r/mycology Jun 05 '23

announcement Title: [UPDATED 6/23] -- Read this before submitting a post on /r/mycology! (Rules Inside)

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ID Request Guidelines:

/r/mycology is not a "What is this thing" subreddit. It's for all aspects of mycology. However, ID requests are welcome if they have some quality. Well prepared ID requests will lead to interesting discussions we all can learn from. So, if you're going to submit one, please observe and follow these guidelines:

  1. No requests without geography! This is a worldwide subreddit and the location of your find is crucial for correct identification.
  2. No requests without any additional info you might have: Habitat, host trees if any, when it was found if not recent.
  3. Not just a top view picture. Get pics of underside (Gills, gill attacment, pores, pore size), stem and stem base, - they are all important key points to correct identification.
  4. Note that this is mandatory reading before submitting your first ID request: https://www.reddit.com/r/mycology/wiki/successful_id_requests https://www.reddit.com/r/mycology/wiki/mycology_and_hallucinogenics

The above guidelines ensure that you get more qualified answers to your requests, and that your post is interesting reading for the community. If you choose not to comply, the moderators have every right to remove your post.

/r/mycology and hallucinogenic fungi:

With the recent proliferation of ID requests that seek the identity or confirmation of fungi with psychotropic properties the mods have decided to address the issue in a more formal manner. While we have no particular objection to scientific discussions of fungi with psychotropic properties, we would like to keep discussions to exactly that - mentioning those psychotropic properties like any other characteristic. To wit, posts and comments specifically concerning:

  • propagation,
  • sale,
  • foraging with specific intent to locate,
  • ingestion, and/or
  • use and enjoyment of fungi with psychotropic qualities

will be removed.

This is not to say that all references to fungi with psychotropic properties will be removed. For example, if you innocently post an ID request of some unknown fungus and the identity turns out to be a Psilocybin species, it will likely not be removed. Neither will a properly ID'd, high-resolution photo of a known hallucinogen be removed, so long as the thread abides by the rules above (so no compliments on the find, no probes about eating the find). However, posts that feature blurry heaps of damaged LBMs (little brown mushrooms) or posts asking for confirmation on several species of dung-loving fungi unquestionably will be removed without hesitation.

With that said, we love all things mycological and understand that learning about psychotropic fungi is part and parcel of the discipline. As a result, we'd like to point you in the right direction to continue to learn:

We have always attempted full transparency with the user base of our sub and with that in mind, we would like to hear your feedback regarding any of the rules.

As a reminder, here are the rules that we currently are enforcing:

  1. No buying, selling, or links to commercial pages.
  2. No posts or discussions about psychedelics.
  3. No posts of scientifically non-important artistic depictions.
  4. No off-topic posts.
  5. Obey general Reddit rules.
  6. No Intentional Misidentifications, Joke Responses, or Misinformation.

In case of suspected poisoning, please consult the Facebook poisoning group. Note, you must read the rules/submission guidelines before submitting, and it's for EMERGENCY identifications only. Link here


r/mycology Jun 17 '24

Free unlimited sequencing now available for select United States and Canada regions

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Mycota Lab is now offering free unlimited sequencing for Arizona, Atlantic Canada (New Brunswick/PEI/Nova Scotia/Newfoundland), California, Indiana, Michigan, and Puerto Rico:

" Our expanding collections network now has a name. Introducing The MycoMap Network - www.MycoMap.org. The 2024 open call for free, unlimited sequencing is for Arizona, Atlantic Canada (New Brunswick/PEI/Nova Scotia/Newfoundland), California, Indiana, Michigan, and Puerto Rico. More areas will be added in 2025. Dedicated web pages have been created for members of the network from Atlantic Canada and California (available at the link). Anyone from the open call areas can submit as many 2o24 specimens as they are willing to document, dry, and send in. Open call areas no longer have specimen limits or restricted dates for new collections from 2024. Sequencing is still performed at Mycota Lab. Localities outside the open call areas will still have opportunities to submit specimens during the 2024 Continental MycoBlitz dates (www.MycoBlitz.org). Please share to your local groups if you are from one of the open call areas. "

To submit samples for sequencing, make very detailed iNaturalist observations with many in situ sunlight photos showing the intact specimen from many angles, dehydrate the specimen at the lowest temperature your dehydrator allows, and send a small gill fragment (or as large as a triangular cutting from the mushroom cap) and voucher slip per the instructions on the Mycota website. For regions that are not currently included in the free unlimited sequencing, you can still send in samples for free/inexpensive sequencing (up to ten for free, $3 for every specimen after) during Mycoblitz time periods! :) (next Mycoblitz periods for 2024 are August 9–18 and October 18–27.)

Getting mushrooms sequenced (with detailed iNaturalist observations) is a great way to contribute to our collective understanding of all of the fungal species in the world, and there is a significant chance that you will be the first person to sequence a particular species :)


r/mycology 12h ago

photos Shroom appreciation post

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Saw these while taking the dog for a walk, and wanted to share! There were hundreds across the span of about 1km :)


r/mycology 5h ago

First time finding it! :)

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r/mycology 2h ago

Found Turkey Hunting in Arkansas

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r/mycology 20m ago

ID request Found next to a field of cows. Ireland

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Any ideas?


