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Bobby. Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 95444 Melbourne Gender:	What mushroom is this? Apr 27^th, 2014 at 12:19pm I saw a mushroom that popped up in the last few days in my back garden. I wonder what it is? It's huge as can be seen by comparison with a standard D cell battery & a box of tissues. It measures 9.25 inches across at it's widest point from the top.
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Bobby. Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 95444 Melbourne Gender:	Re: What mushroom is this? Reply #1 - Apr 27^th, 2014 at 12:19pm Top view.
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Bobby. Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 95444 Melbourne Gender:	Re: What mushroom is this? Reply #2 - Apr 27^th, 2014 at 1:43pm It looks like the snails have eaten a fair bit of it - does that mean it's not poisonous?
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Reply #3 - Apr 27^th, 2014 at 1:57pm

many blessings ,

alice ate one of these and expanded

her consciousness

they made a fairytale upon as much ...

cut a tiny sliver off at the top ,

if it turns from white to purple

it is a shamanistic technology placed in your yard

and you may want to make a cup of tea with

a tiny piece of it ..

or not ... either way

be at peace

namaste

- : ) =

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Reply #4 - Apr 27^th, 2014 at 2:00pm

it_is_the_light wrote on Apr 27^th, 2014 at 1:57pm:

many blessings ,

alice ate one of these and expanded

her consciousness

they made a fairytale upon as much ...

cut a tiny sliver off at the top ,

if it turns from white to purple

it is a shamanistic technology placed in your yard

and you may want to make a cup of tea with

a tiny piece of it ..

or not ... either way

be at peace

namaste

- : ) =

ॐ

No thanks - I wouldn't dare eat an unidentified mushroom.

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Reply #5 - Apr 27^th, 2014 at 2:01pm

Psilocybin mushrooms, also known as psychedelic mushrooms, are mushrooms that contain the psychedelic drugs psilocybin and psilocin. Common colloquial terms include magic mushrooms and shrooms.[1] Biological genera containing psilocybin mushrooms include Copelandia, Galerina, Gymnopilus, Inocybe, Mycena, Panaeolus, Pholiotina, Pluteus, and Psilocybe. About 40 species are found in the genus Psilocybe. Psilocybe cubensis is the most common psilocybin mushroom in subtropical areas and the black market.

Psilocybin mushrooms have likely been used since prehistoric times and may have been depicted in rock art. Many cultures have used these mushrooms in religious rites. In modern Western society, they are used recreationally for their psychedelic effects.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psilocybin_mushroom

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Ex Dame Pansi Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 24168	Re: What mushroom is this? Reply #6 - Apr 27^th, 2014 at 2:30pm Bobby, your mushroom might be safer than Woolies mushies. Three people poisoned by suspected Death Cap mushrooms allegedly purchased from Woolworths http://www.news.com.au/national/three-people-poisoned-by-suspected-death-cap-mus...
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 131546 Gender:	Re: What mushroom is this? Reply #7 - Apr 27^th, 2014 at 2:47pm Q. How did the fairy get pregnant? A. By sitting on a toad's tool.
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Reply #8 - Apr 27^th, 2014 at 2:53pm

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Apr 27^th, 2014 at 2:30pm:

Bobby, your mushroom might be safer than Woolies mushies.

Three people poisoned by suspected Death Cap mushrooms allegedly purchased from Woolworths

http://www.news.com.au/national/three-people-poisoned-by-suspected-death-cap-mus...

Yes - I heard that story on the radio.

You have to be careful with mushrooms.

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Reply #9 - Apr 27^th, 2014 at 2:57pm

it_is_the_light wrote on Apr 27^th, 2014 at 2:01pm:

Psilocybin mushrooms, also known as psychedelic mushrooms, are mushrooms that contain the psychedelic drugs psilocybin and psilocin. Common colloquial terms include magic mushrooms and shrooms.[1] Biological genera containing psilocybin mushrooms include Copelandia, Galerina, Gymnopilus, Inocybe, Mycena, Panaeolus, Pholiotina, Pluteus, and Psilocybe. About 40 species are found in the genus Psilocybe. Psilocybe cubensis is the most common psilocybin mushroom in subtropical areas and the black market.

Psilocybin mushrooms have likely been used since prehistoric times and may have been depicted in rock art. Many cultures have used these mushrooms in religious rites. In modern Western society, they are used recreationally for their psychedelic effects.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psilocybin_mushroom

master Light,
I've searched Google images & I can found nothing that looks like the above mushroom.

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Reply #10 - Apr 27^th, 2014 at 3:02pm

Basically that's a toadstool, don't even think about sampling it. They're quite common and always toxic.
Psilosyb's are easily identifiable by their propensity to turn blue when broken or picked, hence the term Blue Meanies.
I wouldn't recommend them either, while they are psychoactive they invariably cause nausea and vomiting, not a lot of fun for an adventurous sheep, as the saying goes.
A good rule of thumb for Fungi that rise in an urban setting is that they're toxic until proven otherwise, edible ones don't usually like our lawns etc. My mother has some lovely specimens that come up in her lawn too, you'd swear they were edibles to look at or smell, but an expert we consulted had conniptions, they too were toxic.

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Re: What mushroom is this?
Reply #11 - Apr 27^th, 2014 at 3:02pm

Bobby. wrote on Apr 27^th, 2014 at 2:57pm:

it_is_the_light wrote on Apr 27^th, 2014 at 2:01pm:

Psilocybin mushrooms, also known as psychedelic mushrooms, are mushrooms that contain the psychedelic drugs psilocybin and psilocin. Common colloquial terms include magic mushrooms and shrooms.[1] Biological genera containing psilocybin mushrooms include Copelandia, Galerina, Gymnopilus, Inocybe, Mycena, Panaeolus, Pholiotina, Pluteus, and Psilocybe. About 40 species are found in the genus Psilocybe. Psilocybe cubensis is the most common psilocybin mushroom in subtropical areas and the black market.

Psilocybin mushrooms have likely been used since prehistoric times and may have been depicted in rock art. Many cultures have used these mushrooms in religious rites. In modern Western society, they are used recreationally for their psychedelic effects.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psilocybin_mushroom

master Light,
I've searched Google images & I can found nothing that looks like the above mushroom.

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Bobby. Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 95444 Melbourne Gender:	Re: What mushroom is this? Reply #12 - Apr 27^th, 2014 at 3:53pm Very funny Greg, I just photographed 8 more types of mushrooms that were in the park next to my place. It seems that with the cold weather & damp conditions Melbourne has experienced a mushroom breakout:
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