is this a magic mushroom???

[qwer]

sorry i put them in a plastic bag and it got a bit bumped around.
its from victoria australia. so is it a magic mushroom or not?
im thinking it might not be because the bottom it white and i thought it had to be black but i thought i would check anyway.
if you cant tell and need a better image were the mushroom is in better shape i will get more.
here is the pics

https://imgur.com/a/OlSDH

 

[Sky Motion]

It looks like a strain I've seen around, but definitely don't take my word for it. If no one here can help, try Shroomery, they have some great identifiers.

 

[qwer]

thanx, il post it there aswell

 

[UnboundPromeathean]

A distinct characteristic of psilocybe mushrooms is their blue bruising reaction upon contact. Assuming that you handled the mushrooms in this image and their lack of bruising, i would NOT asses these as safe to consume. While they do bear a remote resemblance to active strains like P. Mexicana, this sort of mushroom looks like a multitude of other strains, most of which are poisonous, and is what mushroom hunters might refer to as a LBM (little brown mushroom) due to the unidentifiable nature of this phenotype. In short, please don't eat it. There a great number of easier ways to access psychedelic mushrooms than gathering them in the wild, and unless you live in a region where psilocybin-containing species are known to grow the chances are very slim that this mushroom will do anything but give you diarrhea.

 

[qwer]

thanx

 

[Sandtrout]

Stamets

Somewhere in one of these video Stamets explains that brue bruising AND dark violet brown spore prints is the key. Don't take my word for it.

 

[DoctorMantus]

. There a great number of easier ways to access psychedelic mushrooms than gathering them in the wild,

Yes like Craigslist, lol.... jk jk

Don't really go to craigslist, but did see a post of someone looking for mushrooms.

 

[۩]

Upload pictures to the shroomery ID subforum, there are expert mushroom IDers there, it is the best bet on the net.

 

[Ice House]

No it is not a majic mushroom. It is not of the Psilocybe family.

 

[Ovidroid]

Well, I can tell you for sure that the gills of a magic shroom aren't necessarily black... but beyond that I can't really help with your pictures. In my ignorance, though, I wouldn't eat what you have. Especially noteworthy was the bruising comment made previously. Be careful!

 

[Entheojen]

You might want to try using the flash next time to get better focus and detail, the photos are a bit dark. As for identification, my books are all packed up for moving house! As said before though, you have to be careful with these types as there are a lot of look a likes. What habitat did you find it in? i.e. growing in a grass field? growing in a forest beside a tree stump? growing on a tree? growing on a cow pat? And also take a spore print if you're not already letting one develop.

 

[Electric Kool-Aid]

Always use gloves when handling mushroom. You can get the effects / poison in the skin of your hands.

Others said (and it stands true to most types) that it bruses. So take a mushroom and snap the stem, wait about 2 - 10 minutes. If it turns a dark shade of purple or black, then it is magic. If the stem is just light brown and when you snap it then it's dark brown inside, then that isn't magic.
But this is not the only way to tell, as there are diffent kinds. Like aminita mascaria has white stems and will not bruse .
Online is a great resource for info and pictures.

 

[Fusion]

First off assuming that is the only one you have it wouldn't be enough to get you trippin, Bruising is not a good way to determine if it contains active's, If you are not ABSOLUTLEY positive what strain it is DO NOT CONSUME IT , It won't do anything to you and you'r risking it being poisonous So 50/50 chance you will eat it feel nothing, Or suffer the worst pain you have ever felt then die.

 

[Ice House]

No it is not a majic mushroom. It is not of the Psilocybe family.

 

[VoidTraveler]

Please be more inclined to listen to people who say no than to those who say yes. You're better off investing more time and effort into this operation(nobody said it was going to be simple task) than poison yourself with because you wanted to take a gamble.

I understand you might be eager to try it out, but by not being extremely sure you have actual proper mushrooms you are playing with your health and perhaps even life.

Good luck scouting out more mushrooms. Perhaps you should purchase a pocket bit illustrate encyclopedia about native mushrooms. That way you can compare the mushrooms you encounter to other examples in the book. If it compares to none of the toxic and one or several of the psychedelic, take photos, pick one and take more close up photos and post on Shroomery or here.

By buying a book and comparing with your actual found mushrooms you also have to disturb less of mother nature life by picking mushrooms you could've known were not psycho-active. It's a bit of an investment to purchase a book but it's also fun to learn about mushrooms. Once you found actual psychedelic mushrooms you can then learn to make spore prints, innoculating substrates and growing mycelium cultures. That way you know for sure that your mushrooms are safe to use. Growing mushrooms is a very exciting hobby and gratifying hobby. It grows a bond with the mushrooms so your trips become more spiritual. That's how I experience it, could be different for you.

You could buy this book.

Or perhaps A Field Guide to the Fungi of Australia. If you are low on cash, scrape some money to together or cut some of your expenses to save up for it. Spending 20 or 30 dollars on a book isn't nothing compared to losing your life.

