Annex
List: Permitted mushroom spawn and/or cultures for propagation
Effective 28 October 2022 to 22 March 2023Cultures and/or spawn may be imported on agar plates, vials, test tubes, straw, sawdust, wood plugs or grain carriers.
Table 1 - list of permitted mushroom species that may be imported as mushroom spawn or as mycelial cultures
Mushroom Genus/Species |
Common Name/s |
Permitted from (specific countries only) | |
1. |
Agaricus spp. |
Button mushroom |
All countries |
2. |
Auricularia spp. |
Jelly fungus, black fungus, jews ear fungus |
All countries |
3. |
Boletus edulis |
Porcini mushroom, cep mushroom |
All countries |
4. |
Cantharellus cibarius |
Chantarella mushroom, gallinacci mushroom, girolles mushroom |
All countries |
5. |
Coprinus comatus |
Lawyer’s wig, Shaggy inkcap |
All countries |
6. |
Coprinus sterquilinus |
Midden Inkcap mushroom |
All countries |
7. |
Cordyceps militaris |
N/A |
All countries |
8. |
Craterellus cornucopioides |
Craterellus mushroom, tompette des morts mushrooms |
All countries |
9. |
Cyclocybe aegerita |
Poplar mushroom, Velvet pioppini mushroom |
All countries |
10. |
Flammulina spp. |
Enoke mushroom, enoketake mushroom, velvet stem mushroom, winter mushrooms |
All countries |
11. |
Grifola frondosa |
Hen of the wood mushroom, Maitake mushroom |
All countries |
12. |
Hericium erinaceus |
Lion’s mane mushroom |
All countries |
13. |
Hydnum repandum |
Pied de mouton mushroom, Shepherd mushroom |
All countries |
14. |
Hypsizygus tessulatus |
Beech mushroom |
All countries |
15. |
Hypsizygus ulmarius |
Elm Oyster mushroom |
All countries |
16. |
Infundibulicybe gibba (synonym: Clitocybe maxima, Clitocybe gibba) |
Common funnel mushroom |
All countries |
17. |
Kalapuya brunnea (synonym: Leucangium brunneum) |
Oregon brown truffle |
All countries |
18. |
Lactarius deliciosus |
Saffron milk cap mushroom |
All countries |
19. |
Lepista nuda |
Wood blewit mushroom |
All countries |
20. |
Lentinula edodes |
Shitake mushroom |
All countries |
21. |
Leucangium carthusianorum |
Oregon black truffle |
All countries |
22. |
Lyophyllum spp. |
Shimeji mushroom |
All countries |
23. |
Marasmius oreades |
Mousseron mushroom, fariry ring mushroom |
All countries |
24. |
Mattirolomyces terfezioides |
Hungarian honey truffle |
All countries |
25. |
Morchella spp. |
Morchella mushroom |
All countries |
26. |
Pholiota nameko |
Nameko mushroom |
All countries |
27. |
Pleurotus spp. |
Abalone mushroom, oyster mushroom |
All countries |
28. |
Stropharia rugosoannulata |
Garden giant mushroom, king stropharia, wine red stropharia, wine cap stropharia |
All countries |
29. |
Suillus luteus |
Slippery Jack mushroom |
All countries |
30. |
Trametes versicolour |
Turkey tail |
All countries |
31. |
Tremella spp. |
Cloud ear mushroom, silver ear mushroom, white jelly fungus |
All countries |
32. |
Tricholoma spp. |
Princess matsutake |
All countries |
33. |
Tuber spp. (Truffles) 5. T. brumale (Muscat truffle, Winter truffle) 6. T. gibbosum (Oregon spring white truffle) 7. T. oregonense (Oregon winter white truffle) |
Truffles |
All countries |
34. |
Volvariella volvacea |
Straw mushroom |
All countries |
Note: Any species not listed in table 1 are not permitted entry into Australian territory.