Complete guide to identifying liberty cap mushrooms | Ideal for beginners

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  • Liberty caps are a common and potent magic mushroom. This video could equip you with the skills you need to identify them yourself.
    This video is accompanied by detailed supporting notes that can be found on the website, at www.theforestcommunity.org/liberty-cap-identification
    0:00 Introduction
    0:54 What's this video for? Legal notice.
    2:05 Hoping to consume magic mushrooms? Reducing the risks.
    3:34 Why use this resource, rather than some others
    5:18 Liberty cap identification
    5:37 Location
    5:55 Season and weather
    6:36 Habitat, growth habit
    10:00 Overall appearance
    10:30 Cap size
    11:27 Colours
    13:14 Peel-able cap membrane
    14:08 Cap shapes
    14:52 The nipple
    17:06 The stem
    18:51 The gills and spores
    19:34 Training session! Liberty cap or lookalike?
    28:27 Outro
    This resource was made with generous assistance from Alexandra Reuter, who makes absorbing and relaxing videos set in wild places. Find her stuff at / @alexandrareuter327
    If this video was useful to you, you can help us grow our organisation by supporting the Patreon. Thanks! / forestcommunity
    WARNING;- Many scammers are posting in the comments offering to sell mushrooms and other substances. They will take your money, but there is no way to be sure they will provide anything at all, let alone a safe product. Please do not support these scammers.

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  • @raoulduke344
    @raoulduke344 2 роки тому +911

    Some more handy bits of information:
    - Remember to flick the mushroom before you pick it, as it helps spread the spores for next year. Also, don't pull the entire mushroom from the "root". Instead, slice it with your fingernail from where the stem meets the soil. This is known as the "pick and flick" rules/method. If you're just passing through an area that's abundant with them (or you're in an incredible rush) then you can just pull it all, but if you do there's no guarantee that next year they'll grow again.
    - Micro-dosing (eating 2-5 liberty caps, not 25 - you won't feel high but that's the point) can be a great idea for creativity. Usually, a microdose is 1/8th to 1/10th of a "normal dose". A "normal" dose - what I'm referring to - is just over a threshold dose. Some people may like to eat heroic doses and 1/10th of that would still get plenty of people really high, so I set the number at 2 or 3, or 4, or 5 caps. Other psilocybin species has the dose set at 1 mushroom for a trip, but these are different species of psilocybin, and are huge compared to tiny liberty caps).
    - A standard dose is around 30 liberty caps though I've felt a noticeable high with 15 (my first time taking them).
    - Check the laws where you live. In the UK, dried mushrooms are a class-A drug (psilocybin). It used to be legal to be in possession of fresh mushrooms (which is how they were sold in Camden Market - from fresh mushroom incubators) but that isn't the case any more. If you're caught in possession of even freshly picked mushrooms you may be charged with possession of a controlled substance.
    - They can help with very bad headaches/migraines including the "incurable" cluster headaches (as can LSD) but people who suffer this "untreatable" illness are not allowed to relieve themselves from the pain because of the laws surrounding psilocybin.
    - Laws surrounding mushrooms are completely idiotic, considering it's a natural substance that grows from the earth. These stupid laws are made by people who need to try these wonderful little natural bounties more than anyone else.
    - Keeping mushrooms require that you dry them, which will preserve the mushroom and stop fly eggs hatching into maggots on their flesh. Remember to wash them too.
    - When you eat them, it may feel like there's bits of soil in them. A friend of mine describes them as being "gritty". This is normal - so don't worry that your tooth has chipped (which is exactly what it feels like - same texture and sound).
    - You can eat them like normal mushrooms or brew them into tea. I knew people that liked them on a pizza.
    - Psilocybin are being used to great success in clinical trials with people who have terminal diseases and have very bad anxiety at the thought of death. After taking psilocybin mushrooms, around 75% of people lose this anxiety (source: Professor David Nutt).
    Most importantly be safe and have fun.

    • @phildoodler2199
      @phildoodler2199 2 роки тому +10

      Can you fry them? Does doing so reduce their efficacy. How do you make tea with them? Can you smoke them ?

    • @raoulduke344
      @raoulduke344 2 роки тому +18

      @@phildoodler2199 I don't see anything wrong with frying them. They more or less taste like normal mushrooms you eat except for those gritty parts although I've never cooked them like that, there were plenty of people I knew who treated them like normal.
      For tea you buy a pair of woman tights (or pantyhose if you're American) and put them in that as a strainer. Just add boiling water and let it stew then loads of sugar and honey and down the hatch.
      Some people get nauseous when taking them. Some people might vomit with tea but be fine eating it with food. Or vice-versa.
      I honestly cannot attest to smoking mushrooms but I doubt it works. Psilocybin and DMT are the exact same molecule (although DMT is far far stronger and a different high) except for an extra oxygen. That extra oxygen lets your stomach break it down, except with DMT you need an MAOI if you're going to take it orally (ayahuasca/yáge).
      Best just sticking to tried and tested methods.

    • @phildoodler2199
      @phildoodler2199 2 роки тому +6

      @@raoulduke344 cheers. How many individual mushrooms do you need to ingest to get a visionary trip?

    • @raoulduke344
      @raoulduke344 2 роки тому +31

      @@phildoodler2199 Start at 30. That'll be about 2g. you could take 50, which would be about 3.5g but I'd start at 30 at most.
      The first time I tried them I only took about 15-20 and felt a lovely glow off them. A little like MDMA but once you go to a higher dose it's own unique effects come into play.
      If you start small and ramp it up the next night/week, you'll know which way is best for you to ingest them: as tea, with food or on their own. That feeling of nausea can be worrying if it's your first time - you might think you've picked something poisonous and it may upset you, which you don't want.
      Mushrooms are more forgiving than LSD (like MDMA, they're a fantastic "entry" to psychedelics) but people can still find them problematic.
      Also, pay attention to the "set and setting" rules. Do you know what that means?

