r/mycology is a subreddit with 920k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests, and the community frequently discusses mushroom, mushrooms, identification, looking for, and id, 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
: "I found this in the cornfield next door, is it huitlacoche and is it safe to harvest and eat ?"
21 posts
Popular Topics in r/mycology
#1
Mushroom
: "Costa Rican Mushrooms"
91 posts
#2
Mushrooms
45 posts
#3
Identification
44 posts
#4
Looking For
42 posts
#5
Id
33 posts
#6
Struggling
16 posts
#7
Id Request
: "Is this chicken of the woods?"
9 posts
#8
Second Opinion
7 posts
#9
Id'ing
7 posts
#10
Edible
: "does anyone know what these are and if they’re Edible?"
6 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
: "I wanted to share this mushroom with a hat I found hiking recently :)"
89 posts
#2
ID request
: "Indigo inoculated wood with little shroom"
89 posts
#3
question
: "Beautiful mushroom before and after a storm"
12 posts
#4
identified
: "After a couple of dry days these popped up in my yard. Can eat? Wilmington, NC"
4 posts
#5
mold
: "White Fuzz on Chestnut Mushrooms"
2 posts
#6
cultivation
: "Is growth on liquid surface normal/sign of mycelium health?"
1 post
#7
non-fungal
: "We like ghost pipes here, right?"
1 post
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Yearly
+102k members(12.5%)
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Last updated: August 4, 2026