A couple of quick updates from this year’s mushroom season – which was a fantastic one especially if you like Lepista nuda – although lockdown rules and the state of the world limited it to an extent for many.
Firstly we received many reports of Boletus edulis appearing around the state of Victoria – in four distinct regions which is exciting. Shane Brew got his hands on these in a secret Victoria location:
During our foraging hikes recently we happened upon a beafsteak fungus growing off a very healthy looking Messmate Eucalypt. I was very excited as I had been looking for this…
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 with some others who had…
Well it took a while but some detective work finally paid off and we found the Victorian Craterellus species – our local Horn of Plenty or Black Trumpet species, first…
Selby Shroom’s favourite mushroom – the wood blewit is an magnificent looking species with lilac gills, a meaty mottled lilac stem, a strong margin and a viscid lilac to brown cap….
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 or consumed. Natasha said the…
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 always these mushrooms described as…
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Beautiful Porcini I wish I could find them here in Queensland, Gympie region. They look scrumptious!
There is a tropical variety believe it or not
When can these be cultivated in Australia
Both are mycorrhizal or at least ectomycorrhizal which means they grow symbiotically with trees – and makes it very difficult to cultivate them.