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
Website ordering problems resolved
[protected]Hi everyone – we are pleased to announce that the problems with the ordering page on our website have been resolved. Thanks for your patience. … Read more
Feral blue oyster fruited on wheatstraw
The first flush from our tester grows of the feral/wild-cloned Selby oyster strain on wheat straw. Nice and blue! We are awaiting DNA sequencing … 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
Agaricus bernardii
A relatively common Agaricus species in the Southern Dandenongs is this white to grey-capped firm Agaricus species that sometimes smells like kelp or seaweed – … Read more
Feral Blue Oysters – A Selby surprise
Walking my dog the other morning we came upon a surprise – a massive bunch of Blue Oysters (possibly Pleurotus ostreatus var. columbinus) growing off mulch … Read more
2015 hunting season has been great
Well the 2015 mushroom hunting season has been massive!! It got off to a slow start before a bumper crop of just about every species … Read more
Lepista sordida (the lilac blewit)
An interesting petite native Lepista that we recently confirmed – via DNA extraction and sequencing – to be Lepista sordida sourced from a wild collection … Read more
Suillus bovinus (the Bovine Bolete) – A new arrival in Selby
At a stand of Pinus radiata in Selby where we often find a lot of Grey Ghost (Tricholoma terreum) and Saffron Milk Cap (Lactarius deliciosus) … Read more