Gold top mushroom picking
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HeatlessBBQ
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These look promising, though.
Hey guys, I understand this forum is for Golden tops and I think these actually might be Blue meanies, but basically I need a little help identifying and there are so many good comments here I was really hoping someone might help me ID this guy based on these pic. If you can't help that's fine, but I also looked into the identifiers for blue meanies and gold tops. I live North QLD and it's Feb and there are a ton of these shrooms through the cow pies on our farm. Any advice would be much appreciatedView attachment 4095216 View attachment 4095217
SEQLDER
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Thanks mate I will steer clear! I was in the process of drying them with the fan but will just turf them now. There was no sign of any bruising. Will have to try my luck another time. Thank you again for commenting!
Lucky Luke
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They are not Golden tops.
Thanks for confirming
Diana Tryit
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HDI live in Queensland, Australia, and I have quite a lot of experience with Magic Mushrooms, having picked and taken them upwards of 10 times now. The type we get here are your typical/proper 'Gold Tops' (Psilocybe Cubensis).
Believe it or not, they are VERY easy to identify, and you would have to be downright stupid to mistake one of the deadly types, such as Death Caps, for a Gold Top. And yes, we do have a handful of the most toxic and deadliest Mushrooms growing here (this is Australia after all).
The easiest way to identify a Gold Top, is by it's....Gold top! It's not actually golden, but moreso tan, and it will often have a 'nipple' on the top. If your suspect Mushroom does not losely fit this description, do not bother further examining it, because it's most likely going to be toxic, and there's a 99% chance it's not going to contain Psilocybin or Psilocin. If your mushroom fits this description, gently break it off at the very bottom of the stem, and then proceed to bruise and/or crush the stem with your fingers. If you have an actual Gold Top, you will see the stem turn a shade of Blue/Black where it has been bruised and broken. This can take anywhere from 10-15 seconds to 15 minutes.
Usually the more potent Gold Tops change colour a lot faster, and this is due to a chemical reaction between the Psilocybe/Psilocin and Oxygen.
The above properties are the main indicators as to whether or not you have an actual Gold Top. You really don't need to check anything else from here, but if you're paranoid, here are a few more safety measures you can take.
1) Gold Tops may have a 'ring' (annulus) 3/4 of the way up the stem, so don't freak out if your Mushroom has one
2) Check the 'gills' underneath the cap - Are they brown/dark in colour? If so, that's good! I would not touch them if they had White gills!
3) Does the Mushroom have a 'cup' like growth at the bottom? They usually losely cover the bottom 1/4 of the Mushroom, and are almost always an indicator that the Mushroom is toxic. These 'cups' grow on virtually all of the most toxic Mushrooms, such as the amanitas. What I mean is, never eat a wild mushroom with a 'cup', since it'll probably kill you.
That's about all I can tell you off the top of my head. I hope I have answered your question well enough, and if I haven't, feel free to ask away.
g’day what about this little fellaI live in Queensland, Australia, and I have quite a lot of experience with Magic Mushrooms, having picked and taken them upwards of 10 times now. The type we get here are your typical/proper 'Gold Tops' (Psilocybe Cubensis).
Believe it or not, they are VERY easy to identify, and you would have to be downright stupid to mistake one of the deadly types, such as Death Caps, for a Gold Top. And yes, we do have a handful of the most toxic and deadliest Mushrooms growing here (this is Australia after all).
The easiest way to identify a Gold Top, is by it's....Gold top! It's not actually golden, but moreso tan, and it will often have a 'nipple' on the top. If your suspect Mushroom does not losely fit this description, do not bother further examining it, because it's most likely going to be toxic, and there's a 99% chance it's not going to contain Psilocybin or Psilocin. If your mushroom fits this description, gently break it off at the very bottom of the stem, and then proceed to bruise and/or crush the stem with your fingers. If you have an actual Gold Top, you will see the stem turn a shade of Blue/Black where it has been bruised and broken. This can take anywhere from 10-15 seconds to 15 minutes.
Usually the more potent Gold Tops change colour a lot faster, and this is due to a chemical reaction between the Psilocybe/Psilocin and Oxygen.
The above properties are the main indicators as to whether or not you have an actual Gold Top. You really don't need to check anything else from here, but if you're paranoid, here are a few more safety measures you can take.
1) Gold Tops may have a 'ring' (annulus) 3/4 of the way up the stem, so don't freak out if your Mushroom has one
2) Check the 'gills' underneath the cap - Are they brown/dark in colour? If so, that's good! I would not touch them if they had White gills!
3) Does the Mushroom have a 'cup' like growth at the bottom? They usually losely cover the bottom 1/4 of the Mushroom, and are almost always an indicator that the Mushroom is toxic. These 'cups' grow on virtually all of the most toxic Mushrooms, such as the amanitas. What I mean is, never eat a wild mushroom with a 'cup', since it'll probably kill you.
That's about all I can tell you off the top of my head. I hope I have answered your question well enough, and if I haven't, feel free to ask away.
Diana Tryit
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Gday MatthewD, I live in the Whitsundays Queensland and ive found a shroom that is exactly described by you above and although mainly tan was fairly bloody golden in areas, had a nipple, had black gills underneath, a little 'frill' on stem, no cupping underneath, however it didnt go blue with bruising and only realy blackened over time, so next question is how to prepare it ? its been in a tissue in a drawer for a week. It was about 50c coin when picked, is one enough for a trip and should I just down it whole with a gulp of beer ? Id also like to grow a few more and have plenty of cow shit nearby. This one popped up in my yard when I inadvertently mowed some cow shit into my lawn, added some Thrive, and in the past Sulpher of pot ash but after a longish dry winter we had 50mm of rain and bang 1 gold Top ! What else can I add to the mix to grow more beside cow dung ? is there spores on the tissue ive got the shroom in ? So many questions !
Ryesouthcoastguy
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Just picked these out if some cow shit far far south coast NSW ...
Any idea what they are ?
They look like gold tops
Any idea what they are ?
They look like gold tops
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HydroRed
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This is probably the closest I've seen in this thread.Hey guys, I understand this forum is for Golden tops and I think these actually might be Blue meanies, but basically I need a little help identifying and there are so many good comments here I was really hoping someone might help me ID this guy based on these pic. If you can't help that's fine, but I also looked into the identifiers for blue meanies and gold tops. I live North QLD and it's Feb and there are a ton of these shrooms through the cow pies on our farm. Any advice would be much appreciated
Lucky Luke
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Didnt turn purple so no they are not.
Diana Tryit
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Ive cracked the code !
Budget Buds
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No.... If you cant have someone in person id them for you then err on the side of caution . Eating a mushroom that hasn't been 100% identified to be what you're looking for is playing Russian roulette .....
canndo
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The grayish ones? If they autodigest ( get inky) then they are a common mushroom that you may not want to eat if you are a drinker. You will get pretty sick.
Budget Buds
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Black morel's will do the same thing to some people....
intoxicatedeuphoria
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Hey guys! sorry to bother, but does anyone know any places around newcastle / sydney where mushies grow? im at a bit of a loss and dont really want to trespass on anyones property.. are there any up in the Wattagans perhaps?
Thanks !
Thanks !
Aussie Astra
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Hello lovely people. I live in south east qld and am having an awful time trying to find places to go a hunting around here. Usually head down northern NSW but with the back and forward boarder restrictions etc I just haven't been down for a while. Would anyone know of good spots between Redcliffe and Glasshouse mountains to find those magical mushrooms that I hold dear? Thank you muchly for any advice.
Autofire
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I found a lot in the cow pastures just out of Byron back in 2004. Only about half a k or so from Belongil fields caravan park