r/mycology is a subreddit with 908k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests, and the community frequently discusses mushrooms, identification, id, mushroom, and help, and they frequently recommend/review microscope, humidifier, and youtubers.
for the love of fungi :: hunting, foraging, cultivation, images( mycoporn ), research, questions & general discussion
Popular Themes in r/mycology
#1
Advice Requests
: "What is this bizarre mushroom?"
23 posts
Popular Topics in r/mycology
#1
Mushrooms
: "Rare find"
224 posts
#2
Identification
: "What is this bizarre mushroom?"
162 posts
#3
Id
: "Mushroom Id help"
109 posts
#4
Mushroom
: "What is this bizarre Mushroom?"
89 posts
#5
Help
: "Mushroom ID Help"
76 posts
#6
Found
: "I Found a stinkhorn fungus in my yard!"
69 posts
#7
Looking For
51 posts
#8
Identify
: "Please tell me this is lions mane."
33 posts
#9
Struggling
30 posts
#10
This
: "Please tell me This is lions mane."
30 posts
Products Discussed in r/mycology
Microscope
7 reviews
#1
AmScope
3.3★ from 3 reviews
#2
Amscope, Olympus
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Zeiss, Nikon, Olympus
4.0★ from 1 review
Humidifier
4 reviews
#1
Ultrasonic Humidifier
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Vivo
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Amazon
3.0★ from 1 review
Youtubers
2 reviews
#1
Edward Grand
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Joey Santore
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/mycology
#1
photos
: "BEHOLD! My fav mushroom pic ever. Taken with my Samsung cell phone a few years ago."
104 posts
#2
ID request
: "Please tell me this is lions mane."
80 posts
#3
question
: "came across an absolutely absurd amount and variety of mushrooms today. what would cause such an insane number of mushrooms in one place?"
8 posts
#4
cultivation
: "My mushroom minifarm"
4 posts
#5
identified
: "Found gold in the back yard"
2 posts
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Yearly
+111k members(14.0%)
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Last updated: June 16, 2026