Leccinum aurantiacum – red-capped Leccinum
In the past I rarely checked under Poplar trees – even though there are some MASSIVE white poplars (P.alba) all around the Dandenongs. After chatting … Read more
Smooth Chanterelles, Northern Dandenongs
Its been a while since we have seen these chunky chanterelles around the Dandenongs. Down here they seem to appear in random spots in Messmate … Read more
Porcini from the Dandenongs
Probably not the best kept secret for a variety of reasons but big old Chestnut trees around the Dandenongs (Kallista, Olinda, Monbulk, The Patch) do … Read more
Red-capped Leccinum and Victorian Porcini
A very rare find growing near White Poplar (Populus alba) and having the nicest flavour of just about any mushroom I have tried (not classically … Read more
Morchella australiana – black morel
After a few years of scratching our heads and wondering what set apart locations with abundant morels and locations that appeared perfect where none appeared, … Read more
Victorian Porcini and Symon’s Black Trumpet Brass Band
A couple of quick updates from this year’s mushroom season – which was a fantastic one especially if you like Lepista nuda – although lockdown … Read more
New chanterelle species found in the Dandenongs! – Updated!
Wandering back from a mushroom hike with John Ford of King Oyster mushrooms I walked near a stand of Oak and Chestnut trees in a … Read more
Agaricus ‘Wine-cap / Pine Forest pink-cap’ – JF495060 – aff megalocarpus
Our current favourite species is this large often pink to wine-capped Agaricus that is often associated with Pinus radiata and in largish troops in native … Read more
Australian Craterellus species – Black Trumpet
Well it took a while but some detective work finally paid off and we found the Victorian Craterellus species – our local Horn of Plenty … Read more
The White ‘King Stropharia’ – Stropharia atroferruginea?
Dave up in NNSW was finding these ‘King Stropharia/Stropharia rugosoannulata’ growing in cow manure that were often white or bone in colour. The collection was … Read more
Suburban Black Morel find – Morchella importuna
Its not every day you find black morels in the suburbs of Melbourne and not every day you find them growing in newly-laid garden mulch … Read more