Mycelium (2024)

in:Renewable resources, Blocks, Natural blocks, Fungi

English

Not to be confused with Nylium.

Mycelium is a particularly rare variant of dirt that is found naturally only in mushroom fields biomes. It has a particle effect that resembles tiny spores being released constantly from the surface.

1 Obtaining
- 1.1 Breaking
- 1.2 Mob loot
2 Usage
- 2.1 Spread
- 2.2 Dirt path
- 2.3 Effect on plants
3 Sounds
- 3.1 Generic
- 3.2 Unique
4 Data values
- 4.1 ID
- 4.2 Block states
5 History
6 Issues
7 Trivia
8 Gallery
9 See also
10 References
11 External Links

Obtaining[]

Breaking[]

Mycelium can be obtained by mining it using a tool with the Silk Touch enchantment. If mined with any other tool or by hand, it drops dirt. A shovel is the fastest tool to collect it.

Block	Mycelium
Hardness	0.6
Tool
Breaking time^[A]
Default	0.9
Wooden	0.45
Stone	0.25
Iron	0.15
Diamond	0.15
Netherite	0.1
Golden	0.1

↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Mob loot[]

Endermen can pick up mycelium blocks, and drop the block they are holding if killed.

Usage[]

Spread[]

A mycelium block can spread to any dirt block within one space above, one sideways, or three down. The mycelium needs light level 9+ above it, while the dirt needs light level 4+ above it, and must not be covered by any light-impeding block or any opaque block. Mycelium reverts to dirt when covered by one of the light-impeding blocks above, and the light level at that block is below 4. The death and spread behaviors are checked when a random tick lands on the block.

If there is a plant on a dirt block when mycelium spreads to it, the plant pops out and drops as an item.

Dirt path[]

Mycelium can be turned into a dirt path by using any type of shovel on it.

Effect on plants[]

Mushrooms and fungus can remain on mycelium blocks in any light level, unlike the situation on other blocks, where mushrooms are broken (dropping as items) during block updates in high light.
Huge mushrooms can grow on mycelium, just as they can grow on dirt, grass, or podzol.
Mycelium cannot be tilled with a hoe to make farmland.^[1]
- However, it can first be converted to dirt path using a shovel, then tilled with a hoe to create farmland.
In Bedrock Edition, pumpkins and melons do not grow on it.

Sounds[]

Generic[]

Java Edition:

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.grass.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	1.0	0.8	16
Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.grass.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	1.0	0.8	16
Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.grass.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.25	0.5	16
None^{[sound 1]}	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.grass.fall`	None^{[sound 1]}	0.5	0.75	16
Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	`block.grass.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16

↑ ^a ^b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
Blocks	Once the block has broken	`dig.grass`	0.7	0.8-1.0
Blocks	When the block is placed	`dig.grass`	0.8	0.8-1.0
Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.grass`	0.3	0.5
Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.grass`	0.4	1.0
Players	Walking on the block	`step.grass`	0.3	1.0
Players	Jumping from the block	`jump.grass`	0.11	1.0
Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	`land.grass`	0.21	1.0

Unique[]

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Shovel flattens	Blocks	When a shovel creates a dirt path	`item.shovel.flatten`	`subtitles.item.shovel.flatten`	1.0	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	When a shovel creates a dirt path ^{[sound 1]}	`use.grass`	1.0	0.8

↑ MCPE-114390

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Translation key
Mycelium	`mycelium`	Block & Item	`bamboo_plantable_on` `enderman_holdable` `mushroom_grow_block` `moss_replaceable=` `lush_ground_replaceable` `mineable/shovel` `dirt`	`block.minecraft.mycelium`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID^{[i 1]}	Translation key
Mycelium	`mycelium`	`110`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.mycelium.name`

↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
↑ Available with /give command.
↑ The block's direct item form has the same id as the block.

Block states[]

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
snowy	`false`	`false` `true`	If true, the block uses a snowy side and top texture. In-game, this is true when a snow block or snow is on top.

History[]

Java Edition

1.0.0 Beta 1.9 Prerelease Added mycelium.

Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5 Mycelium now appears in the Creative mode inventory.

1.2.4 release Mycelium is now the only block that mushrooms can be planted and spawned on while in direct contact with sunlight.

1.8 14w11b Mycelium with numerical metadata variants 1 through 15, which are inaccessible through normal gameplay, now have no model rather than appearing identical to mycelium.

14w26a

Block metadata has been completely removed from this snapshot onward with the introduction of block states. As this block never used block metadata at all prior to this version, fifteen unused, inaccessible metadata variants of it have been completely removed from the game:

	DV	Description
	0	Mycelium
	1-15	Inaccessible "boring" variants of mycelium

1.9 15w31a Mycelium can now be obtained by killing an enderman that is holding the block.

1.13 17w47a Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 110.

1.14 18w43a The textures of mycelium has been changed.

19w05a Mycelium is now renewable due to wandering traders selling podzol.

19w12a Mycelium now has random orientations when placed, similar to grass blocks.

1.16.2 20w27a Crimson and warped fungi can now be placed on mycelium.

