r/mycology is a subreddit with 929k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests, and the community frequently discusses mushrooms, identification, looking for, id, and struggling, 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
: "Newbie here, just wanted to be 10000% sure but is this Boletus edulis?"
10 posts
Popular Topics in r/mycology
#1
Mushrooms
45 posts
#2
Identification
44 posts
#3
Looking For
42 posts
#4
Id
33 posts
#5
Struggling
16 posts
#6
Mushroom
: "Purple Mushroom 💜"
13 posts
#7
Second Opinion
7 posts
#8
Id'ing
7 posts
#9
Chicken Of The Woods
: "Chicken Of The Woods but brown spots on top?"
6 posts
#10
Field Guide
5 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
: "Favourite ways to use these?"
106 posts
#2
ID request
: "Purple Mushroom 💜"
78 posts
#3
question
: "Farmer’s market said this is lion’s mane????"
9 posts
#4
identified
: "Took a right turn on our morning walk."
5 posts
#5
article
: "A very unconvincing snowman"
1 post
#6
cultivation
: "My first ever gourmet mushroom harvest"
1 post
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Yearly
+87k members(10.4%)
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Last updated: September 9, 2026