Half a million fungi records and counting!
By Tom May Sometime around the middle of the day on Saturday 18 May 2024, the number of fungi observations for Australia on iNaturalist ticked over 500,000. I was hoping to see the half millionth record as it came in, but just on this…
Fungi are back!
After several dry winters the rain has come fungi are now appearing at Westgate Park. Below are just a few we noticed. You are more likely to see fungi in areas where the land is relatively undisturbed and sheltered so the southern edge of…
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Fungi on show
After good rain and cool weather, the fungal sporing bodies – the ‘mushrooms’ – are popping up throughout Westgate Park. As we can’t run fungi forays right now, we will bring you regular updates on what’s appearing in the Park. Starting with the gilled…