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Wavy Caps (Psilocybe cyanescens) (by Christian Schwarz)
Mushroom of the Month: February, 2016
The specimens in this photo show somewhat faded specimens. Note the wavy caps and blue stains on the stipe. Spore deposit is dark purplish-gray to very dark reddish-brown.
Psilocybe is primary genus of hallucinogenic mushrooms, containing such famous species as Liberty Caps (P. semilanceata), Cubes (P. cubensis), and the topic of this month’s article, Wavy Caps (P. cyanescens).
Almost always encountered on woodchips, Psilocybe cyanescens is an aggressive ruderal species, fond of disturbance in urban areas. It is especially common in the cold, wet winter months around the San Francisco Bay. Through a combinatin of unintentional and intentional transplantation by humans and natural dispersal, it has spread widely throughout the United States. In California, it occurs at least as far south as San Diego County, although it is fairly rare south of Santa Cruz County.
February Monthly Meeting: Danny Miller (by )
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Fungal Philosophies - Mythbusters, or Fungal Fables Debunked
Mythbusters, or Fungal Fables Debunked" - an entertaining look of common mushroom myths and the truth behind them
Please join us for our Monthly Meeting at the Harvey West Scout House. Doors open at 7, with refreshments and informal mushroom ID from 7:00 - 7:30. A discussion of upcoming events will precede our speaker, Danny Miller, our guest speaker from the Pacific Northwest. At the general meeting Danny will talk to us about "Fungal Philosophies - Mythbuster, or Fungal Fables Debunked" - an entertaining look at common mushroom myths and the truth about them.
Honeys - Armillaria mellea (by Mark Benson)
Mushroom of the Month: January, 2016
(Reposted from posting on google groups with photos courtesy of Hugh Smith)
How about all this rain!
Those were a beautiful display of Honey Mushrooms, Hugh! Tight and turgid and just the right time to harvest.
Seeing them prompted me to write a few lines about Honeys not from any formal knowledge...but from my work experience and from 'experts' with whom I consulted for my clients in my work with trees. I hope it is helpful to some of you. I am not a scientist...just an observer.
January UCSC Local Foray (by )
All are subject to cancellation/possible location change
-- Sorry foray is full --
We will be foraging at the Marshall Fields, UCSC Natural Reserve area, and we are allowed to take mushrooms we find there
January, 2016
"New Year's Boletus Edulius" by Jonathan O'Bergin
Date: January 02, 2016
Camera: NIKON COOLPIX S4000
ISO Speed: 160
Exposure: 0.03 sec
Focal Length: 5 mm
Aperture: f/3.2
Flash Used: No
Camera: NIKON COOLPIX S4000
ISO Speed: 160
Exposure: 0.03 sec
Focal Length: 5 mm
Aperture: f/3.2
Flash Used: No
First light is the time to get lucky. Edulius in January?