12/04/2026
Mushroom season in the Blue Mountains, yay! We’re only picking saffron milk cap mushrooms here( pine mushrooms is Australian name) They grow only under European pine trees from Wentworth Falls and above. If there are no pine trees around, don’t pick. They have a distinctive orange color throughout and noticeable droplets of orange juice on the fresh cut. If only the cap is orange, don’t pick! 😉 If there’s no orange juice on the fresh cut, it’s probably a different mushroom, so don’t pick. I picked these mushrooms in a shady, wet area in Blackheath today. Sunny spots are too dry now; after the rain, there will probably be many more, again ONLY under European pine trees