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Media provenance · Field-evidence register · v12

Not a gallery. An evidence system.

Every public asset carries provenance, rights, context and limitations. Context photographs and educational renders remain separate from field evidence.

Photograph a crop problemSee the trust model
Evidence strength=provenance+rights+context+source+limitations

Evidence classification

One label for what it is—and what it is not.

FIELD CONFIRMED

Real field media with a known context and confirmed interpretation.

FIELD OBSERVATION

Real field media whose diagnosis or result is not fully confirmed.

LAB CONFIRMED

Real specimen or image with laboratory confirmation.

RESEARCH SOURCE

Lawfully used media from a traceable research or institutional source.

TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION

Manufacturer, manual or technical-reference media with permitted use.

ORIGINAL DIAGRAM

Original MushroomFarming.in technical illustration with source basis.

EDUCATIONAL RENDER

Illustrative or generated visual; never field evidence.

STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Generic context only; never diagnosis, installation or crop evidence.

TRAINING DEMO

Synthetic scenario explicitly separated from real field cases.

Public media subset

Context before pixels.

Field, diagnostic and project evidence appears here only after rights, privacy, caption and technical review.

Real close photograph of white Button Mushrooms growing on a dark casing surface.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Button Mushroom crop detail

Real photograph of cultivated Button Mushrooms. It provides crop context, not proof of a particular farm, yield, climate setpoint or diagnosis.

Species
Button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus
Stage
fruiting
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-02
Open media record
Real photograph of many Button Mushrooms growing across tiered wooden cultivation beds.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Button Mushroom crop on tiered wooden beds

Real cultivation photograph showing Button Mushrooms across tiered beds. The rack, spacing and crop density are context, not a construction drawing or yield standard.

Species
Button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus
Stage
fruiting
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-02
Open media record
Real photograph of rows of mushroom cultivation bags arranged on wooden racks in an open-sided growing structure.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Oyster cultivation racks in the Cameron Highlands

Real open-licensed photograph of mushroom cultivation bags on racks in Malaysia. It is visual context, not an Indian farm specification or a recommended bag layout.

Species
Oyster mushroom, Pleurotus spp.
Stage
cultivation
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-02
Open media record
Educational rendering of hanging Oyster mushroom substrate bags and an aisle in an illustrative fruiting room.
EDUCATIONAL RENDER

Illustrative Oyster cultivation room

Educational render of an Oyster mushroom fruiting-room concept. It does not document a real farm, project, crop result, or installation.

Species
Oyster mushroom
Stage
fruiting
Rights
OWNED
Record checked
2026-09-03
Open media record
A dense flush of white button mushrooms fruiting from a compost bag with casing-soil specks, photographed in Assam, India.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Button mushroom flush on a compost bag with casing soil

Button mushroom flush on a compost bag with casing soil.

Species
Button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus
Stage
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-16
Open media record
Polythene compost bags topped with dark casing soil and emerging button-mushroom pinheads in a dim cropping room, Tamil Nadu (uploader is a TNAU student; Tamil caption 'mushroom cultivation method').
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Button mushroom compost bags with pinheads in a dark grow room

Button mushroom compost bags with pinheads in a dark grow room.

Species
Button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus
Stage
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-16
Open media record
A few button mushrooms and pinheads emerging from black casing soil in compost bags, Tamil Nadu (uploaded by a TNAU student); dim and slightly soft.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Button mushrooms on casing soil in compost bags

Button mushrooms on casing soil in compost bags.

Species
Button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus
Stage
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-16
Open media record
Freshly harvested white button mushrooms sorted into red plastic punnets inside a crate, Tamil Nadu, India (Tamil caption 'button mushroom').
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Harvested button mushrooms graded into punnets/crates

Harvested button mushrooms graded into punnets/crates.

Species
Button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus
Stage
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-16
Open media record
A large pink oyster mushroom (Pleurotus djamor) cluster and young pins fruiting through the side of a straw-filled polythene bag on a rack, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Pink oyster mushroom cluster fruiting from a polythene bag

Pink oyster mushroom cluster fruiting from a polythene bag.

Species
Oyster mushroom, Pleurotus
Stage
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-16
Open media record
A grey-white oyster mushroom cluster growing from a hanging straw bag at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore; only 1080x1440 px. NOTE: only 1080x1440 px (below 1600 px long edge).
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Oyster mushroom cluster on a hanging straw bag

Oyster mushroom cluster on a hanging straw bag.

