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Australian
Foraging Guide
Australia is home to 250,000 species of fungi!
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Check out our guide to discover where you can find our favourite edible fungi.
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Slippery Jack
Scientific name: Suillus Leteus
Description: cap is greyish-reddish brown or purplish chestnut
Location: south-west WA, Adelaide, south-east QLD, NSW, VIC, Tasmania
Towns suggestions: Oberon, Katoomba, Blue Mountains region
Season: Autumn-Winter
Environment: pine plantations, forests
Key tips: shiny-smooth coat
![suillus luteus mushroom specie](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4970d5_08ab035af6e94a268e4306c228d2296c~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_139,y_0,w_1218,h_1094/fill/w_254,h_228,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/suillus_luteus4.jpg)
Saffron Milk Cap "Saffies"
Scientific name: Lactarius deliciosus
Description: orange and bruises green
Location: NSW
Towns suggestions: Oberon, Katoomba, Blue Mountains region
Season: Autumn-Winter
Environment: pine plantations, forests
Key tips: bruises green
![saffron milk cap mushroom](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4970d5_8dbb3ce707f1471bad8cf299c125988d~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_128,y_0,w_743,h_667/fill/w_254,h_228,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/saffie_jfif.jpg)
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Field Mushroom
Scientific name: Agaricus campestris
Description: white-yellow buff smooth cap, white stipe
Location: south-west WA, Adelaide, south-east QLD, NSW, VIC, Tasmania
Towns suggestions: Any urban area
Season: Autumn-Winter
Environment: paddocks, gardens, lawns, sporting fields, nature strips
Key tips: chocolate brown spore print
![Agaricus campestris](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4970d5_780adb3cfea94e6ab3dc21dae1940572~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_0,w_959,h_862/fill/w_63,h_57,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Agaricus_campestris(fs-06).jpg)
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Our Top pick ✔
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