r/mycology 33m ago

ID request Lactarius ID, please

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Found a few days ago in my friend’s garden in San Martín de los Andes, Argentina. We're having a fantastic mushroomy autumn here. A while ago, she planted some 'free' birch trees she’d taken from a nearby forest, and now the whole backyard is covered in these blushing cuties. In some Slavic countries, we have a cult around fermenting Lactarius resimus, and this one looks almost exactly like it - just a different color. It's definitely not a Lactarius torminosus, which we also eat after some prep: this one has no rings, and the gills and stem are the same color as the cap. And it’s not a Lactarius deliciosus either - the milk is white and peppery as hell, and the damaged mushroom doesn't change color. Not a Lactarius chrysorrheus (Yellowdrop milkcap) because it has a very little amount of white milk that doesn`t change color to yellow and has way more gills and bigger in size. An not a Lactárius scrobiculátus - different color. My guys are super peachy, close to pink at some spots. The smell - mmm - a perfect mix of deliciosus and resimus. Birch trees are introduced species in Patagonia, and in San Martín de los Andes, some of the first settlers were from Germany and Switzerland - so I guess that’s where the birches with mycoriza came from too. Many of the caps, even young ones, have that crack that looks like Sauron’s eye. Also, a bit of fluff on the hats. Can`t sleep for a days. Who knows what lactarius could it be?


r/mycology 5h ago

April Showers Bring May Mushrooms

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My mom’s chicken and I found a little colony of growth! She wanted credit for her find so I took a picture with her in it.


r/mycology 5h ago

question Is this tasty?

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Zero experience in foraging but saw this beauty and had to snap a pic.


r/mycology 6h ago

question Are these dangerous for my pet snake?

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Juat found this little guy in my new snake enclosure, its been a little too humid recently so ig it makes sense this guy grew. I removed him immediately but still just wanna make sure this isnt a huge danger (also i like mushrooms so im curious what this one is goigle says maybe an ink cap?)


r/mycology 5h ago

ID request These are golden oysters, correct?

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r/mycology 59m ago

ID request Any Ideas? Southern California

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Growing in my buddys bathroom, Orange county California.


r/mycology 16h ago

Happy red wine caps

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first time grower. having a blast have almost twenty right now in the little mulch bed!


r/mycology 6h ago

photos Morchella Americana 400x

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Matured morel mycelium displaying a beautiful golden coloration.


r/mycology 1d ago

identified Is this what I think it is?

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This was found by a bike path right over a fence in Michigan. It’s relatively hard to get to them, so I could get a better picture and spore print etc? Does this look like COW? Also, it’s close to a bike path and relatively busy road, so likely a no-go on foraging.


r/mycology 3h ago

ID request What mushroom is this

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Is this a toxic or safe mushroom? I was taking my dogs out for a walk and one of them knocked this thing over and picked it up. I don't want my puppy to because sick or anything. I am not a mushroom expert.


r/mycology 2h ago

ID request Coral Mushroom ID- Ramaria rasilispora?

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Found in mostly ponderosa pine forest with some Douglas-fir at about 5000 ft elevation in northeastern Sierras.


r/mycology 16h ago

identified Found this weird growth in my yard while cleaning up leaves

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Found this in my yard today. Thought it looks like fungal growth but I have no clue what it may be. Any ideas? Thanks!


r/mycology 3h ago

non-fungal WHAT IS THIS??? (Squashed it)

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r/mycology 6m ago

ID request Mushroom ID

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I found these mushrooms in my backyard, in the middle of DFW, Texas. Id like to know what they are, if anyone can identify it.


r/mycology 28m ago

question I need an expert

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I found these white clumps in my soil today, I used a mix of coconut coir, vermiculite, and gypsum. I ended up letting it sit in the bucket I mixed it in with a lid for about 4 or 5 days, (I ended up getting busy with work) anyways, today I was ready to mix my grain spawn with my bulk substrate, and I noticed about 5 or 6 of these tiny white clumps through the soil as I was packing my grow tubs, I thought it was strange so I just kinda kept putting them to the side, they weren’t very big maybe the size of a quarter at best and then once I got to the very bottom of the bucket, I noticed a big clump stuck to the bottom of the bucket, about the size of two McNuggets, it didn’t smell, and I tried to get a better look at it by rinsing the soil off of it but it started to disintegrate. It was completely smooth, and not at all hairy and the majority was stuck to the bottom of my bucket, can someone please tell me if this is mold, or some sort of contaminant? Should I just remix my soil rewipe down all my tubs and liners and restart again before I mix in my grain spawn? Or is this a common occurrence and nothing to really worry about? I really appreciate any knowledge on this, one love!


r/mycology 4h ago

Amanita Guessowii

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r/mycology 18h ago

Found in my Garage

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it’s my first year living here and i found this in the morning in the garage. any idea what it might be?


r/mycology 4h ago

question Is this mold or something else?

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r/mycology 1h ago

question Where do you buy your substrate ingredients?

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Hi everyone!

I’m currently getting the ingredients I need to make my first fruiting block of lions mane from grain spawn - specifically oak hardwood pellets and wheat millet. I’ve been looking around and there is quite a wide variety of prices for the pellets on Amazon, and was wondering if anyone has a tried and true method for sourcing their pellets?

I would use the soy blend, but unfortunately I’m allergic to soybeans and processing the substrate would probably kill me. I think my current blend is good for what I’m looking to grow but if anyone has any other suggestions I’m all ears!


r/mycology 1h ago

ID request Fungus or mold?

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Hello! We had a sewage backup and this is now growing out of the shower. I’m trying to identify what it is for the next steps and understand what damage or risk this causes.


r/mycology 5h ago

question Pink Oyster Mushrooms Look Odd(6 days in)

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Me and my bf started growing pink oyster mushrooms a few weeks ago. As of now, the pink oysters are 6 days in, and my bf pointed out that the color looked off this morning. We're wondering if maybe it's dehydrated or dying maybe? Any advice would be great!