Species
Oyster mushroom, Pleurotus
Stage
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-16
Open media record
White oyster mushrooms fruiting from a paddy-straw bag, displayed at an organic food mela in Bangalore, Karnataka (2010).
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Oyster mushrooms on a straw bag displayed at a mela

Oyster mushrooms on a straw bag displayed at a mela.

Species
Oyster mushroom, Pleurotus
Stage
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-16
Open media record
Spawned straw mushroom bags kept on a wooden shelf next to a bamboo onion-storage rack inside an adivasi (tribal) house, Odisha, India.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Low-cost home mushroom unit: spawned straw bags on a shelf beside a bamboo onion rack

Low-cost home mushroom unit: spawned straw bags on a shelf beside a bamboo onion rack.

Species
Mushroom cultivation
Stage
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-16
Open media record
Egg-stage paddy straw mushrooms (Odia: pala chhatu) emerging from a rice-straw bed, Odisha, India.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Paddy straw mushroom (Volvariella volvacea) fruiting on a straw bed

Paddy straw mushroom (Volvariella volvacea) fruiting on a straw bed.

Species
Paddy straw mushroom, Volvariella volvacea
Stage
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-16
Open media record
White oyster mushrooms fruiting around a cylindrical straw substrate bag in a grow room, Nepal (Wiki Loves Earth Nepal upload).
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Oyster mushrooms fruiting from a cylindrical straw bag

Oyster mushrooms fruiting from a cylindrical straw bag (Nepal).

Species
Oyster mushroom, Pleurotus
Stage
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-16
Open media record
A worker with harvest crates walks between tiered bamboo bed racks inside a low-cost button-mushroom grow house near Mount Bromo, East Java, Indonesia.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Interior of a low-cost bamboo button-mushroom grow house with tiered beds and a worker

Interior of a low-cost bamboo button-mushroom grow house with tiered beds and a worker (Indonesia).

Species
Button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus
Stage
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-16
Open media record
Outside a woven-bamboo button-mushroom shed with stacked harvest crates and a worker at the doorway, near Mount Bromo, East Java, Indonesia.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Exterior of a bamboo/thatch mushroom grow house with harvest crates

Exterior of a bamboo/thatch mushroom grow house with harvest crates (Indonesia).

Species
Button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus
Stage
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-16
Open media record
Tall white milky mushrooms (Calocybe indica) fruiting from cased substrate in bags, labelled 'Jamur Milky' at a display, Indonesia.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Milky mushroom (Calocybe indica) fruiting from casing in bags/pots

Milky mushroom (Calocybe indica) fruiting from casing in bags/pots (Indonesia).

Species
Milky mushroom, Calocybe indica
Stage
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-16
Open media record
Volvariella volvacea buttons and open caps growing on a cultured rice-straw bed, displayed at Jejamuran, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Paddy straw mushrooms growing on a rice-straw bed

Paddy straw mushrooms growing on a rice-straw bed (Indonesia).

Species
Paddy straw mushroom, Volvariella volvacea
Stage
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-16
Open media record
A cluster of white oyster mushrooms fruiting from the mouth of a sawdust baglog at a commercial oyster-mushroom unit, Indonesia.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Cultivated oyster mushroom cluster on a sawdust baglog

Cultivated oyster mushroom cluster on a sawdust baglog (Indonesia).

Species
Oyster mushroom, Pleurotus
Stage
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-16
Open media record
Long tiered metal racks packed with colonised oyster-mushroom fruiting bags inside a grow room, Bicol, Philippines.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Grow room with tiered racks of oyster-mushroom fruiting bags

Grow room with tiered racks of oyster-mushroom fruiting bags (Philippines).

Species
Oyster mushroom, Pleurotus
Stage
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-16
Open media record
A full white oyster mushroom cluster fruiting from a polythene substrate bag on a rack, Bicol, Philippines.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

White oyster mushroom cluster fruiting from a bag on a rack

White oyster mushroom cluster fruiting from a bag on a rack (Philippines).

Species
Oyster mushroom, Pleurotus
Stage
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-16
Open media record
Farm worker Enersto Bagiwan waters logs used for growing shiitake mushrooms at the Kalahan Educational Foundation nursery, Imugan, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines (USAID, 2017).
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Farm worker tending shiitake logs

Farm worker tending shiitake logs (Philippines).