Good luck with your endevours.

Void Traveler

 

[cosmic butterfly]

i would say almost deff not active by looking at those gills n this is no psychoactive species im aware of, not sure if poisonous but yeh toss them, u should look into growing ur own, or buying from someone,

 

[qwer]

Please be more inclined to listen to people who say no than to those who say yes. You're better off investing more time and effort into this operation(nobody said it was going to be simple task) than poison yourself with because you wanted to take a gamble.

I understand you might be eager to try it out, but by not being extremely sure you have actual proper mushrooms you are playing with your health and perhaps even life.

Good luck scouting out more mushrooms. Perhaps you should purchase a pocket bit illustrate encyclopedia about native mushrooms. That way you can compare the mushrooms you encounter to other examples in the book. If it compares to none of the toxic and one or several of the psychedelic, take photos, pick one and take more close up photos and post on Shroomery or here.

By buying a book and comparing with your actual found mushrooms you also have to disturb less of mother nature life by picking mushrooms you could've known were not psycho-active. It's a bit of an investment to purchase a book but it's also fun to learn about mushrooms. Once you found actual psychedelic mushrooms you can then learn to make spore prints, innoculating substrates and growing mycelium cultures. That way you know for sure that your mushrooms are safe to use. Growing mushrooms is a very exciting hobby and gratifying hobby. It grows a bond with the mushrooms so your trips become more spiritual. That's how I experience it, could be different for you.

You could buy this book.

Or perhaps A Field Guide to the Fungi of Australia. If you are low on cash, scrape some money to together or cut some of your expenses to save up for it. Spending 20 or 30 dollars on a book isn't nothing compared to losing your life.

Good luck with your endevours.

Void Traveler

i was acctually thinking about growing, but one thing, dont you need a spore syringe or something?
i heard you can order them on the internet but wouldnt that be dangerous because its illegal?

 

[Fusion]

Please be more inclined to listen to people who say no than to those who say yes. You're better off investing more time and effort into this operation(nobody said it was going to be simple task) than poison yourself with because you wanted to take a gamble.

I understand you might be eager to try it out, but by not being extremely sure you have actual proper mushrooms you are playing with your health and perhaps even life.

Good luck scouting out more mushrooms. Perhaps you should purchase a pocket bit illustrate encyclopedia about native mushrooms. That way you can compare the mushrooms you encounter to other examples in the book. If it compares to none of the toxic and one or several of the psychedelic, take photos, pick one and take more close up photos and post on Shroomery or here.

By buying a book and comparing with your actual found mushrooms you also have to disturb less of mother nature life by picking mushrooms you could've known were not psycho-active. It's a bit of an investment to purchase a book but it's also fun to learn about mushrooms. Once you found actual psychedelic mushrooms you can then learn to make spore prints, innoculating substrates and growing mycelium cultures. That way you know for sure that your mushrooms are safe to use. Growing mushrooms is a very exciting hobby and gratifying hobby. It grows a bond with the mushrooms so your trips become more spiritual. That's how I experience it, could be different for you.

You could buy this book.

Or perhaps A Field Guide to the Fungi of Australia. If you are low on cash, scrape some money to together or cut some of your expenses to save up for it. Spending 20 or 30 dollars on a book isn't nothing compared to losing your life.

Good luck with your endevours.

Void Traveler

i was acctually thinking about growing, but one thing, dont you need a spore syringe or something?
i heard you can order them on the internet but wouldnt that be dangerous because its illegal?

Spores are not illegal, they contain no active's, Make an account on the shroomery they have Alllll the info you need.

 

[VoidTraveler]

i was acctually thinking about growing, but one thing, dont you need a spore syringe or something?
i heard you can order them on the internet but wouldnt that be dangerous because its illegal?

Growing is your safest bet. Growing can be done through various means, you can use a spore syringe or a spore print. Both can be manufactured yourself given that you have fresh mushroom cap that hasn't dropped it's spores yet. There are various very good guides explaining how to make a spore print, grow a colony in a petridish and turn that into a syringe.

However, you can also buy a syringe. According to Erowid there are unconfirmed rumors of spore prints being able to be imported. Please be very careful when ordering syringes or prints from outside of Australia as customs might intercept and confiscate it.

Your best bet to acquire a spore print would be to buy or get one from a fellow Australian. I believe that in the US there are 'trade circles' where growers exchange prints and syringes to help other growers start up. It's quite possible that this is also existing in Australia. You should check out the people at Shroomery, I bet they know a solution to your problem.

Good luck with your endeavours!

 

[tripwire]

As others have said dont take a mushroom you dont know for certain is safe.

On bruising blue, not all psilocybin mushrooms bruise blue. The native mushroom of interest in europe, psilocybe semilanceata (liberty cap) does NOT bruise blue generally. This is because it has very little psilocin content, which causes the blueing effect.

A good general rule of thumb is mushrooms with black (and very dark purple-black) gills wont kill you.