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List: Permitted mushroom species and species that are weeds from listed countries

Effective 19 July 2019 to 19 May 2021

Table 1 - List of permitted species

Mushroom Genus/Species

Common Name/s

Permitted from (specific countries only)

1.

Agaricus spp.

Button mushroom

New Zealand

2.

Auricularia spp.

Jelly fungus, black fungus, jews ear fungus

All countries

3.

Boletus edulis

Porcini mushroom, cep mushroom

France, Italy and Poland

4.

Cantharellus cibarius

Chantarella mushroom, gallinacci mushroom, girolles mushroom

All countries

5.

Craterellus cornucopioides

Craterellus mushroom, tompette des morts mushrooms

All countries

6.

Flammulina spp.

Enoke mushroom, enoketake mushroom, velvet stem mushroom, winter mushrooms

All countries

7.

Hydnum repandum

Pied de mouton mushroom, shepherd mushroom

France only

8.

Lactarius deliciosus

Saffron milk cap mushroom

France only

9.

Lentinus edodes (synonym  Lentinula edodes)

Shitake mushroom

All countries

10.

Lyophyllum spp.

Shimeji mushroom

All countries

11.

Marasmius oreades

Mousseron mushroom, fairy ring mushroom

France only

12.

Morchella spp.

Morchella mushroom

All countries

13.

Pholiota nameko

Nameko mushroom

All countries

14.

Pleurotus spp.

Abalone mushroom, oyster mushroom

All countries

15.

Tremella spp.

Cloud ear mushroom, silver ear mushroom, white jelly fungus

All countries

16.

Tricholoma terreum

Grisets mushroom

France only

17.

Tuber spp. (truffles).
Only the following species of truffles are permitted entry:

1. Tuber melanosporum (perigord black truffle)
2. T. magnatum (Italian white Truffle)
3. T. aestivum (synonym: T. uncinatum) (burgundy or English truffle)
4. T. borchii (synonym: T. albidum) (Spring white truffles or Bianchetto).1

Truffles

All countries

18.

Volvariella volvacea

Straw mushroom

All countries

1 Tuber spp. (truffles) fruiting bodies for propagation are suspended as permitted species pending the review of the import conditions and biosecurity risks.
For more information please contact Plant Import Operations at imports@agriculture.gov.au.


Table 2 – List of species that are weeds

Mushroom Genus/Species

Common Name/s

Prohibited from

1.

Clitocybe maxima

Big cup mushroom

All countries

2.

Agaricus ulmarius (synonym: Hypsizygus ulmarius)

Agaricus mushroom

All countries

3.

Agaricus tessulatus (synonym: Hypsizygus tessulatus)

Agaricus mushroom

All countries

4.

Hericium erinaceus

Monkey head mushroom

All countries

These species have been assessed as posing a high risk of becoming weeds in Australian territory and are not permitted entry for the end use of seeds for sowing or nursery stock.