Species
Shiitake, Lentinula edodes
Stage
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-16
Open media record
A hand holds a polythene bag of fully colonised Volvariella volvacea (paddy straw mushroom) spawn, Vietnam.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Paddy straw mushroom spawn bag held in hand

Paddy straw mushroom spawn bag held in hand (Vietnam).

Species
Paddy straw mushroom, Volvariella volvacea
Stage
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-16
Open media record
Rows of tiered racks holding sawdust substrate bags with bottle-neck collars in an open-sided mushroom shed, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Open-sided mushroom shed with racks of sawdust substrate bags

Open-sided mushroom shed with racks of sawdust substrate bags (Malaysia).

Species
Mushroom cultivation
Stage
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-16
Open media record
Inoculated hardwood logs leaned in rows under tree shade for shiitake cultivation, Hirogawara, Kyoto, Japan.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Shiitake log cultivation under forest shade

Shiitake log cultivation under forest shade (Japan).

Species
Shiitake, Lentinula edodes
Stage
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-16
Open media record
Rows of inoculated oak logs stacked lean-to style under a shade-net structure at a shiitake farm, South Korea.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Shiitake log yard under shade net

Shiitake log yard under shade net (South Korea).

Species
Shiitake, Lentinula edodes
Stage
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-16
Open media record
Freshly inoculated beech logs for shiitake, each drilled spawn hole sealed with wax, stacked outdoors (USDA National Agroforestry Center).
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Newly inoculated shiitake logs with wax-sealed spawn holes

Newly inoculated shiitake logs with wax-sealed spawn holes (USA).

Species
Shiitake, Lentinula edodes
Stage
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-16
Open media record
A heap of sun-dried shiitake mushrooms showing cracked caps, Jiangsu, China.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Dried shiitake mushrooms

Dried shiitake mushrooms (China).

Species
Shiitake, Lentinula edodes
Stage
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-16
Open media record
White button mushrooms on casing soil in long shelf beds inside a commercial cropping room near Eger, Hungary.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Button mushrooms on casing in long shelf beds inside a grow room

Button mushrooms on casing in long shelf beds inside a grow room (Hungary).

Species
Button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus
Stage
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-16
Open media record
Close-up of white Agaricus mycelium running through dark compost with small button pinheads, Pradejón, La Rioja, Spain.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Mycelium (spawn run) and pinheads on compost

Mycelium (spawn run) and pinheads on compost (Spain).

Species
Button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus
Stage
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-16
Open media record
Farm workers carry wooden trays heaped with freshly picked button mushrooms through a bamboo-framed cropping shed at the PT Dieng Djaya farm, Wonosobo, Central Java (archival Kodachrome, 1979). Downloaded as the 3840px Commons JPEG render; original is 4980x3209 image/tiff (95 MB).
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Workers with trays of freshly harvested button mushrooms inside a bamboo cropping shed

Workers with trays of freshly harvested button mushrooms inside a bamboo cropping shed (Indonesia).

Species
Button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus
Stage
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-16
Open media record
A woman picker with a woven basket harvests button mushrooms by hand from tiered bamboo bed racks, PT Dieng Djaya farm, Wonosobo, Central Java (archival, 1979). Downloaded as the 3840px Commons JPEG render; original is 4972x3177 image/tiff (94 MB).
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Woman hand-harvesting button mushrooms from tiered bamboo bed racks into a basket

Woman hand-harvesting button mushrooms from tiered bamboo bed racks into a basket (Indonesia).

Species
Button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus
Stage
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-16
Open media record
Women sort and trim harvested button mushrooms in trays at a grading table, PT Dieng Djaya farm, Wonosobo, Central Java (archival, 1979). Downloaded as the 3840px Commons JPEG render; original is 4892x3249 image/tiff (95 MB).
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Women grading and trimming harvested button mushrooms at a sorting table

Women grading and trimming harvested button mushrooms at a sorting table (Indonesia).

Species
Button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus
Stage
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-16
Open media record
Straw and compost heaps under an open-sided composting shed at the PT Dieng Djaya button-mushroom farm, Wonosobo, Central Java (archival, 1979); dim frame. Downloaded as the 3840px Commons JPEG render; original is 4964x3340 image/tiff (99 MB).
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Compost preparation yard: rice straw and compost heaps under an open shed

Compost preparation yard: rice straw and compost heaps under an open shed (Indonesia).

Species
Button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus
Stage
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-16
Open media record
Four AI-generated educational scenes: Assets and running inputs; Harvest is not all sold; Try a weaker result; Follow the payments.
EDUCATIONAL RENDER

Costs and cash flow: illustrated learning sheet

Four AI-generated educational scenes: Assets and running inputs; Harvest is not all sold; Try a weaker result; Follow the payments.

