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 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...
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...
The 3F’s: Flora. Fauna. Funga.
Fungimap is seeking to work with conservation organisations to explicitly recognise fungi alongside fauna and flora in conservation language, policy and advocacy. Across Australia, conservation organisations are doing extraordinary work to protect species, res...
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 tiny troupe of dancers mid-performance. Marasmius ballator is a newly described species of fungus, named for its uncanny resemblance to b...