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.

  With thanks to our photographers: Ramaria lorithamnus, Amanita grisette, Cortinarius rotundisporus, Lichenomphalia and Geastrum triplex – Neale Dyster Amanita muscaria – Steve Axford Omphalotus nidiformis – Renata Faast Mycena nargan &...

The third of our workshops for citizen scientists in this Community Volunteer Action project will take place in the Goulburn-Broken Catchment Management Area at Euroa on Friday 8 June as part of the Strathbogie Ranges Conservation Management Network’s se...

(Synonym Dictyopanus pusillus) On living and dead eucalyptus tree-trunks in forests. This very tiny, cream to white fungus grows in massed tiers on the substrate. Cream pores appear large for the size of the fruit-body. A small disc attaches the stem to the su...

On dead eucalypt trunks and logs in high-altitude forests. This kidney-shaped bracket grows in overlapping tiers. Brown scales are arranged concentrically on a pale brown cap. The cream pores dry brown. The stem, if present is black and off-centre or lateral, ...