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 all their exquisite and alien forms. Available at your favourite booksellers online and on the shelves. See here to buy.

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Good news for Tea-tree Fingers – found in Baw Baw National Park

Good news for Tea-tree Fingers – found in Baw Baw National Park

by Sapphire McMullan-Fisher This critically endangered Tea-tree Fingers fungus (TTF, Hypocreopsis amplectens). was spotted for the first time at Baw Baw National Park. As the crow flies this is only about 100 km from the Yarra Valley site. With all the fabulou...

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Great Aussie Fungi Hunt 2026

Great Aussie Fungi Hunt 2026

Explore the world around you, find fungi, win prizes and contribute to our knowledge of fungi in Australia by uploading your photos and observations to iNaturalist. Check out this video on our YouTube channel to see find out more about the Great Aussie Fungi H...

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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 stamps, donated to Fungimap, I thought it a good opportunity to have a look in the Fungimap archives held at Royal Botanic Gardens Vict...

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Want to improve your fungus photography skills?

Want to improve your fungus photography skills?

Catherine Marciniak (Fungimap and @planet_fungi) and Susie Webster from Fungimap have kindly put together a free downloadable field guide for photographing and describing fungal specimens (complete with beautiful photos by Steve Axford!) It also includes a ste...

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