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| Posted By,
geoff on
August 31,2010 |
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Hi
Amethyst deceivers look more interesting than they taste, put it that way. They are generally used to provide a bit of colour in mixed wild mushroom dishes. There's not a lot of point in eating them on their own.
The specimen in your picture, I think, is Gymnopilus junonius, common name Spectacular rustgill. There's usually loads of them growing together, but I can't think what else this could be. It is too bitter to be eaten. |
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| Posted By,
Boden Obrien on
August 31,2010 |
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| Thanks Geoff - great advice again :-) |
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| Posted By,
Rob on
August 31,2010 |
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| Certainly resembles the genus Gymnopilus Spectibilis also known as the Big Laughing Mushroom or O'warai-take in Japan it is known to be hallucinogenic the properties of which are destroyed during cooking, I have yet to see one of these in its natural habitat and due to it not being in the illegal Psilocybe genus it can still be legally studied in this country without a permit |
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| Posted By,
Rob on
August 31,2010 |
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| I knew I had a pic of that genus somewhere |
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| Gymnpilus Spectibilis The Big laughing Mushroom |
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| Posted By,
geoff on
August 31,2010 |
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| Just so that nobody reading this is confused....G. spectabilis and G. junonius are synonyms. This is one species we are talking about, right Rob? |
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| Posted By,
Rob on
August 31,2010 |
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| I believe so, facinating fungi like you said it should be very bitter to taste, Boden how big was it? They can grow quite big and in impressive clusters |
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