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Annex

List: Permitted mushroom spawn and/or cultures for propagation

Effective 28 October 2022 to 22 March 2023

Cultures 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
European matsutake
Singer matsutake
White matsutake
Grisets mushroom

All countries

33.

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).

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.