r/northspore

for the love of fungi :: hunting, foraging, cultivation, images( mycoporn ), research, questions & general discussion

A place to chat about the growing, foraging and experience of magic mushrooms. Mostly about mushrooms with psilocybin, but all mind-altering fungi are welcome.

The #1 source on Reddit to find legitimate mycology supply vendors. Please check for Verified Vendor Flairs before considering any purchase with any vendor. This subreddit is for all types of mycologists looking to buy, sell, and trade mycology supplies. No talk of active fruit sales, active cultures, and / or active cultivation is allowed. Anyone caught breaking these rules will have their post removed and will be banned from the subreddit.

A community of mycologists and mycology enthusiasts here to educate, teach, and learn as well as discuss recent discoveries and advancements in the field.

Interested in growing your own mushrooms? Need a recommended spore/LC vendor? See Part 1 of the official guide to get started! r/unclebens is a beginner-friendly community created by Shroomscout to share simple and beginner-friendly methods for cultivating psychedelic "magic" mushrooms. This community is also for any other questions you might have related to mycology, psychedelics, and mental health. PLEASE read the rules or you will be banned. Keep this sub alive!

A place for everyone show their gourmets and actives off without rows of rules. No open selling of any fruits or illegal substances of any kind. Let’s learn from one another. Spore trading is acceptable as well as sourcing as long as it’s legal just switch to DM. We hold a weekly Most Upvoted Actives award which includes a print or swab up to the vendors discretion with other options that are available for microscopy use only. Message mods for details and questions. Mush love.

A place to get genus/species identification from pictures of fruiting bodies! It helps to include good quality pictures of the mushroom in its native environment, the location you found them, photos of both the top and underside. It is also useful to know what the mushroom was growing on - wood, dung or on the ground? Nearby trees are also helpful to know. The more information you provide the more confident our IDs will be!

A community for the discussion of isoxazole-derivative-containing species in Amanita section Amanita (estimated over a hundred worldwide!). All Amanita species discussion is welcome though! (over a thousand worldwide!) See the pinned posts and sidebar buttons for helpful info 🍄

A community dedicated to Psilocybe cyanescens, commonly known as the wavy cap mushroom. All discussion of species in Psilocybe section Cyanescens / section Subaeruginosae is welcome.