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
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
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
Well the 2016 wild mushroom season in the Dandenongs has been unusually poor with some small periods of rain interposed with longer periods of very … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
[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
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