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Fungi kingdom delights unlocked by Queensland’s wet summer weather
Heavy rain in parts of Queensland has awoken a hidden kingdom of fungi, and with it a passionate community of amateur mycologists.
Key points:
- Wet weather across much of Queensland triggers eruptions of fungus across the state
- Amateur mycologists say there’s a “world of discovery” available as little is known about the kingdom of fungi
- Experts warn against picking and eating wild mushrooms
Queensland Mycological Society president Wayne Boatwright said the wet weather was the key to some of these exotic-looking fungi species coming to the surface.
“These mycelial networks live underground and hidden away in timber and we’re completely unaware of them,” he said.
“All of a sudden when a rain event occurs the mycelial network has the resources…
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