Environmental groups and the Chilean Ministry of Environment join the Fungi Foundation in committing to promote inclusive “fauna, flora and funga” language and ensure that fungi— which are critical to all life on Earth—are integrated into co...
Author: pezizo
Entoloma ravinense – endangered
Mycologists, people who study fungi, get very excited when they come across rare or interesting species or groups of species. One such is a group of small, almost stemless gilled fungi, in the subgenus Claudopus. We have been surveying the fungi in the park...
iNaturalist project – FAQs
To be a member of the Fungimap Australia project on iNaturalist, sign up here and click on “Join this project” on the upper right of the page. Top 6 most Frequently Asked Questions about our project: Do I need to know the ID before uploading each ...
Australia’s rarest fungus discovered clinging to life on French Island
Media release: Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria Scientists and volunteers from Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria have discovered the largest population of Australia’s oddest and most critically endangered fungus on French Island, Victoria. Tea-Tree Fingers (Hypoc...
Slime moulds: what are they?
Slime moulds have baffled naturalists and scientists for centuries. In about 1750 when Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus was devising his system of classification, he decided there were two kingdoms: plants and animals. Fungi (including slime moulds that were t...