Mapping the landscape of mycological organizations in europe: where citizen science meets professional mycology
Journal: Biodiversity and Conservation
Year: 2026

Abstract Fungi have been used by humans since prehistoric times. Informal structures or groups for knowledge exchange regarding mushrooms and lichens probably existed for ages. Only recently, mycological activities have been structured in formal organizations. And where until a few centuries ago there were only learned societies and naturalists’ clubs, nowadays also mycological societies and citizen scientists have joined the landscape. However, the history of mycological organizations and activ