    • @phildoodler2199
      @phildoodler2199 2 роки тому +11

      @@raoulduke344 set and setting ? Nope, don’t know what that means. Just so I’ve got this - 30 separate mushrooms? That’s sounds quite a lot.

  • @conorjmoran
    @conorjmoran 2 роки тому +833

    Fair play. Crystal clarity and some great advice. Keeping a lot of kids safer than any government guidelines ever will. Respect!

    • @johnjeffery6638
      @johnjeffery6638 2 роки тому +5

      Haha.yeah this video wasnt around in the late 80s😳

    • @rajadasdeviento4000
      @rajadasdeviento4000 Рік тому +5

      why do you want "the government" to do what "the people" should?

    • @snowyowl6892
      @snowyowl6892 Рік тому

      @@rajadasdeviento4000
      Cos they take a lot of money from us - so they can take care of us … Hmmmm ?

    • @rajadasdeviento4000
      @rajadasdeviento4000 Рік тому +1

      @@snowyowl6892 You skipped the first step and went straight to the "well, have it your way, but I want a treat" kind of posture. They shouldn't be taking money from us like they do. Also because they don't know how to spend it.

    • @floridianman
      @floridianman Рік тому +1

      There's government guidelines on identifying psychedelic mushrooms?

  • @markb9064
    @markb9064 Рік тому +247

    I picked magic mushrooms every October in Sussex where I live back in the 80s and 90s. Liberty Caps is an American name because they are shaped like the Liberty Bell.
    We called them Witches Tits. Far superior name.

    • @joshfontanella
      @joshfontanella Рік тому +16

      Far far superior

    • @mikewaddington8061
      @mikewaddington8061 Рік тому +13

      The mushroom takes its common name from the Phrygian cap, also known as the "liberty cap", which has been worn throughout much of eastern Europe and the middle east.

    • @Spudcore
      @Spudcore Рік тому +1

      That's a great name! I wonder if the phrase "cold as a witch's tit" refers to the mushroom rather than the bosoms of a Wicca practitioner.

    • @mrf8988
      @mrf8988 Рік тому +3

      Hi, Im from sussex myself and could use your input.

    • @JohnnyEnglishMi7
      @JohnnyEnglishMi7 Рік тому

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @user-xn9bl6bf5s
    @user-xn9bl6bf5s Рік тому +281

    Psilocybin trips happen to be some of the greatest experiences of my entire life.

    • @AlexEliotte
      @AlexEliotte Рік тому +7

      Anybody who has undergone intend psilocybin therapy will understand that trying to get life changing therapeutic benefits of psychedelics without the trip is laughable.that’s what rattles you out of depression.

    • @user-zn6kx9ez6k
      @user-zn6kx9ez6k Рік тому +3

      Dmt showed me the future of humanity. I was shown every mathematical equation written in every language that ever existed, I lived the life of every creature. I felt like I was gone for a million years. I was a dinosaur with an elephant trunk that lived on a planet with a blue sun and red vegetation. I heard colors and saw sounds. It was truly the most magical experience I have been through. All in 7 mins. Thanks to dr_xzavier_**. Cheers

    • @user-zn6kx9ez6k
      @user-zn6kx9ez6k Рік тому +3

      I’ll recommend you to a store I got my psychedelics products
      dr_xzavier#

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      @user-zn6kx9ez6k Рік тому +3

      Yes, dr_xzavier#

    • @Haylalucilavasquez
      @Haylalucilavasquez Рік тому +3

      I’ve been having anxiety disorder and depressed lately just need to face my fears squarely.

  • @CowenJad
    @CowenJad 10 місяців тому +216

    I guess everyone arrives to mushrooms with different expec- tations. For me it was my eternal search for answers.

    • @morgancr1993
      @morgancr1993 10 місяців тому +2

      I learned more about myself on one trip than I have through over a year of therapy.

    • @thrickthooter4403
      @thrickthooter4403 10 місяців тому

      ​@briansmith3392How did you get the shrooms?

    • @n.k5620
      @n.k5620 10 місяців тому +2

      Shrooms are the safest recreational drug to take, it should be legalized.

    • @thrickthooter4403
      @thrickthooter4403 10 місяців тому

      Can I find him on Instagram?

    • @sean803
      @sean803 10 місяців тому +1

      I have never tried magic mushrooms before. is it similar to DMT? How do people feel like on them?

  • @TheGreatConstantini
    @TheGreatConstantini Рік тому +148

    I have been an amateur mycologist for over forty years, this is the best video on the subject of liberty caps out there. Very well thought out.

    • @TheGreatConstantini
      @TheGreatConstantini Рік тому +4

      I would also state that this video is specific to liberty caps. There are many other species that do not share the same morphology.

    • @TheGreatConstantini
      @TheGreatConstantini Рік тому +5

      Well thanks for the information below. I was looking to use it to help battle my alcohol problems but again,I’m not confident about buying illegal substances over the internet in a state that classifies them as class one felonies. How do I know it is not a DEA trap. Instead, the state of Oregon in setting up clinics where you can dose. By the middle of 2023 they should be up and running. A plane flight to relief

    • @stephenmcguire9934
      @stephenmcguire9934 Рік тому +5

      I agree. As a somewhat newbie I'm hoping he does this with all edible mushrooms. I like his style

    • @RoseMary-zg1qc
      @RoseMary-zg1qc 9 місяців тому

      ​@@stephenmcguire9934get mushrooms @trippy_gold.1

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      @RoseMary-zg1qc 9 місяців тому

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  • @FredrickCarl
    @FredrickCarl 9 місяців тому +92

    Psilocybin is an ancient and powerful medicine. It is amusing that “modern” medicine is only now trying to understand what Indigenous people have know for a millennia.

