SunriseChampion
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My apologies in advance if this falls afoul of the prohibition of drug identification.
Ok, so one of the batches of mushrooms I recently picked up came in looking rather weird.
I've never seen anything like it. They're "Malabar" P. cubensis.
A lot (maybe even most) of the caps look burnt. They have black staining on the caps that doesn't look like it's a growth so I'm not suspecting mould. The stems also have quite a bit of smaller black spots which look like typical spore staining. The stems aren't really concerning, though the spore staining looks a bit on the heavy side.
The caps are worrying because I've never seen anything like it.
It looks like they changed colour from the golden brown to a dark brown-black. Sort of like how a metal might oxidise. Some are darker than others. One cap is completely darkened where most are only partially darkened.
Could it be a result of excess moisture during growing?
Any ideas?
Any helpe would be much appreciated as this batch constitutes almost half my rather substantial stash and I'd like to identify the problem so I don't have to throw it out. Unfortunately, returning them to the source or procuring a refund is out of the question....though they may send replacement product (haven't cleared that up yet).
Cheers
Ok, so one of the batches of mushrooms I recently picked up came in looking rather weird.
I've never seen anything like it. They're "Malabar" P. cubensis.
A lot (maybe even most) of the caps look burnt. They have black staining on the caps that doesn't look like it's a growth so I'm not suspecting mould. The stems also have quite a bit of smaller black spots which look like typical spore staining. The stems aren't really concerning, though the spore staining looks a bit on the heavy side.
The caps are worrying because I've never seen anything like it.
It looks like they changed colour from the golden brown to a dark brown-black. Sort of like how a metal might oxidise. Some are darker than others. One cap is completely darkened where most are only partially darkened.
Could it be a result of excess moisture during growing?
Any ideas?
Any helpe would be much appreciated as this batch constitutes almost half my rather substantial stash and I'd like to identify the problem so I don't have to throw it out. Unfortunately, returning them to the source or procuring a refund is out of the question....though they may send replacement product (haven't cleared that up yet).
Cheers