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Fungi Magazine / Fall 2021

The Official Mushroom of Texas Chorioactis geaster made the Fall 2021 cover of FUNGI magazine with gorgeous photo by Jared McRay many of the growth stages. Learn about this unique mushroom and the process of making it the official mushroom of Texas.

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February 12, 2026 / Green Source Texas

Mushroom Block Giveaways Sprouting Up in Central Texas

 

August 5th, 2025 / TinyTalksATX

Tangled in the Wood Wide Web

 

Central Texas Gardener - PBS / February 2025

Grow Soil Health with Mushroom Blocks

 

KSAT / October 2024

Muertos Fest 2024 Special

Central Texas Gardener - PBS / October 2024

Container Gardens, Mushrooms, Winter Succulent Care

Lone Star Live / September 2024

Did you hear that? The outspoken Texas state mushroom is hissing its way into parks

Central Texas Gardener - PBS / September 2024

Small Yard Makeover: From Grass to Wildlife Diversity

Texas Country Reporter / November 2023

Hunting for Texas Star Mushrooms at Inks Lake State Park

 

Texas Monthly / April 17, 2024

Hunting for Texas’s Prettiest Purple Mushroom

 

Civil Eats / March 2024

Managing ‘Brown Gold:’ the Challenges—and Opportunities—of Spent Substrate

Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine / March 2024

Fungi Foray: Foraging for Texas mushrooms yields a delicious reward.

Mycostories / February 2024

Decompose/Decompone: An Interactive Mycelial Experience

Texas Co-op Power / February 2024

This Fungus Is a Star

Texas Monthly / January 11, 2024

We Salute the Spore-Spewing, Star-Shaped Mushroom Hissing Across Texas

KVUE / January 4, 2024

Strange, hissing mushrooms have begun to sprout in Austin

KUT / January 2, 2024

A star is born: Rare mushroom sparks excitement in Austin and beyond

KXAN / December 21, 2023

Hear that? The hissing Texas mushroom is blooming

Texas Monthly / March 13, 2023

Where to Try Cordyceps, the Star of ‘The Last of Us,’ in Texas

KXAN / March 6, 2023

Did you know Texas has an official state mushroom that hisses?

KXAN / October 25, 2022

Mushroom invasion in Central Texas, ‘definitely not just a food fad’

KVUE / September 14, 2022

New technology helping Central Texas mushroom farmers

CBS Austin / September 11, 2022

Potential dangers of mushrooms after recent rain

The Link / July 10, 2022

Is the Fungus Among Us Helping Us All?

Austin Chronicle / May 20, 2022

2022 Best of Austin, Critics Pick, Best Way to Connect Your Inner Fungi Nerd With Nature

Reporting Texas / March 25, 2022

Central Texas Mycology Spawns a Network of Mushroom Enthusiasts

Austin Chronicle / March 24, 2022

Austin Mycophiles Drive Growing Taste for Local Mushrooms

Smallhold Newsletter / January 2022

Mushroom Block Composting Program

Cultivate San Antonio / Winter 2021

Foraging, Growing and Cooking Mushrooms

My San Antonio / October 9, 2021

I found the rare Texas State mushroom in San Antonio

Texas Standard / August 6, 2021

No, Not Matthew McConaughey. This Texas ‘Fun-gi’ Is A Rare Mushroom.

Houston Chronicle / August 4, 2021

Introducing the 'Texas Star', the new official state fungi

North Spore Grower Profile / June 24, 2021

Growing Edible Mushrooms in Central Texas: Recycling and Gardening

KUTX / April 2021

The Secret Sounds of Mushrooms

PBS Central Texas Gardener / March 16, 2021

What are Mushrooms?

Civil Eats / March 11, 2021

As Mushrooms Grow in Popularity, a Radical Mycology Movement is Emerging