Mission: Urban Mushrooms

Biodiversity is all around us. There’s no need to travel to the rainforest or the Great Barrier Reef to experience it. Our cities are teeming with wildlife — we just need to pay attention! Parks, gardens, roundabouts and backyards are home to a variety of plants, animals — and, yes, mushrooms!

Fungi play important roles in urban landscapes, yet our understanding of their diversity is limited. How many species of mushrooms live in your city? By sharing your observations on iNaturalist, you will help map the diversity of mushrooms in European cities. You will learn to identify your findings, contributing to our scientific work and urban nature management. What’s more, mushrooms come in many shapes, colours, and sizes. You will be surprised at what you find!