22-26 March – “Unseen” (Ipswich Fungi Project)

Dominated by sandy soils typical of the Great Sandy National Park, the plants and their fungal mycorrhizal partners of Cooloola have had to adapt to these low nutrient soils. The resulting diversity of Boletes, in particular, makes this a global hot spot for fungal diversity. For more details, go to our page about Cooloola National…

Due to COVID-19, the QMS Management Committee currently has all QMS forays and workshops on hold. The situation is changing so watch this space for further updates. In the mean time, check out our Facebook pages: The Queensland Mycological Society SEQ Fungi

The Linda Garrett Reserve is a short drive to the west of Mapleton on the Blackall Ranges. The QMS undertake regular visits to the reserve, which has a wide range of mature living trees and fine collections of logs and old tree stumps that support some rare and unusual wood inhabiting fungi. For more details,…

There will be a report on the Spore Prints and Pics Workshop. Members are asked to bring something of interest, for example a book, or to speak briefly about such things as an interesting web site or a favourite species, etc..

Dr John Stanislic will be presenting: “Australian native land snails: Nature’s Mycologists” Australian land snails are poorly understood by the general public mainly due to their experiences with a small group of about 50 introduced snails and slugs that infest suburban backyards and gardens. These introduced species generally feed on soft, leafy foliage such as…