Species
Stage
Rights
OWNED
Record checked
2026-09-17
Open media record
Four AI-generated educational scenes: Receive the right compost; See inside the bed; Recognise developing pins; Harvest and reset.
EDUCATIONAL RENDER

Button mushroom: illustrated learning sheet

Four AI-generated educational scenes: Receive the right compost; See inside the bed; Recognise developing pins; Harvest and reset.

Species
Stage
Rights
OWNED
Record checked
2026-09-17
Open media record
Four AI-generated educational scenes: Air versus bed; Three places for water; Follow the air; Prepare for failure.
EDUCATIONAL RENDER

Room climate: illustrated learning sheet

Four AI-generated educational scenes: Air versus bed; Three places for water; Follow the air; Prepare for failure.

Species
Stage
Rights
OWNED
Record checked
2026-09-17
Open media record
Four AI-generated educational scenes: See the whole operation; Rotate the rooms; Check performance; Train the operation.
EDUCATIONAL RENDER

Commercial Button project: illustrated learning sheet

Four AI-generated educational scenes: See the whole operation; Rotate the rooms; Check performance; Train the operation.

Species
Stage
Rights
OWNED
Record checked
2026-09-17
Open media record
Four AI-generated educational scenes: Start with the inputs; Structure and air; Understand the tunnel; Release with evidence.
EDUCATIONAL RENDER

Compost preparation: illustrated learning sheet

Four AI-generated educational scenes: Start with the inputs; Structure and air; Understand the tunnel; Release with evidence.

Species
Stage
Rights
OWNED
Record checked
2026-09-17
Open media record
Four AI-generated educational scenes: Choose your crop; Know the materials; Prepare the workflow; Harvest, sell, record.
EDUCATIONAL RENDER

Your first crop: illustrated learning sheet

Four AI-generated educational scenes: Choose your crop; Know the materials; Prepare the workflow; Harvest, sell, record.

Species
Stage
Rights
OWNED
Record checked
2026-09-17
Open media record
Four AI-generated educational scenes: Check the live rules; Build the evidence file; Separate funding columns; Check consistency.
EDUCATIONAL RENDER

Project and scheme readiness: illustrated learning sheet

Four AI-generated educational scenes: Check the live rules; Build the evidence file; Separate funding columns; Check consistency.

Species
Stage
Rights
OWNED
Record checked
2026-09-17
Open media record
Four AI-generated educational scenes: Capture the pattern; Limit movement; Compare locations; Close the loop.
EDUCATIONAL RENDER

Crop-health investigation: illustrated learning sheet

Four AI-generated educational scenes: Capture the pattern; Limit movement; Compare locations; Close the loop.

Species
Stage
Rights
OWNED
Record checked
2026-09-17
Open media record
Four AI-generated educational scenes: Match crop and room; Check colonisation; Add a distinct layer; Watch the crop develop.
EDUCATIONAL RENDER

Milky mushroom: illustrated learning sheet

Four AI-generated educational scenes: Match crop and room; Check colonisation; Add a distinct layer; Watch the crop develop.

Species
Stage
Rights
OWNED
Record checked
2026-09-17
Open media record
Four AI-generated educational scenes: Choose your starting point; Prepare and protect; Read the growing bag; Handle the cluster.
EDUCATIONAL RENDER

Oyster mushroom: illustrated learning sheet

Four AI-generated educational scenes: Choose your starting point; Prepare and protect; Read the growing bag; Handle the cluster.

Species
Stage
Rights
OWNED
Record checked
2026-09-17
Open media record
Four AI-generated educational scenes: Choose a bed system; Build a traceable bed; Inspect development; Prepare for dispatch.
EDUCATIONAL RENDER

Paddy straw mushroom: illustrated learning sheet

Four AI-generated educational scenes: Choose a bed system; Build a traceable bed; Inspect development; Prepare for dispatch.

Species
Stage
Rights
OWNED
Record checked
2026-09-17
Open media record
Four AI-generated educational scenes: Choose the season; Look inside the hut; Check air and compost; Review the whole season.
EDUCATIONAL RENDER

Winter seasonal hut: illustrated learning sheet

Four AI-generated educational scenes: Choose the season; Look inside the hut; Check air and compost; Review the whole season.

