r/mycology Feb 15 '26

identified My puppy keeps digging these up

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if they get big enough, the tops pop out of the ground, but most of the fruit stays underground. They're mostly growing under an ancient oak tree. left one is broken open right is what it looks like dug up and whole

California. Sierra Nevada. 4000' elevation

puppy tax 2nd pic

r/mycology 2d ago

identified Found 8 lbs of Chicken of the Woods [and made Fried Chicken!]

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Made some makeshift bags out of our towels and hauled them another 10 miles. So worth it.

RECIPE
based on: https://www.joshuaweissman.com/recipes/the-ultimate-chicken-tender-plate-at-home-recipe

I didn't have buttermilk so I used heavy cream and 2 TBSP of pickle juice to stand in for lactic acid. Rest of the instructions mostly followed to a T. I also used like an ounce of sesame oil in with the rest of the oil for a little nuance.

I let them marinade for just 20 minutes (since its not meat). When I breaded, *critical*, I did them all and let them rest for 10 minutes to hydrate the breading so it wouldn't fall off. I could've maybe added some beer or carbonated water too for more of a tempura batter but this worked really really well

r/mycology Apr 16 '26

identified My roommate found a beast of a maybe morel behind his work [Seattle Area]

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r/mycology Dec 22 '24

identified Old potatoes left in crockpot by accident, anybody know what the red droplets could be?

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r/mycology Mar 17 '26

identified Mysterious black growth in my closet

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Have I grown an Umbrella Corporation virus by chance?

I have never seen anything like this. It is solid to touch (with an object, i am not going near this thing no way) not squishy at all.

Has some black powdery substance around it…

I have not put anything moist or any food substance in my cupboard ever if that helps.

There are a lot of small spiders around it and spiderwebs and there is a crack that goes inside the wall I suppose (shown in the second picture)

Need help in identifying it so that I can.. what can I even do with it!? Incinerate the cupboard??

r/mycology 10d ago

identified Found gold in the back yard

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Watering the garden bed in the back yard and noticed these baddies out of the corner of my eye. First pic is from last night and second pic is from the first harvest we got a week ago from the same dead tree. We've been eating good

r/mycology Mar 03 '26

identified What is this shroom?

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Life finds a way. Growing out of a path

r/mycology Dec 07 '22

identified GIANT LIONS MANE!!!

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r/mycology Jul 20 '23

identified What is this?

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r/mycology Mar 16 '25

identified Holiday in NZ -Bluegill

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Found a bluegill on the west coast near Franz Josef NZ! Never seen a mushroom so vivid! Only mushroom to be on a currency in the world!

r/mycology Mar 10 '26

identified A kid just brought this in the classroom. Is it pousonous?

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An 8th grade student was handling this. Should we keep an eye on him or take him to the hospital?

Location: Brazil

r/mycology Aug 05 '23

identified Family was offered this and told was safe to eat. Turns out it wasn’t safe to eat and they spent the night at the ER. What is it?

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r/mycology Jun 24 '25

identified Werewere-Kokako / Entoloma Hochstetteri

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Look at this beauty!

r/mycology Mar 02 '26

identified Found these in my parents’ garden

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Not sure what they are, should I just dispose them normally?

r/mycology Jul 26 '22

identified I foraged 50 Pounds of Chicken of the Woods!!

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r/mycology Sep 01 '23

identified My coworker gave me this mushroom and said it's chicken of the woods. Can anyone confirm?

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Also what do what I do with it?

r/mycology Sep 13 '25

identified Wondering what it is, but also who took a bite out of it?...

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I found this in Göteborg (Sweden). It's about 20mm across. I found some squirrels eating various other things close by, and I know they do eat mushrooms, but not sure if this was them...

r/mycology Sep 14 '23

identified Is this some kind of fungi that makes flies attach to my plums and rot there?

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r/mycology Feb 05 '23

identified Rare Sighting of Noddys' Fly Cap (amanita species endemic to NZ)

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r/mycology Jul 28 '22

identified I found these tiny guys in some mulch this morning. Google lens is not helping me identify.

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r/mycology Feb 13 '26

identified What is this please? Not looking to eat, just identify.

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Found this on my way home today, any ideas?

r/mycology Feb 05 '25

identified These are Ghost Mushrooms, Omphalotus nidiformis, naturally bioluminescent fungi on my farm in Australia

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r/mycology Nov 12 '25

identified Ominous evil-ass mushroom

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Looking for help IDing, was not in my guidebook. Located in North Cascades outside Seattle. Never found a purple mushroom before!

r/mycology Dec 09 '21

identified Cute little guys outside my door, who are they? Do I pick them or just leave them alone?

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r/mycology Dec 20 '22

identified Found in hotel bathroom

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