in the Oregon Willamette Valley area (NW US).

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Anonymous Wed 12 Nov 2008 10:10:00 No.338323 Report

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I heard penis shrooms smell like shit once you step on them.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 12 Nov 2008 19:46:00 No.338439 Report

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>>338228

A. muscaria isn't really a recreational hallucinogen. It's more of an exploring the limits of consciousness type thing; you need to be prepared for an intense and sometimes unpleasant trip, but it's a unique experience that no other hallucinogen can give you. The active chemical, muscimol, is completely different from the psilocybin and psilocin found in common hallucinogenic mushrooms.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Nov 2008 01:16:00 No.338531 Report

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Looks like fly argaric, which is yeah amanita muscaria.
Yeah muscaria isn't a potent hallucinogen, it's more delusional...it produces a more spiritual high...if any high at all. They aren't going to make you trip balls or whatever, but they will make you get into touch with your spiritual self.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Nov 2008 01:37:00 No.338538 Report

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>>338531
I've heard of people collecting them. Freezing them and then using them during winter to counter seasonal depression.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Nov 2008 11:08:00 No.338731 Report

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>>338439
>>338531
>>338538
Well at first I was all "Unfamiliar hallucinogen? Hmm, pass." But now you have got me interested. I don't want to die though. Has anyone had personal experience with consuming muscaria (assuming that is what these are)?

Shelbyroe

Shelbyroe Fri 14 Nov 2008 02:06:00 No.338935 Report

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Dude. They're toadstools. Just common, everyday toadstools. They grow in shady places everywhere. They are pretty cool though can can get to be an impressive size. They tend to grow in clusters. We get them on our property all time. Nothing eats them, but these little nat things seem to like hanging around them. I'm pretty sure they're poisonous.

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