Species
Stage
Rights
OWNED
Record checked
2026-09-17
Open media record
Four AI-generated educational scenes: Know the supplied block; White to brown; Fruit a mature block; Count occupied space.
EDUCATIONAL RENDER

Shiitake mushroom: illustrated learning sheet

Four AI-generated educational scenes: Know the supplied block; White to brown; Fruit a mature block; Count occupied space.

Species
Stage
Rights
OWNED
Record checked
2026-09-17
Open media record
Generated illustration of an operator inserting a temperature probe into a compost bed. Generated illustration of gentle water application to a bare casing surface before mushrooms emerge. Generated illustration of a grower recording different pin densities along mushroom beds. Generated illustration of an empty growing room with racks, dedicated cleaning tools and a hose.
EDUCATIONAL RENDER

A crop-room round

AI-generated educational scenes: Measure the bed, not only the air; Assess casing before watering; Compare the pinning pattern; Prepare for the next crop.

Species
Stage
Rights
OWNED
Record checked
2026-09-17
Open media record
Generated conceptual cutaway of an insulated mushroom-room wall and closed door. Generated illustration of mushroom racks with a central access aisle and a worker. Generated illustration of an overhead fabric air-distribution duct and a closed control cabinet. Generated illustration of covered mushroom crates, a clean packing bench and a storage-room door.
EDUCATIONAL RENDER

Understand the working room

AI-generated educational scenes: Keep the room envelope continuous; Leave room for people to work; Distribute air through the crop; Connect packing and dispatch.

Species
Stage
Rights
OWNED
Record checked
2026-09-17
Open media record
Generated close-up illustration of a hand picking a Button mushroom from casing. Generated illustration of a grower sorting Button mushrooms into different crates. Generated illustration of packaged mushrooms on a scale with an intentionally blank display. Generated illustration of an Indian grower handing a packed mushroom tray to a buyer beside a ledger.
EDUCATIONAL RENDER

From bed to buyer

AI-generated educational scenes: Pick with the next task in mind; Separate grades and rejects; Know what the scale includes; Record acceptance and payment.

Species
Stage
Rights
OWNED
Record checked
2026-09-17
Open media record
Generated illustration of an instructor and growers examining an Oyster mushroom cultivation bag. Generated illustration of a grower watching a mushroom cultivation demonstration on a tablet. Generated illustration of a grower using a probe beside Oyster bags and keeping a blank record sheet. Generated overhead illustration of a notebook, blank calculator, mushroom crate and simple room sketch.
EDUCATIONAL RENDER

Turn a lesson into a field task

AI-generated educational scenes: Learn the material in front of you; Watch with an observation question; Practise measuring and recording; Plan on paper before expanding.

Species
Stage
Rights
OWNED
Record checked
2026-09-17
Open media record
Generated illustration of dedicated work footwear and a handwashing basin at a farm entrance. Generated illustration of raw straw separated from closed cultivation bags on a different bench. Generated illustration of two closed cultivation bags in a washable tray with dedicated tools. Generated illustration of a covered waste tub leaving a separate area away from covered harvest crates.
EDUCATIONAL RENDER

Keep clean and suspect work separate

AI-generated educational scenes: Make clean entry a routine; Protect prepared material; Keep suspect bags closed; Plan the spent-material route.

Species
Stage
Rights
OWNED
Record checked
2026-09-17
Open media record
Published research Figure 1: Gea, Navarro, Santos, Diánez & Carrasco (2021), Figure 1, Microorganisms 9:585.
RESEARCH SOURCE

Gea, Navarro, Santos, Diánez & Carrasco (2021), Figure 1, Microorganisms 9:585

Gea, Navarro, Santos, Diánez & Carrasco (2021), Figure 1, Microorganisms 9:585

Species
Button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus
Stage
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-17
Open media record
Published research Figure 1: Huang, Huang, Nie & Liu (2024), Figure 1b, Phytopathology Research 6:21.
RESEARCH SOURCE

Huang, Huang, Nie & Liu (2024), Figure 1b, Phytopathology Research 6:21

Huang, Huang, Nie & Liu (2024), Figure 1b, Phytopathology Research 6:21

Species
Button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus
Stage
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-17
Open media record
Rows of clear plastic substrate bags lying on their sides, each closed with a black cap and a small filter.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Sawdust substrate bags with filter caps on racks

Sawdust substrate bags closed with plastic necks and filter caps, stacked for incubation at a farm in the Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.

