Mushroom picking question (Liberty Cap)

[magickpencil]

i thought the same thing until i decided to up and give it a try
i went out and filled up a bucket w as many different kinds of mushrooms as i could find and brought them to a nearby mycologist
i had a hunch that a few were edible, and i was right
once you get the hang of it it's pretty easy
remember that not all mushrooms are vague and deceitful
the edibles in the family Lactarius, for example, are easy to identify by the milk their gills exude, their orange - brown colour, and their some times fishy smell; best of all: no poisonous lookalikes!
Craterellus, too, are pretty much unmistakable even w out an experts help
it's good to have some one to help you out when you start, but it's smooth sailing as long as you don't take unnecesary risks

 

[IJesusChrist]

OD'ed on Fly Agaric before hahaha I puked for 30 minutes then I was delirius

doesn't sound like an overdose at all
sounds like a pretty standard amanita muscaria experience

I took too much of the bad chem, your spose to boil em or dry them... I never read that part haha

And yeah, you really gain a raven's eye for mushrooms. It's just like any other hobby in the field, rock picking, fossils, etc, you just get an eye for it right away.
Good stuff!
Fly agarics are very easy to spot too, yet the trip usually isn't sought after.

 

[magickpencil]

i cross my fingers every time i go out for a hunt that i'll find a fly agaric
they're damn beautiful and i'd love love love to see one in the wild

oddly enough, i spotted a pack of dried amanita muscaria for sale at a smoke shop in Minneapolis some months ago
i wasn't terribly interested then (bought a gram of salvia extract instead), but maybe if i could go back i'd change my mind

 

[druglessdouglas]

the Psilocybe semilanceata are up here so i guess they should be up in Iceland by now.

its worth buying a good book with a key before taking a trip into the woods

 

[jackdaw]

You won't find P. Semilancaetae in the woods. It's a "pasture" mushroom. You will however find Amanita Muscaria-Fly Agaric, in the woods, at the edges of woods, often around solitary or small groups of Pine(s), Birch and others.

Once you get the "eye" for semilancaetae, they'll be relatively easy to recognize. (except for the large varieties which may or may not be a separate Psilocybe species altogether). I will keep an eye out for these "super pookees" and hopefully get some pics. However they don't usually appear till later in the season. And yes they are stronger than "normal pookees"- Psilocybe Semilancaeta.

 

[Psyolopher]

I went again today to pick more little creatures!
BUT, the spot i found my first shrooms was completely empty!
It was really rainy today, so....they got abit messed up!
But i tried to do my best with the pics!
And also, i didnt really find the small ones!
Those ones are abit thicker and bigger, but they're really pointy!
I didnt find much after spending 3 hours looking!
I hope the season is not over, i wanted to have abit in stock!

so here's some pics
(Clicky on the pic):

 

[GOD]

Well done . They look right . BUT they are WET = its harder to identify them and they will be weaker . Forget rain . Go when the fields are dry at mid day or a little later . At first you will have to be very carefull and check every single one but soon you will get to know them .

 

[Psyolopher]

Well done . They look right . BUT they are WET = its harder to identify them and they will be weaker . Forget rain . Go when the fields are dry at mid day or a little later . At first you will have to be very carefull and check every single one but soon you will get to know them .

Yeah, i also found my first load on a dry mid day!
Extra easy to spot them!

Guess rain just fucks it all up!

 

[Sticki]

The nipple on top, the slimey light to dark yellowish brown umbrella and a long, usually crooked stem are all good signs of liberty caps.

I find the trip from liberty caps rather dull and lacking something?

 

[druglessdouglas]

hello, i went out for a walk to smoke some pot, when i walked back home i found these about 3 meters from my front door. I don't think they are psycho-active but o well what do you think?

ink caps of some sort. they are edible and good when fresh, though the common ink cap and alcohol together will cause illness. they contain a compound that interferes with alcohol metabolisim at the acetaldehyde stage. can really spoil a dinner party

 

[matt86es]

one of the best times to go is the day or so after a rain...don't eat anything unless you positively ID it and compare it to any lookalikes.