● The Mushroom Database
Every Mushroom, Scored
50 species rated on medicine, flavor, safety, how easy they are to grow and how sustainably they're sourced. Filter by what you need, hover a card for the full scorecard, then click through to the research behind every number.
Mushroom Index
50 species. Tap or hover a card for its scores.
● How We Score
Five Ratings, One Number
Each species is rated 1 to 5 on the five things readers ask about most. The Shroomer score weights them by what matters when you're choosing a mushroom to take, cook or grow.
30%
Medicinal Value
Strength of the research behind its health claims, from lab dish to human trial.
20%
Edibility
Whether it's good on a plate, or better as a tea, tincture or extract.
20%
Easy to Identify
How safely a beginner can tell it apart from its lookalikes in the wild.
15%
Easy to Grow
How well it fruits at home, from grow kits to logs and outdoor beds.
15%
Sustainability
Whether it's cultivated at scale or pressured by wild harvesting.
Safety comes first. Toxic and deadly species are capped at 2.0 overall, however well they score elsewhere, and every psychedelic species carries a legal status flag.
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