Species
Stage
spawn run
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
Open media record
Wooden shelves stacked with rows of capped substrate bags, many of them white with mycelium.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Racks of colonising substrate bags

Shelves of substrate bags turning white as mycelium grows through them, at a farm in the Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.

Species
Stage
spawn run
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
Open media record
Close view of two plastic substrate bags; one is streaked dark green and grey, the other is brown with pale growth.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Substrate bags with green mould growth

Two substrate bags from a farm in the Cameron Highlands, Malaysia. The left bag is covered in dark green mould instead of white mycelium.

Species
Stage
spawn run
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
Open media record
Tall plastic bags of dark substrate hanging from hooks and cords in a small room.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Hanging oyster mushroom bags during colonisation

Oyster mushroom bags hanging on cords while the mycelium colonises the substrate. The photographer's substrate here was coffee waste.

Species
Oyster mushroom, Pleurotus
Stage
spawn run
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
Open media record
A man points to shelves of pale mushroom bags inside a timber shed while another man listens.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

A grower explains a local oyster mushroom farm

A grower shows a visitor round a small oyster mushroom farm in Tanzania, with straw bags stacked on shelves under a simple roof.

Species
Oyster mushroom, Pleurotus
Stage
spawn run, fruiting
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
Open media record
A dense cluster of white oyster mushrooms with short stems emerging from a plastic bag.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

White oyster mushroom cluster on a fruiting bag

A white oyster mushroom cluster growing from the opening of a fruiting bag at a farm in the Philippines.

Species
Oyster mushroom, Pleurotus
Stage
fruiting
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
Open media record
Long metal racks packed with white oyster mushroom bags, some carrying mushroom clusters.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Oyster mushroom fruiting room with bag racks

A fruiting room at an oyster mushroom farm in the Philippines, with metal racks of colonised bags and clusters forming along the rows.

Species
Oyster mushroom, Pleurotus
Stage
fruiting
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
Open media record
Large frilly pink oyster mushroom caps growing from the top of a plastic substrate bag on a wire shelf.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Pink oyster mushroom fruiting from a bag

Pink oyster mushroom (Pleurotus djamor) fruiting from a substrate bag on a wire rack, grown at home by the photographer.

Species
Pink oyster mushroom, Pleurotus djamor
Stage
fruiting
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
Open media record
A tight cluster of small pink mushroom caps on short stems among chopped straw.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Young pink oyster mushroom cluster on straw

A young cluster of cultivated pink oyster mushrooms breaking out of chopped straw substrate.

Species
Pink oyster mushroom, Pleurotus djamor
Stage
pinning, fruiting
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
Open media record
Rows of white king oyster mushrooms with thick stems rising from bottles in blue baskets on metal shelving.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

King oyster mushroom bottle cultivation

King oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus eryngii) growing from plastic bottles held in baskets on metal racks, at a farm in Pradejón, Spain.

Species
King oyster mushroom, Pleurotus eryngii
Stage
fruiting
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
Open media record
A group of pale king oyster mushrooms with thick white stems and grey-brown caps rising from a substrate block.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Cultivated king oyster mushroom cluster

A cultivated cluster of king oyster mushrooms, with thick stems and small funnel-shaped caps, photographed in Germany.

Species
King oyster mushroom, Pleurotus eryngii
Stage
fruiting
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
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Heaps of small white and grey egg-shaped mushrooms set out on green leaves on a steel tray.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Paddy straw mushrooms for sale on leaves

Paddy straw mushrooms at the closed egg stage, laid out on leaves for sale at a market in Thailand.

Species
Paddy straw mushroom, Volvariella volvacea
Stage
harvest
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
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Close view of a pile of rounded white paddy straw mushrooms with dark grey tops.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Harvested paddy straw mushrooms at the egg stage

Freshly harvested paddy straw mushrooms at the egg stage, grey at the tip and white below, still enclosed in their outer veil.

Species
Paddy straw mushroom, Volvariella volvacea
Stage
harvest
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
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Looking down into a red plastic basket of straw with white spawn scattered in the middle.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Paddy straw mushroom spawn spread on straw

Paddy straw mushroom spawn scattered over soaked straw in a plastic basket, at the start of a small bed.

Species
Paddy straw mushroom, Volvariella volvacea
Stage
spawning
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
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A market stall with brown shiitake in a clear bag and small straw mushrooms in a red basket among vegetables.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Shiitake and straw mushrooms at a market stall

Fresh shiitake in a plastic bag and straw mushrooms in a red basket at a vegetable market on Peng Chau, Hong Kong.