    • @ngunhmung7488
      @ngunhmung7488 9 місяців тому

      Psychedelic help a lot and they’re like a cheat sheet to life, but you could also experience the same things. Psychedelic amp tf out whilst being sober, meditation and astral projection are key.

    • @moniquesacks2953
      @moniquesacks2953 9 місяців тому

      Ive always been open to try and see what is really beyond, what is brought out through atoms and particles in the reality of what we live in. And just open up my consciousness to a whole new plane, but how do you get ahold em?

    • @FredrickCarl
      @FredrickCarl 9 місяців тому

      Heard of dr_xzavier.?

    • @moniquesacks2953
      @moniquesacks2953 9 місяців тому

      On IG?

    • @FredrickCarl
      @FredrickCarl 9 місяців тому

      Yeah, dr_xzavier.

  • @heatherldutrow1204
    @heatherldutrow1204 Рік тому +417

    Psilocybin, LSD, shrooms and ketamine are absolutely life changing substances that have so much potential to help people with mental health issues.

    • @keratinhilltenneson5547
      @keratinhilltenneson5547 Рік тому +4

      You can't overdose on mushrooms alone . You can definitely eat the wrong mushroom and get poisoning from that, but no one has ever died from psilocybin OD

    • @janithglichrist2994
      @janithglichrist2994 Рік тому +7

      ​@@kathleenmcclenahan5701 How can I locate him? If he's on IG?

    • @bizffatar5824
      @bizffatar5824 Рік тому +6

      ​@@janithglichrist2994 Yeah he's dr.jackshroom

    • @MirableHarison
      @MirableHarison Рік тому +1

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    • @UopolysGreat
      @UopolysGreat Рік тому

      ​@@MirableHarison Yeah I know that right, dr.jackshroom has been my supplier for over months now.. He delivers anywhere and also discreet .. if you're scared about that.

  • @JH-lo9ut
    @JH-lo9ut 2 роки тому +228

    A point about the stem:
    The Liberty cap's stem should not snap in two, when you wind it around your finger. It may break, but it should hang together by it's internal fibres, like when you break a straw of grass.
    If the stem easily breaks in two, it is not a liberty cap.
    This must not be used as the only point of identification, but it is an easy way of dismissing lookalikes.

    • @frankrizzo2724
      @frankrizzo2724 2 роки тому +1

      Lookalikes poisonous?

    • @Nothing-mu9ys
      @Nothing-mu9ys 2 роки тому +2

      This info might not be true so if your reading this, maybe do some other tests

    • @slowfudgeballs9517
      @slowfudgeballs9517 2 роки тому +1

      @@frankrizzo2724 I believe it might be considered poisonous but I'm not sure. I just know people don't eat the look alike.

    • @slowfudgeballs9517
      @slowfudgeballs9517 2 роки тому +13

      ​@@Nothing-mu9ys No that aspect is true about the stem. Liberty caps don't snap very easily at all and will snap back to place more often then not. I would NOT use that method alone. It's lookalike does not do this however.
      Edit: The best check is to see if it just bruises blue or almost blue-black. The bruise is near instant.

    • @JH-lo9ut
      @JH-lo9ut 2 роки тому +7

      As I said, this is not a method for positive identification but for ruling out other little brown mushrooms.
      If the lookalikes are poisonous is not the point. You NEVER eat mushrooms that you aren't sure about. There are so many species that could be misidentified as liberty caps. Many of them are poisonous, but I couldn't identify them all.
      You see the difference between -positive identification- and -dismissing-?
      Foraging and identifying mushrooms is a process of going down a checklist (mental or in a book), of key details.
      Learn to positively identify those mushrooms you intend to eat. That means you learn their key features, what to look for.
      Some features (like snapping stem) can be used to dismiss a specimen as a certain species but No single features can be used to make a positive identification.
      Everything you can't positively identify should be regarded as poisonous, always.

  • @flexguy07
    @flexguy07 2 роки тому +239

    Best mushroom identification video EVER. LOVED the quick, and THOROUGH, “quiz” or tutorial at the end. I wish every edible mushroom video had this feature. It’s really helpful. THANKS!

  • @ricomanuel7567
    @ricomanuel7567 10 місяців тому +185

    I suspect microdosing may have an effect on mood, and over time it might build up resilience or improve well-being, But I don't think it will rapidly be legalized.

    • @Joe-bh7pf
      @Joe-bh7pf 10 місяців тому +1

      But make no mistake: Psilocybin has a number of potential medical benefits.

    • @sean803
      @sean803 10 місяців тому +3

      I learned more about myself on one trip than I have through over a year of therapy.

    • @roddooh9404
      @roddooh9404 10 місяців тому +1

      @@sean803Where do you fetch from?

    • @roddooh9404
      @roddooh9404 10 місяців тому +1

      Where do you fetch from?

    • @sean803
      @sean803 10 місяців тому

      dr.garyshrooms
      I source from him

  • @eliascharles9742
    @eliascharles9742 Рік тому +43

    Psilocybin containing mushrooms save my life. The drastically reduced my benzodiazepine withdrawal allowing me to quite illicit pill addiction after three years of heavy daily use before it would had became medically dangerous to quit

    • @corayilmaz9486
      @corayilmaz9486 Рік тому +4

      Psychedelic’s definitely have potential to deal with mental health symptoms like anxiety and depression, I would like to try them again but it’s just so hard to source here

    • @Carson272
      @Carson272 Рік тому +2

      The Trips I've been having have really helped me a lot,I finally feel in control of my emotions and my future and things that used to be mundane to me now seem incredible and full of nuance on top of that I'm way less driven by my ego and I have alot more empathy as well

    • @glenn9196
      @glenn9196 Рік тому +1

      I am feeling the same way too. I put too much on my plate and it definitely affects my stress and anxiety levels. I am also glad to be a part of this community.

