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What r/mushroomID is talking about this week

r/mushroomID has 242,850 members and more than 100 posts in the last 24 hours, with about 16.2 comments an hour right now. From the Redlisten index, refreshed daily.

242,850members
100+posts in the last 24 hours, newest just now
16.2comments an hour right now, newest 2 min ago
281points on the top thread this week

Words coming up in r/mushroomID this week

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Top threads this week

  1. Ireland - were these used for making ink?!

    A neighbour tells me maybe these were used for making ink in the old days. Anyone able to name this so we can look it up pls?

    281 points27 comments6 d ago
  2. Whimsical Mushroom

    Southeastern North Carolina. Found the single most mushroom looking mushroom I have ever seen in my life.

    186 points9 comments4 d ago
  3. Matsutake?

    Found in Central Oregon ponderosa forests right next to Deschutes River. Thought it might be a matsutake or sawgill, but sawgills grow on logs so I’m not completely sure. Smell is similar to...

    103 points8 comments2 d ago
  4. Found these little fairy ghosts today, (made up name - no idea what they really are).

    I was very lucky to see these today very cute and perfect for Halloween. North Devon UK.

    97 points10 comments6 d ago
  5. Look at these big chonkers

    Growing at the edge of a pond in a forest,west europe. They really look like a certain species of famous mushroom but they aren't,right ? Considering the habitat i don't think they are. It's not...

    94 points12 comments2 d ago
  6. Is this oyster? Found in Poland
    82 points15 comments2 d ago
  7. Lepista nuda?

    Slovenija Plus, how do you like to prepare them aside from canning in vinegar?

    76 points16 comments1 d ago
  8. Do not mix this with Lepista Nuda

    Found those and thought they are lepista nuda. Check the spore prints and realise they are Cortinarius purpurascens (poisonous)

    75 points26 comments7 d ago
  9. Mushroom found in Northern Portugal

    I would like to get a confirmation on these two species, it is only my second time finding what I believe to be Boletus edulis and my first Amanita caesaera. Am i correct on this identification?

    68 points7 comments6 d ago
  10. [Portland, Oregon] what is this giant mushroom?

    It was behind a fence and about a foot across

    53 points33 comments17 h ago

Newest posts

  1. I think I found oysters, can any one confirm, found on a old fallen mossy log, UK
    1 points0 commentsjust now
  2. Need help IDing
    1 points1 commentjust now
  3. ID please ( central Europe )
    0 points2 comments9 min ago
  4. Is this safe to touch and remove?
    0 points2 comments10 min ago
  5. Clouded funnel?
    1 points1 comment18 min ago
  6. Please ID
    1 points1 comment24 min ago
  7. Are these Oyster Mushrooms? Central North Carolina, United States
    4 points3 comments33 min ago
  8. Parasol?
    2 points2 comments35 min ago
  9. Biggest mushroom I ever seen
    1 points2 comments56 min ago
  10. ID HELP
    1 points2 comments1 h ago
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