Species
Shiitake, Lentinula edodes, Paddy straw mushroom, Volvariella volvacea
Stage
post-harvest
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
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Pale brown shiitake caps emerging from a dark brown substrate log in low light.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Shiitake mushrooms growing on a substrate log

Shiitake mushrooms growing from a sawdust substrate log, shown at a mushroom industry display in the United States.

Species
Shiitake, Lentinula edodes
Stage
fruiting
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
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Several vertical wooden logs on a frame with brown shiitake mushrooms growing out of the bark.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Log-grown shiitake fruiting on a stand

Inoculated hardwood logs leaned on a wooden stand, fruiting shiitake along their length, at a village festival in Okinawa, Japan.

Species
Shiitake, Lentinula edodes
Stage
fruiting
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
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Dozens of brown shiitake mushrooms with white-flecked caps crowded across a block.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Shiitake flush on a sawdust block

A full flush of cultivated shiitake covering a sawdust block, with caps at several sizes.

Species
Shiitake, Lentinula edodes
Stage
fruiting
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
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Dried whole shiitake mushrooms, several turned over to show cream gills, on a bamboo mat.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Dried shiitake mushrooms

Whole dried shiitake mushrooms on a bamboo mat, showing dark caps and pale gills.

Species
Shiitake, Lentinula edodes
Stage
post-harvest
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
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Chopped yellow straw partly covered and bound by dense white mycelium.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Oyster mushroom mycelium colonising straw

White mycelium of golden oyster mushroom binding chopped straw together during spawn run.

Species
Golden oyster mushroom, Pleurotus citrinopileatus
Stage
spawn run
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
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Feathery white tufts of mycelium radiating across dark, crumbly material.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Mushroom mycelium spreading through a dark substrate

Fine white mycelium fanning out across a dark substrate. The species is not recorded for this photograph.

Species
Stage
spawn run
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
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A round white fluffy colony of mycelium in the middle of a clear agar plate.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Mushroom mycelium culture on agar

A single white colony of mushroom mycelium growing on agar in a petri dish, the first step in making spawn from a pure culture.

Species
Shimeji, Hypsizygus
Stage
culture
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
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White button mushrooms in the corner of the frame with white thread-like mycelium running through dark growing medium.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Button mushrooms and mycelium strands

Young white button mushrooms beside the white mycelium strands that feed them, exposed at the edge of a growing medium.

Species
Button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus
Stage
pinning, fruiting
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
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Two people at a steel bench with a blue heat sealer and bags of substrate, in front of wire racks of dark bags.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Substrate bagging room at a gourmet mushroom farm

Staff fill and heat-seal substrate bags at a gourmet mushroom company in the United States, with racks of bags behind them.

Species
Stage
substrate preparation
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
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A stainless steel front-loading autoclave with a round chamber and an open door.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Laboratory autoclave with the door open

A benchtop laboratory autoclave with its door open, the kind used to sterilise media and small batches in a spawn laboratory.

Species
Stage
culture
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
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A tall cylindrical stainless steel autoclave with a gauge and clamps on its lid, standing in a lab.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Vertical autoclave for sterilisation

A vertical steel autoclave with pressure gauge and clamped lid, used for sterilising media and substrate in small batches.

Species
Stage
culture
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
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Two men with a box of white mushrooms in front of a yellow loader tipping steaming compost into a truck.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Compost yard at a button mushroom farm

A mushroom farmer and a conservation officer at a button mushroom compost yard in Pennsylvania, United States, as a loader moves steaming compost.

Species
Button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus
Stage
compost
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
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Black and white photograph of long mounded beds with small mushrooms along them inside a stone cave.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Mushroom beds in a ventilated cave, 1967

A 1967 photograph of ridge beds of mushrooms in a cave in Italy, fitted with mechanical ventilation.

Species
Button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus
Stage
cropping
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
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A rounded stack of dry paddy straw standing in front of green bushes.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Paddy straw rick in Coorg, Karnataka

A small rick of paddy straw stored outdoors at Balamuri in Coorg, Karnataka, India.

Species
Stage
raw material
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
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A large rounded stack of pale paddy straw next to a dirt track and palm trees.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Paddy straw stack in Tamil Nadu

A stack of paddy straw beside a field in Tamil Nadu, India, the raw material for paddy straw and oyster mushroom beds.