    • @hunterjonathan9259
      @hunterjonathan9259 Рік тому +2

      This whole thing is pretty new to me, can I try 3grams?

    • @elizabethwilliams6651
      @elizabethwilliams6651 Рік тому +1

      Tripping is not really bad but find a good mycologist Who will teach you the right things you need to know

  • @espenfarstad1697
    @espenfarstad1697 2 роки тому +458

    This is the best guide I've ever seen/read on liberty caps. Very easy to follow, definitely learned some new things !

    • @redreuben4147
      @redreuben4147 2 роки тому +1

      wander how long till it gets taken down

    • @attackman4458
      @attackman4458 2 роки тому +3

      @@redreuben4147 if u have seen any other content on this. You’d be more hopeful that this video isn’t gonna be ‘taken down’.

    • @seancoombes2896
      @seancoombes2896 2 роки тому

      @@redreuben4147 that or an age verification in able to watch it

    • @thcredeye4016
      @thcredeye4016 2 роки тому

      agreed. best video i have seen about the subject... (been picking libertys for a few years myself)

    • @solararias
      @solararias 2 роки тому

      I was lucky enough to have clicked on this video as my first introduction and I need not search further. Pure and to the point... or cap! Thanks to The Forest!!

  • @ollyjackson8733
    @ollyjackson8733 2 роки тому +103

    That's bloody brilliant. Honestly I had my reservations at the beginning but by jove I'm glad I stuck with it the whole format of "ding" when it's the right one. I'll definitely remember most of the ID features now. Dogs will be getting a good walk this weekend. Thanks!

    • @JETJOOBOY
      @JETJOOBOY 2 роки тому

      Ding..
      That is the thing..
      Buy never get cocky

  • @general_zizi1156
    @general_zizi1156 Рік тому +59

    Psilocybin containing mushrooms saved my life. The drastically reduced my benzodiazepine withdrawal allowing me to quite illicit pill addiction after three years of heavy daily use before it would had became medically dangerous to quit. It has also helped me survive depression.

    • @ryancihet555
      @ryancihet555 Рік тому +2

      The Trips I've been having really helped me a lot,I finally feel in control of my emotions and my future and things that used to be mundane to me now seem incredible and full of nuance on top of that I'm way less driven by my ego and I have alot more empathy as well

    • @ellaaysun6181
      @ellaaysun6181 Рік тому +1

      @Lillian Victoria I was having this constant, unbearable anxiety due to work stress. Not until I came across *dr.jeromespores* a very intelligent mycologist. He saved my life honestly

    • @ellaaysun6181
      @ellaaysun6181 Рік тому

      @Lillian Victoria Use the name dr.jeromespores to check him out on. 👇🏻

    • @ellaaysun6181
      @ellaaysun6181 Рік тому

      *l* *G*

    • @dilara4130
      @dilara4130 Рік тому

      @@ryancihet555 I feel the same way too. I put too much on my plate and it definitely affects my stress and anxiety levels. I am also glad to be a part of this community.

  • @Gushing69Granny
    @Gushing69Granny 2 роки тому +27

    Great video. The connection with the sound and picture when you identify a liberty cap is an excellent learning tool. Awesome job!

  • @albert9248
    @albert9248 Рік тому +36

    This is an amazingly educational video. I'm glad that you've made people aware of the fake psilocybe pictures in articles. You've also really helped show the differences between some of the closest lookalikes to liberty caps.

  • @terrymof5627
    @terrymof5627 Рік тому +32

    I can't find a source anywhere for any good psychedelics in my area, I suffer some pretty bad depression and i got a chance to try K and man it was a miracle substance, I felt free, the only high or euphoria was from the relief of my vices being released, that's exactly what it did

    • @greatestofalltime4125
      @greatestofalltime4125 Рік тому +3

      The psychedelic experience is temporary but many people have permanent results.

    • @alpha-tj6jt
      @alpha-tj6jt Рік тому

      All the problems that these compounds can help solve, and the potential for peace they have.

    • @gigssloan745
      @gigssloan745 Рік тому +1

      I had 3.5grams dried lemon tek most beautiful experience ever!

    • @divinakate9710
      @divinakate9710 Рік тому

      /malachi_tripp/
      Got psych's

    • @timpeter3111
      @timpeter3111 Рік тому +4

      Mushrooms completely turned my life around my anxiety and panic attack disappeared and my personality changed into a much more generous and loving person

  • @diabolicalartificer
    @diabolicalartificer Рік тому +41

    If you get an OS map of your local area, look for fields with names like springfield or that have a spring nearby, this is often a good sign there might be mushrooms found there. Also if you've been going to a particular field for years, and you find none, go up wind to other fields, mushrooms can move. Wear a hat when picking, great to put mushrooms in and if your interrupted by land owners etc, bung it on your head, "what magic mushrooms squire?" & "I'm looking for field mushrooms" or "I'm a student mycologist looking for agiricus species and sign's of symbiosis" : ) Lastly, picking mushrooms can be a spiritual experience, treat the land with respect, no breaking down fences or leaving gates open, or dropping litter, you'll just fuck it up for yourself and others. Happy picking.

    • @TheBanana93
      @TheBanana93 Рік тому

      I mean the last part should be a no brainier to anyone even just going out walking. Its such a shame it has to be said because of all the dick heads who ruin the countryside.

    • @canugizabit2810
      @canugizabit2810 Рік тому +1

      I live in Springfeild road in Dorset and at the bottom of it there is an old grave yard where the graze sheep to keep the grass down 🤔 thank you wellies on tomorrow 😁

    • @LisaKelly-sh5bi
      @LisaKelly-sh5bi Рік тому

      Thank you ..

