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
Interesting species
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
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
The colours of autumn and winter 2018
Well the 2018 Fungi season in the Dandenong Ranges started very slow – a long period of virtually no rain between December 26 to around … Read more
Boletus edulis – Porcini – 100% confirmed in the Dandenong Ranges
When I was chatting to a mother at school drop off about mushrooms I never suspected that one of the mushrooms she was mentioning to … Read more
Flammulina velutipes – wild Enokitake – Velvet Shank
Autumn and winter 2018 has been a great season for Flammulina velutipes. Some massive bunches popping up from Poplar and Pomaderris stumps around Selby. The … Read more