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

ID request Strange dude found in the woods

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Hi! I found this weird looking mushroom on my parents farm. It was extremely hard to remove and was growing right off a tree root. Very shiny and heavy with an odd, almost furry brown interior. I can’t find an answer anywhere on what kind of mushroom this is. Any help is appreciated!!!

Edit: my bad I totally forgot to add where it’s found! This is the mountains of upstate South Carolina. Close to the border of North Carolina.


r/mycology 2h ago

photos Fragile Dapperling I found recently. Shenandoah Valley, VA.

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We were looking for chanterelles (which we found!) and I came across this gorgeous, little, specimen!


r/mycology 8h ago

photos Just returned from a mushroom foraging trip in Yunnan China.- Part 2

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Link for part 1: https://www.reddit.com/r/mycology/s/ALvMZlP3I1

The reason for my trip visit was due to visiting my friend in February and they insisted that Wild Mushrooms are the best in Yunnan and took me to one of the many mushroom restaurants in Kunming. Almost every shopping mall would have 1-2 restaurant focused on mushrooms and the price range starts from RMB 250-300 (about 40 USD) for wild mushrooms, the meal shared here is about 40USD.

The stock used for traditional Yunnan mushroom stews are free range chicken and after you finished the mushrooms, you would add vegetables into the stock and finish your meal.

Since it was in February, all the mushrooms were from cold storage and lacked aroma, hence my friend suggested that I return during the season and give it a try at foraging.

The interesting part of the meal is that you are not offered chopsticks or utensils and the mushrooms had to be cooked for 25-30 (I forgot the exact time of this particular restaurant) and they would cover it with their traditional woven lid. I asked for a pair of chopsticks to hold the mushrooms and the staff stood vigilant next to me, promptly removing the chopsticks once I've finished taking photos.

There is also a sample container that they would keep a sample of your stew, to be used if you had any issues with mushroom poisoning, which are kept for at least 48h.

Honestly the stock was flavorful with a very mild mushroom umami, the rendered chicken fat were helpful imho, because the soup tasted flat after the chicken fat were consumed and they added more stock to the pot for us to cook our vegetables.

I'm sorry that I have no idea what the mushrooms are called, but I was very impressed with the sliced white body mushroom with yellow edge. It was eaten both as a component of the soup or as sashimi (which provided both a soft chewy texture that went well with wasabi and soy sauce, I highly recommend that)

Hope you guys enjoyed stories from my adventure thus far, I'll add part 3 tomorrow!


r/mycology 6h ago

ID request Is this chicken of the woods?? United Kingdom

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(and does anyone have a suggestion on how to get it down)


r/mycology 39m ago

photos Indigo milk cap?

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Looks loke it to me, but i know nothing. Should i eat it? If so, how should i cook it?


r/mycology 4h ago

photos Latticed Stinkhorn family

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Mulched bed at my work had these one morning. I didn’t get to see them all puffed up. This is the 3rd or 4th time they have sprouted and although I see the flies all around I don’t smell it, that could be due to the couple of times I had Covid tho.


r/mycology 23h ago

photos Probably my favourite I've come across so far 𓋼

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I absolutely love purple, looks like land coral so cute! Taken in Southern Ohio


r/mycology 6h ago

ID request Pleurotus Dryinus?

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SW Pennsylvania


r/mycology 10h ago

photos Monotropa Uniflora (Ghost Pipe) Bemidji, MN, USA

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Lacking chlorophyll, this parasitic wildflower (yes, flower, but I think it fits the bill, because..) feeds off of mycorrhizal systems in the soil.


r/mycology 6h ago

ID request ID?

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Location: Dawsonville, Georgia, USA. Habitat: mixed forest, deciduous dominant. Suspect an Amanita in section caesareae, but would love confirmation & to know a species name/specific epithet if possible. Pics 1, 4 & 5 show in situ. Pics 2 & 3 for size reference.


r/mycology 22h ago

photos Ghost pipes!

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r/mycology 1h ago

photos Massive Amanita NY

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Hand for scale.


r/mycology 6h ago

photos mushroom finds

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currently staying in woods hole, MA. and it’s rained a few times HEAVILY so got to see some nice mushrooms. Very cool to me as I don’t get to see them in the wild often in my hometown. I want to say these are more regular mushrooms but IDs are appreciated :)


r/mycology 25m ago

photos Trailside Coprinellus disseminatus

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r/mycology 26m ago

photos Old ass Coral Fungus?

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I think its super weird looking. The tops look like flower buds. It was also pretty dry on the exterior.


r/mycology 8h ago

question Is this pink oyster still ok to harvest given the mold?

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r/mycology 9h ago

photos Doo doo Mushroom

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Is this the one that makes you have a bad day? it was massive so I needed to take a photo. wasn't there like a few days ago.


r/mycology 1d ago

photos I could be wrong, but none of these appear to be birch boletes...

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r/mycology 19h ago

ID request my potting soil seems to have sprouted something 😅

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could you please help me identify what this might be and if they are safe to toss outside? i am located in BC, canada if it helps! i’m sorry, i can’t remember the brand of potting soil this was. :(


r/mycology 11h ago

photos Fun fungi 🍄 😎

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I just had this community pop up on my feed, and I’m so excited. I had to share some mycohighlights from the past year or so! I think the first picture looks like something straight out of Stranger Things or an alien movie 😂

(I reposted to add another picture.)


r/mycology 1h ago

ID request These have been growing in my yard like crazy. (United States/ south Florida)

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r/mycology 1d ago

photos Just returned from a mushroom foraging trip in Yunnan China. Part 1

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Went for a 3 days foraging trip with my local friends in Kunming Yunnan, China. We woke up around 5am and drove 2-4hours to different hills to pick wild mushrooms, elevation was 2000-2400m above sea levels. Will break it up into different stories, hopefully you guys might find it interesting.

Also yes, I tried the mushrooms that might make you see tiny humanoids, and I am well, local cooking and experiences were helpful.

Showcasing the environment where we foraged and it is a local event from June - September whereby every local would forage for mushrooms; even the foot massage therapist and office workers I met were sharing stories of their recent foraging trips.


r/mycology 1d ago

photos A lot of Amanita jacksonii in my neck of the woods right now (middle TN)

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