    • @MrBollocks10
      @MrBollocks10 11 місяців тому +2

      They seem to like to be near Cow shit .😊

  • @solararias
    @solararias 2 роки тому +26

    I just realised this is your first and only video. I'm genuinely SO EXITED to see more of your content. Brilliantly informative. Thanks again!!

  • @YoleusBeats
    @YoleusBeats 2 роки тому +8

    BEST guide I've ever come across as an experienced picker my self.

  • @heynowyouarearock
    @heynowyouarearock 2 роки тому +7

    The structure and information in this video are awesome. Great work!

  • @stafan102938
    @stafan102938 2 роки тому +3

    This is such an awesome start to a channel, I can't wait to see what else you make. If you had more videos I know it would be a long binge of your content after watching this

  • @voice4voicelessKrzysiek
    @voice4voicelessKrzysiek Рік тому +2

    This is the best video/tutorial on how to identify a specific mushroom, ever! Thank you for that. I think the idea of displaying an icon of magic mushrooms along with the sound when the proper mushroom is shown is an excellent one. Also, the quiz at the end is a brilliant and very helpful idea. Absolutely the best instructional video of that sort. Thanks for that, again!

  • @egnatiusa1403
    @egnatiusa1403 2 роки тому +4

    I was looking for a video like this for so long , this was just wonderful and I hope to see more like this in the future !

  • @tinderboxcreations
    @tinderboxcreations 2 роки тому +42

    Simply brilliant content. The camera work, the editing, the information and the presentation. I'm a novice "picker"so this is invaluable to me. Thank you!

  • @nosarcasm1
    @nosarcasm1 2 роки тому +2

    The advice, not to pick is the best, I have ever heard. The video shows me that I never found a liberty cap until now. I saw all the various forms you show us. All wasn't the right species! Thanks for the high quality!

  • @TheAdventuresOfDougan
    @TheAdventuresOfDougan 2 роки тому +1

    Very informative and well executed video. If a picture is worth a 1,000 words, then hundreds of pictures combined with knowledgable commentary is priceless.

  • @savannahklemm4266
    @savannahklemm4266 2 роки тому +6

    Fantastic information! I feel sooo much more confident hunting for liberty caps now. Thank you for the great info

  • @gramail2009
    @gramail2009 10 місяців тому +4

    wow. Stunned by the thoroughness and accuracy of this guide. Appreciate your generous contribution to the world!

  • @stephenjohnston7630
    @stephenjohnston7630 Рік тому +12

    Not just the best magic mushroom ID video on YT, but the best single mushroom ID instructional video full-stop. The last 10 minutes in particular are superb, illustrating exactly the thought-process the cautious mushroom forager runs through each time.

  • @Seaweed_diet
    @Seaweed_diet 2 роки тому +3

    I absolutely loved this video! Was the best one I’ve seen yet to help guide. I liked how the liberty cap symbol popped up for each identifiable one in the video, very helpful thank you!

  • @bisket2003
    @bisket2003 2 роки тому +4

    Beautiful and educational. Props on giving this gold to the world.

  • @lsw4498
    @lsw4498 2 роки тому +9

    This should be essential viewing for any budding mycophile or beginner forager who is interested in these little treasures of the British countryside. I only wish I had this last year; it would have helped to no end in sorting sneaky mottlegills from the libs but I'm glad that it's here now for the season ahead! 🍄 Excellent work and happy hunting

  • @ldean2731
    @ldean2731 2 роки тому +3

    Wow just a boss with deep understanding and caring about his viewers. Thank you @TheForest

  • @Sol-Cutta
    @Sol-Cutta Рік тому +3

    I think anyone who has watched this video and taken every lesson firmly into mind and succeeded in the identification section ,should feel confident enough to go and take a look for themselves. Superb video..extremely well made and just brilliantly done. A fantastic service to foragers.

  • @kianurobertson3858
    @kianurobertson3858 2 роки тому +38

    Thank you so much for making this video, I did a lot of research on liberty caps last foraging season and found it almost impossible, your video is an incredibly meaningful step in the right direction for the internet as a whole.

  • @germurphy789
    @germurphy789 2 роки тому +31

    I’ve just started looking into magic mushrooms and this is the best guide I’ve come across. Thank you.

    • @theforest3484
      @theforest3484  2 роки тому +2

      That's good to hear! Hope it helps in practice.

    • @AA-do8rt
      @AA-do8rt 2 роки тому

      You should these presentations for other species of magic mushrooms

    • @RoseMary-zg1qc
      @RoseMary-zg1qc 9 місяців тому

      get mushrooms @trippy_gold.1

  • @roya8997
    @roya8997 2 роки тому +2

    wow!!! what an amazing video - beautifully documented. Time flew by when I was watching it, super engaging. Thanks a lot, I feel so much more confident going out by myself to forage liberty caps.

  • @marcappleton2730
    @marcappleton2730 2 роки тому

    The best, most educational video I've ever seen on this subject! Very well presented and enjoyable.

  • @solararias
    @solararias 2 роки тому +3

    Instant Subscribe. This saves me all the time I normally use viewing multiple sources. The comparison and practice segment is brilliant. Best video without question (and I haven't even seen any others). Cheers from Germany

  • @shapiroshort203
    @shapiroshort203 2 роки тому +8

    Man this is absolutely brilliant, such fine detail you went in to, this man cares 👏

    • @emilyad4451
      @emilyad4451 2 роки тому

      He's got magic shrooms, Dmt, lsd, mdma, chocolate bars, he's got a lot and also ships globally.. 🍄 🍫💊

  • @Diacinth
    @Diacinth 2 роки тому +9

    Thank you for posting this! It’s obvious that a lot of work went into it. This is the best video around about mushroom id. I’d love to learn about other mushrooms as well. I hope you’ll have time to post more ❤️

    • @theforest3484
      @theforest3484  2 роки тому +3

      Thanks! I am already making one for next season on another psychoactive mushroom, but maybe should do edibles... though there's already good content out there. I like Galloway Wild Foods.