Species
Stage
raw material
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
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A tall block of stacked rectangular straw bales in a stubble field under a blue sky.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Stacked wheat straw bales

Rectangular bales of wheat straw stacked in a harvested field, the base material of button mushroom compost.

Species
Stage
raw material
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
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A smiling man in a conical hat holds a bundle of rice stalks in a harvested field while another person works behind him.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Rice harvest with straw bundles

A farmer ties sheaves during the rice harvest in Laos; the straw left after threshing is the substrate for paddy straw mushrooms.

Species
Stage
raw material
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
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Workers in dust and low sunlight feeding loose straw into a baling machine beside piles of straw.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Straw baling work

Workers bale threshed straw in rural Egypt, turning a harvest leftover into material that can be stored and traded.

Species
Stage
raw material
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
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Rows of conical rice straw stacks standing in a harvested paddy field.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Rice straw stacks drying in a field

Rice straw bundled into conical stacks to dry in a harvested paddy field.

Species
Stage
raw material
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
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Close photograph of a small dark gnat with long antennae and clear wings resting on wood.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Dark-winged fungus gnat (Sciaridae)

A female dark-winged fungus gnat (family Sciaridae), the group that includes sciarid flies of mushroom crops. Photographed on wood.

Species
Stage
pests
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
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A bright yellow card on a stick with many small dark gnats caught on it, standing in a plant pot.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Yellow sticky trap with fungus gnats

A yellow sticky card covered with dark-winged fungus gnats, set beside a houseplant.

Species
Stage
pests
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
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A small black gnat with long thin legs, long antennae and folded smoky wings on a white surface.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Sciarid fungus gnat, side view

Side view of an adult dark-winged fungus gnat (Sciaridae), about 6 mm long, showing the long legs and beaded antennae.

Species
Stage
pests
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
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Top view of a small brown humped fly with veined wings on a pale yellow background.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Scuttle fly (Phoridae)

A scuttle fly (family Phoridae), the group that includes phorid flies of mushroom crops, seen from above.

Species
Stage
pests
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
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A white, shaggy lion's mane mushroom with hanging spines growing out of a plastic bag of substrate.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Lion's mane fruiting from a grow bag

Lion's mane (Hericium erinaceus) fruiting through a cut in a plastic substrate bag in a controlled-atmosphere room in France.

Species
Lion's mane, Hericium erinaceus
Stage
fruiting
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
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Dark shelving holding many plastic grow bags, several with white lion's mane mushrooms.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Lion's mane grow bags on shelves

Shelves of lion's mane grow bags at different stages in a controlled-atmosphere room in France.

Species
Lion's mane, Hericium erinaceus
Stage
fruiting
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
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A round white lion's mane mushroom with short dense spines held in a blue gloved hand above more mushrooms.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Harvested cultivated lion's mane

A harvested, cultivated lion's mane held in a gloved hand, grown by a small producer in Mexico.

Species
Lion's mane, Hericium erinaceus
Stage
harvest
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
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A clear plastic bag of white colonised substrate with a shaggy white lion's mane growing from its side.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Lion's mane fruiting from a bag outdoors

A lion's mane fruiting from the side of a colonised substrate bag, grown on a small scale.

Species
Lion's mane, Hericium erinaceus
Stage
fruiting
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
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A dense bunch of long thin white enoki stems with tiny caps growing up out of a plastic bag.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Enoki with long stems growing from a bag

Cultivated enoki with long thin stems and small caps rising from a substrate bag. The photographer notes that high carbon dioxide encourages the long stems.

Species
Enoki, Flammulina velutipes
Stage
fruiting
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
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A dense row of bright orange club-shaped fruiting bodies against a dark background.
STOCK CONTEXTUAL

Cordyceps militaris fruiting bodies

Orange club-shaped fruiting bodies of Cordyceps militaris growing close together.

Species
Cordyceps militaris
Stage
fruiting
Rights
LICENSED
Record checked
2026-09-24
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Field cases

Documented learning with measurements

Limitations, permissions and comparable methods are mandatory.

Open case system Video classroom

Watch a process. Open the detailed lesson.

Institutional reference videos, illustrated lessons and field exercises. Original-footage and review gaps stay visible.

Open video classroom Capture standard

A photo set useful for diagnosis

From the whole bed to close-up and healthy comparison.

Open field guide

Publishing gate

Upload never means public.

  1. 01Upload
  2. 02Rights review
  3. 03Privacy review
  4. 04Technical tagging
  5. 05Caption
  6. 06Annotation
  7. 07Technical review
  8. 08Publish

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