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    • Invasive ‘weedy’ fungi
    • Myxomycetes – Slime Moulds
    • Lichens
    • How well are they conserved?
    • The research and what we don’t know
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    • Glossary of useful terms
  • Fungi Down Under
    • Agarics
      • Agarics – images
    • Chanterelles, Boletes, Polypores & Toothed
      • Chanterelles, Boletes, Polypores & Toothed Fungi – images
    • Leathers, Corals, Jellies, Rusts, Earthstars, Stalked Puffballs & Stinkhorns
      • Leathers, Corals, Jellies, Rusts, Earthstars, Stalked Puffballs & Stinkhorns – images
    • Beech Orange, Clubs, Cups, Crusts, Discs, Morels & Pins
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    • Jason Carter
    • Alison Pouliot
    • Steve Axford
    • Sarah Lloyd
    • Paul George
    • Ray Palmer
    • Paul Vallier

We record and map fungi in Australia. We spread the word about the essential role of fungi in biodiversity. We advocate for fungal conservation and investment in mycology. We would love you to join us and help with this work.

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Fungi in ALP environmental policy platform

Fungi in ALP environmental policy platform

The Australian Labor Party has become the first major Australian political party to explicitly recognise fungi alongside flor...

What a hunt!

What a hunt!

The results are in … The Great Aussie Fungi Hunt 2026 was our biggest yet, with 4,899 observers contributing an extraor...

Planet Fungi, the movie and study guide

Planet Fungi, the movie and study guide

Come, follow the rain with us on a magical fungi adventure. This film is now available exclusively on NETFLIX in Australia an...

Planet Fungi – a photographer’s foray!

Planet Fungi – a photographer’s foray!

From the forests of Patagonia to the peaks of the Himalayas, our new coffee table book reveals the secret lives of fungi in a...

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Margery Smith OAM and her collection of fungi stamps by Tom May

Margery Smith OAM and her collection of fungi stamps by Tom May

Margery Smith was a pioneer fungimapper and a passionate advocate for fungi. With moves to auction Margery’s collection of ...

Have you seen this ballerina?

Have you seen this ballerina?

Have you seen this ballerina in the forest? Look closely at the leaf litter in Dorrigo National Park, and you might spot a ti...

Fungi in Australian Environmental Law

Fungi in Australian Environmental Law

It is with a great deal of pleasure that we celebrate the recent completion of a master’s thesis by Fungimap Committee ...

Trailing for fungi at the Waite Conservation Reserve

Trailing for fungi at the Waite Conservation Reserve

Article and images by Tijana Petrovic A wise mycologist once advised a group of fungi enthusiasts on learning to identify fun...

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We acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians throughout this land, and pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We also recognise the deep cultural and scientific knowledge of Australian fungi held by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples for millennia.

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