  • @OwnDialect
    @OwnDialect 2 роки тому +2

    BEST/TOP guide into libs available online ! hats off, true heros wear no capes

  • @nxll420
    @nxll420 2 роки тому +35

    Very detailed and covered pretty much everything there is to know. This could potentially save lives. Good job x

  • @jodiedrake1008
    @jodiedrake1008 Рік тому +20

    Masterclass in relaying information. I have crippling inattentive adhd and managed to listen to everything you said.
    Thank you so much, great job

    • @theforest3484
      @theforest3484  Рік тому +12

      Thanks! Personally I have noticed that looking for mushrooms is something that at least some ADHD minds seem unusually well suited to! In a way, the ADHD way of being can feel like foraging, on the move, hunting for the next little hit of stimulation. That can be very difficult in many contexts, but is perfect for finding liberty caps.

    • @JenniferVerdin
      @JenniferVerdin Рік тому +2

      @@theforest3484 I concur with your statement. I may be one of those minds you speak of!! Darting around looking for them is exciting. 100%

  • @imthemoeron
    @imthemoeron 10 місяців тому +1

    This is hands down the best resource ive ever seen for liberty cap identification. Thank you.

  • @bobdown590
    @bobdown590 Рік тому

    The first honest and well explained identification of a mushroom I have ever seen. Thank you for a really good explanation and examples.

  • @davidcarson6864
    @davidcarson6864 2 роки тому +57

    Damn man...this is some top-level content! Thank you, Sir! I'm fairly new to the wonderful world of liberty cap shroom appreciation and this video was extremely helpful!

  • @mrfitz96
    @mrfitz96 11 місяців тому +3

    This is the best and clearest video I've ever seen on identifying liberty cap. I really appreciate the skill and work that went into producing it. Thank you.

  • @ryanc1045
    @ryanc1045 Рік тому

    It’s an honor to be on a watch list with you all.

  • @awkwardamus8152
    @awkwardamus8152 2 роки тому +5

    Make more videos, man! This one was straight to the point and informative , loved it.

  • @pheresy1367
    @pheresy1367 2 роки тому +3

    Beautiful Trichocerious towers you have growing behind you.... :)
    This vid is (by far) the BEST presentation for identifying Lib Caps.... I love the little "ding" sound, it offers a "conditioning" component to the instruction that helps it "stick" into the mind on a deep level...
    I can't wait to pass this on.... SO COMPREHENSIVE AND PRECISE!

  • @sixstringstruggle6508
    @sixstringstruggle6508 Рік тому +1

    This is a great video. Can’t wait to see other videos. I would love to hear you break down characteristics of other edible mushrooms for foods sake. Thanks for the info. This video has definitely changed the way I will look at mushrooms moving forward.

  • @mustaripuli
    @mustaripuli Рік тому +2

    This is the best guide to learn to spot these. Well done.

  • @mrclee661
    @mrclee661 2 роки тому +4

    Thanks Josh ❤️ A thorough guide to see many variations and its lookalikes. Lovely to see you too! Willow '19

    • @theforest3484
      @theforest3484  2 роки тому

      😯 Hiya! Ahhh, great to hear from you! Hope you're well.

  • @hrgiyzueghe
    @hrgiyzueghe 2 роки тому +9

    This is a really good and well made guide! Thank you so much.
    After this I scored 98% correct in an online test for recognizing Semilanceatas, before I struggled to go past 85%.

    • @jamesdavid7599
      @jamesdavid7599 8 місяців тому

      *Yes..davidlushano*

    • @jamesdavid7599
      @jamesdavid7599 8 місяців тому

      *Instagram*

    • @hrgiyzueghe
      @hrgiyzueghe 8 місяців тому

      @@jamesdavid7599 Well you don't have much choice when you find little in the wild, where I live those are pretty rare.

  • @MGMachete234
    @MGMachete234 Рік тому +1

    This is easily the best out of several videos I have seen about the topic.

  • @ryan8713-b2h
    @ryan8713-b2h 2 роки тому +2

    Absolutely legendary format. If you guys could do more like this for gourmet edible mushrooms that would be amazing.

  • @CalumIV4
    @CalumIV4 Рік тому +1

    Brilliant. Well made and thoroughly explained. Terrifying to see so many articles with inaccurate photographs

  • @theonetruegreg1050
    @theonetruegreg1050 Рік тому +7

    Brilliant content, can't imagine how you could have done it better. I rarely watch such a long video but this was well worth it. Thank you 👏

  • @bobbygoromajima
    @bobbygoromajima Рік тому +1

    Each autumn I intend to forage but often lose confidence, this seems like a really decent resource, made for the right reasons. Thank you.

  • @johnlomax2502
    @johnlomax2502 2 роки тому +2

    I really appreciate your deep sense of responsibility regarding your advice you are giving people. Cheers for that. There is alot of very potentially dangerous clickbait info on the internet these days . Best of luck to you.

  • @ansaolmaith43
    @ansaolmaith43 2 роки тому +3

    By far and away the best content Ive seen on how to identify, admire n photograph liberty caps ... thank u for going into such amazing detail 🙏🍄 seriously , fair play for putting the work into it n sharing , learned more from that than my past 28 yrs of shroom photography ! Cheers

    • @theforest3484
      @theforest3484  2 роки тому

      Thanks so much! Can I see your shroom photography anywhere?

