Agaricus subrufescens – a common almond-smelling species
While there are a number of almond / marzipan smelling Agaricus in southern Australia, two separate collections from South Eastern Queensland and Adelaide turned out … Read more
Interesting species
Flammulina velutipes (Wild Enoki / Velvet Shank)
An interesting find in Selby recently was the Australian wild equivalent of the often cultivated enoki / enokitake mushroom – here growing on rotting Poplar … Read more
Agaricus ‘marzipan’ – the almondy agaricus (JF495057) – updated!
A superb mushroom with a strong scent of almonds, this mushroom was initially collected wild in a secluded location in the Dandenong Ranges – resembling … Read more
Armillaria luteobubalina – the Australian Honey Mushroom
An interesting native Armillaria species we often see is Armillaria luteobubalina. A very common mushroom on old stumps around the Dandenongs and Victoria in general … Read more
Hydnum species – Wood Hedgehogs
In Selby and surrounds we frequently encounter a white Hydnum (Wood Hedgehog) species that is often described in guides as Hydnum repandum – an edible … Read more
Agaricus ‘Vic Red Stainer’
One of the most interesting local Agaricus is the Victorian brown-capped red stainer. The most common variant is a dense, thickly scaled Agaricus species with … Read more
Successful outdoor fruiting of Lepista sordida – the lilac blewit
Easter Sunday we were excited to see a nice first flush of Lepista sordida (confirmed via DNA) – a small tester bag of colonised rye … Read more
Agaricus augustus
For quite a while Ive been puzzled by online and guidebook descriptions and observations of Agaricus augustus in southern Australia and particularly in Victoria. Nearly … Read more
Agaricus ‘aniseedy’ – an edible member of xanthodermatei?
Periodically I had been finding some small Agaricus species with no staining, a mild smell of aniseed and an overpowering flavour of aniseed when cooked … Read more
Agaricus ‘mini-arvensis’ – JF495061
A cute little almond-smelling Agaricus we found all over sheep pasture I Narre Warren one year and then never again was this cute little guy … Read more
Cordyceps gunnii
By chance a neighbour of mine was cutting down a large Acacia and was burning the ground below it and had stumbled upon these. He … Read more
Cantharellus concinnus
The most common Chanterelle species in the Dandenongs and wide Yarra ranges is the petite orange to pink Cantharellus concinnus. The concept of concinnus has … Read more