    • @ansaolmaith43
      @ansaolmaith43 2 роки тому

      @@theforest3484 all photos taken thru the lens of my minds eye unfortunately 😔

  • @TooMuchMills
    @TooMuchMills 2 роки тому +19

    BEST GUIDE IVE FOUND!!
    A copy things you could of added about picking like you should always flick them before picking & snip them not pull the out the ground if you want to use that location to
    Pick again next year!!

    • @theforest3484
      @theforest3484  2 роки тому +5

      This is a great part of shrooming culture! But actually, there's debate if it actually makes any difference... though I appreciate it as a ritual. Some studies say no difference (see link). But it can't do any harm. For beginners collecting unfamiliar edible mushrooms though, it can be worthwhile to pick the whole mushroom because the base can give identification clues. This isn't so relevant to liberty caps.
      www.conservationevidence.com/individual-study/230#:~:text=Plucking%20mushrooms%20entailed%20removing%20the,avoid%20disturbance%20by%20mushroom%20pickers.

    • @sorrenable
      @sorrenable 2 роки тому +4

      Yes doing that flick thing aswell and not pulling up from the ground just cracked half way up.👍👍🌜🌛🙏✨⚡

    • @nickbownz
      @nickbownz 2 роки тому +3

      It's not necessary. Picking a mushroom is like picking an apple, the mycelium extends far beyond, if you picked it with a shovel it would be no different.

    • @MycoMatty
      @MycoMatty 2 роки тому +2

      @@nickbownz right. Take the full fruit.

  • @codelicious6590
    @codelicious6590 Рік тому +1

    I think I would be about 90% confident in identifying a Liberty Cap now! Thanks, this is a great vid!

  • @gpe1279
    @gpe1279 Рік тому

    A brilliant, concise and very much needed collection of information for anyone not completely confident identifying the beautiful caps...thankyou. 🙏

    • @JOEFABULOUS.
      @JOEFABULOUS. Рік тому

      The stork is the defining factor it must be twisted at the bottom

  • @oliverprice2349
    @oliverprice2349 9 місяців тому +2

    Only just taking a massive interest into liberty caps, very informative and well structured video, really appreciate your out here to help keep people safe👊🏻

  • @mikewhite255
    @mikewhite255 2 роки тому +5

    I don't plan on collecting any mushrooms but it is nice to be able to identify them , Thanks for the great video. I'm slowly considering mushroom identification as a new hobby and this was a fun place to start.

    • @theforest3484
      @theforest3484  2 роки тому

      Yes! For me, mushroom identification was an interest long before psychedelics were. Lots of mushroom users go the opposite direction. Mushroom use leads to being fascinated by fungi. Check out the book Entangled Life.

  • @asirablood7576
    @asirablood7576 Рік тому +1

    Was pleasantly impressed by this video and it's thoroughness!
    Thank you for putting in work and taking time to make this!!

  • @amydeponio5854
    @amydeponio5854 2 роки тому +2

    After watching your video I feel so much more confident about what I'm looking for.thank you !!!!

  • @teaohar2
    @teaohar2 2 роки тому +4

    I love this video. Although it is about "magic mushrooms", it is remarkably good as a model for how to teach species identification of all sorts. By the end of the video I felt very confident in my ability to correctly identify liberty cap mushrooms. I would, however, want to watch it again just before going into the wild to refresh my memory. Brilliantly done, thank you.

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      @jexycryptogawd8199 2 роки тому

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  • @bL1X
    @bL1X 2 роки тому +3

    Thank you for your work. I look forward to videos of other medicinal mushrooms.

  • @victoriashroom5526
    @victoriashroom5526 Рік тому +1

    Brilliant video, I've been picking liberty cap's for the last 3 year's, I travel quite far to hunt for mine but well worth it. I remember finding my first one and was literally over the moon and once you find one you can never go wrong. I now love all kinds of edible mushrooms and forage for my own edibles.

    • @phyld6491
      @phyld6491 Рік тому

      Can you travel by plane with them?

  • @Genesaysok
    @Genesaysok Рік тому

    What a genuine and brilliantly thought out video

  • @thetriphome4854
    @thetriphome4854 2 роки тому +3

    Wow, freaky synchronicity! I've just got back in from a bit of foraging for sweet chestnuts and sloe berries and I stumbled across what I thought were liberty caps. I picked 5 or 6 and brought them back to check. Just sat down for some lunch and a half-look on UA-cam and this video pops up... I thought, "I recognise that guy"; I did a psilocybin retreat in Holland in 2018 where Josh was a guide. Awesome content, keep going with the vids Josh, it's needed now more than ever!!!

  • @jamesmullarkey3667
    @jamesmullarkey3667 2 роки тому +3

    Excellent analysis

  • @pinx00711
    @pinx00711 2 роки тому +2

    This was the most educational and clear shroom identification vid I have seen. My Mottlegill confusion is officially over after watching this lol Gratitude for the clarity ! 🍄

    • @pinx00711
      @pinx00711 7 місяців тому

      @Robertcard-nq3oc will check it out, thanks

  • @tubulartom666
    @tubulartom666 8 місяців тому

    What an incredible video. I have not tried finding any in the wild yet, but because of this video, I am now a certified expert. [Confirming Liberty cap chime sound]

  • @jonrobsum
    @jonrobsum 2 роки тому +7

    This is an absolutely brilliant video for the identification of liberty cap mushrooms for educational and safety purposes. Amazing, love the test at the end.

  • @toreschanke4086
    @toreschanke4086 2 роки тому +4

    Great video!
    You are a good teacher in this class!I started to pick this one, back in 1982, I think! I just ate the ones I found, until I got to 25, and I was starting to feel waves of something different from usual mind. Although I have taken psychedelic mushrooms countless times, all together, I will always remember the first time!
    It's easy to dry them! But they can also be preserved with honey or be frozen in doses.
    I think it was legal the first time. But, I have not been bothered by cops in the pastures they are found, at any time.

    • @fumarate1
      @fumarate1 2 роки тому

      did you find I took while for to get use to the trips over time.

  • @nickmac8078
    @nickmac8078 Рік тому

    Thank you Josh for putting this together in a clear well thought out mannor. The comparison and identification towards the end are really helpful.

  • @alansimpson3717
    @alansimpson3717 Рік тому

    Thank you for a wonderful video tutorial. This is by far the most effective and concise explanation of how anyone should identify libs. Keep up the great work.

  • @Happy_Hippy_Me
    @Happy_Hippy_Me 2 роки тому +5

    Thanks so much for this...I'm on my 3rd season & feeling fairly confident when looking.... watching this has confirmed I'm doing good 👍🍄😻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🎃👻

    • @NativeKai.
      @NativeKai. 2 роки тому +1

      Hello! I live In the uk and I am trying to start my journey. I suffer from severe adhd and I would like to speak to someone who have some experience about liberty caps. How do you feel?

  • @natsharpe4364
    @natsharpe4364 Рік тому +3

    the quiz at the end was sooo helpful.. wish there was a video like this for every edible mushroom

  • @sarahainsworth438
    @sarahainsworth438 Рік тому

    You've pretty much cleared up any uncertainty I've had in my picking career

  • @beccagoldsack3025
    @beccagoldsack3025 8 місяців тому

    This is by far the best guide i've seen! i played it at 1.5x speed as i found the pace a little slow, but appreciate how thorough this is!

  • @andrewdurant9038
    @andrewdurant9038 Рік тому +4

    This video is methodical, easy to grasp and concentrates on what I want to learn without fatal errors. Thank you for your efforts friend ♥️

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      @kiarawilliam9223 Рік тому

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      @kiarawilliam9223 Рік тому +1

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      @kiarawilliam9223 Рік тому +1

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    • @andrewdurant9038
      @andrewdurant9038 Рік тому

      Thanks Kiara, good idea. I will consider that for summer time, in the winter it grows everywhere here though 😍

  • @jarvisbrookfieldart
    @jarvisbrookfieldart 2 роки тому +8

    Loved this video, thank you so much, but I did want to add that Liberty caps also grow on playing fields. Not all of course, as some have been sprayed with fungicide but I have found many over the past few years on a playing field near me. Nevertheless, thank you for this once again ✨

    • @Maddy7210
      @Maddy7210 Рік тому

      Fungicide dosen't actually kill the mushroom, the mycelium is underground and can't be killed

    • @ijustwannaleaveacommentony6511
      @ijustwannaleaveacommentony6511 Рік тому +1

      @@Maddy7210 would it make the shroom inedible? i would think so

  • @eliasE989
    @eliasE989 Рік тому

    I love it how I hadn't watched any videos related to the topic but youtube still suggested this video to me.
    Anyway it's a well done guide!

  • @noemarit1805
    @noemarit1805 Місяць тому +1

    Best recognition video i've ever seen !
    It's the first time i feel i could actually recognise the plant after watching the video !
    The long exercise at the end is very effective, thanks !

  • @ralphralpherson9441
    @ralphralpherson9441 Рік тому +2

    That was pretty helpful, thanks mate!

  • @imthemoeron
    @imthemoeron 10 місяців тому +3

    To the creator. There are bots trolling your channel scamming people who watch/comment. Hopefully you continue to make identification of mycology content for the people like me who enjoy the hobby.

    • @theforest3484
      @theforest3484  9 місяців тому +1

      Thanks. I'm really sorry about this problem. I have reported the scammers and complained to UA-cam, but it's an uphill struggle.

  • @winstonsmithsoul
    @winstonsmithsoul 2 роки тому

    Excellent production, great idea with the multi choice test. No doubt this post will get lots of replays.

  • @JWtxcowboy
    @JWtxcowboy 2 роки тому +1

    highly skeptical at first because your not in north america so I skipped some in the beginning. It was best the best video I have ever seen for being descriptive and informative on liberty caps! watched all of it afterwards and it helped me making sure I did correctly spot mottle gills and liberty caps! best line ever at the end as to what makes a good mushroom forager!

  • @YoleusBeats
    @YoleusBeats 2 роки тому +9

    I will say though you're wrong about parks, one of my best spots is a park. Cricket pitches, golf courses, race courses and parks can all be amazing and defiantly worth a check.

    • @theforest3484
      @theforest3484  2 роки тому +9

      Yes, there are some good spots like that. However, in all the online places where newbies post pictures of finds, there's loads of hopeful people who stumble upon mushrooms in their garden or nearby urban park, and virtually none of those will be liberty caps. Whereas out in the fields and moors there's a better hit-rate. I want beginners to understand that the chances of the first mushroom they see in a park or grass verge being a liberty cap is very low. Could be worth checking tho, you're right! Thanks for commenting.

    • @haziz8206
      @haziz8206 2 роки тому +1

      Les endroits dont tu parles sont tous fréquentés par des chevaux ou l'ont été par des bovins dans le passé ,donc cela m'etonne pas si tu y trouves des magic champi !

  • @Aaron0highly
    @Aaron0highly 2 роки тому +3

    I've been tripping hard this season is banging!!

  • @chrisluehmann3094
    @chrisluehmann3094 2 роки тому +1

    Amazing. Thank you. Please do more guides like this! Very thorough!!

  • @Poetry4Peace
    @Poetry4Peace 2 роки тому +1

    you are so chill i can tell you are enlightened

  • @Growingdopamine818
    @Growingdopamine818 2 роки тому +8

    Interesting... thanks reddit!