1.17 20w45a A shovel can now be used on mycelium to create a dirt path block.

21w16a Mycelium is now in the dirt tag.

Grass, tall grass, ferns, tall ferns, sweet berry bushes, saplings, flowers, azaleas, sugar cane, dead bushes, and bamboo can now be placed on mycelium.

Pumpkins and melons can now grow onto mycelium.

1.18 21w39a The default brightness has been changed from "Moody" to 50.

1.19 22w11a The side texture of mycelium has been changed.^[2]

Pocket Edition Alpha

v0.9.0 build 1 Added mycelium.

v0.9.2 Mycelium now spreads correctly.

v0.12.1 build 1 Mycelium can now be obtained using the Silk Touch enchantment.

v0.14.0 build 1 Mycelium can now be obtained by killing an enderman that is holding the block.

Bedrock Edition

1.10.0 beta 1.10.0.3 The texture of mycelium has been changed.

1.16.200 beta 1.16.200.52 A shovel can now be used on mycelium to create a dirt path block.

1.18.0 beta 1.18.0.24 Grass, tall grass, ferns, tall ferns, sweet berry bushes, saplings, flowers, azaleas, sugar cane, dead bushes, and bamboo can now be placed on mycelium.^[3]

1.19.0 beta 1.19.0.20 The side texture of mycelium has been changed.

Legacy Console Edition

TU7 CU1 1.0 Patch 1 1.0.1 Added mycelium.

PlayStation 4 Edition

1.90 The texture of mycelium has been changed.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

0.1.0 Added mycelium.

Issues[]

Issues relating to "Mycelium" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia[]

In real life, mycelium is the part of a fungus that gathers nutrients, comprised of web-like threads known as hyphae. Mycelium can be considered the roots of a fungus, whereas the mushrooms can be considered the fruits. Although mycelium is typically white in color, it can take on other shades based on heat and thickness.

Gallery[]

Naturally generated mycelium in a mushroom fields biome.
Another view of naturally generated mycelium in a mushroom fields biome.
Mycelium as shown with snow on top. The mycelium still produces spores.
Mycelium as seen spreading in dirt and destroying planted sugar cane. This is no longer possible as of 1.17, as sugar cane can now be planted on mycelium.
Animation of particles emanating from mycelium.

References[]

↑ MC-8231—Mycelium and podzol cannot be tilled with hoes
↑ MC-219843—"Mycelium's side texture differs from other dirt-based blocks"—resolved as "Fixed".
↑ MCPE-125928—"Some blocks cannot be placed on Mycelium"—resolved as "Fixed".

External Links[]

Block of the Week: Mycelium – Minecraft.net on November 28, 2016

Blocks

Natural
Soil	Clay Dirt Coarse Rooted Dirt Path Grass Block Gravel Suspicious Mud Mycelium Nylium Podzol Sand Red Suspicious Soul Sand Soul Soil
Stone	Andesite Basalt Bedrock Blackstone Calcite Deepslate Diorite Pointed Dripstone Block End Stone Glowstone Granite Infested Block Magma Block Netherrack Obsidian Crying Sandstone Red Stone Terracotta Tuff
Ore/Mineral	Amethyst Bud Cluster Ancient Debris Budding Amethyst Coal Ore Deepslate Copper Ore Deepslate Diamond Ore Deepslate Emerald Ore Deepslate Gilded Blackstone Gold Ore Deepslate Nether Iron Ore Deepslate Lapis Lazuli Ore Deepslate Nether Quartz Ore Redstone Ore Deepslate
Liquid/Related	Bubble Column Ice Blue Packed Lava Flowing Snow Powder Block Water Flowing
Non-physical	Air Cave‌^{[JE only]} Void‌^{[JE only]} Fire Soul

Biota
Wood/Hypha	Logs Stripped Wood Stripped Stems Stripped Hyphae Stripped
Plant	Azalea Flowering Bamboo Shoot Block Stripped Beetroots Big Dripleaf Small Stem Cactus Carrots Cave Vines Plant Chorus Plant Flower Cocoa Dead Bush Fern Large Flowers Tall Torchflower Crop Grass Tall Hanging Roots Leaves Lily Pad Mangrove Roots Muddy Melon Attached Stem Stem Moss Block Carpet Pink Petals Pitcher Plant Crop Potatoes Pumpkin Attached Stem Carved Stem Saplings Seagrass Tall Spore Blossom Sugar Cane Sweet Berry Bush Vines Wheat Hay Bale
Fungus	Fungi Glow Lichen Mushrooms Blocks Stem Nether Sprouts Nether Wart Nether Wart Block Warped Roots Shroomlight Twisting Vines Plant Weeping Vines Plant
Algae	Kelp Dried Block Plant
Fauna	Coral Dead Coral Blocks Dead Coral Fans Dead Sea Pickle
Fauna/Related	Bee Nest Bone Block Cobweb Dragon Egg Frogspawn Sniffer Egg Turtle Egg
Sculk	Sculk Sculk Catalyst Sculk Sensor Calibrated Sculk Shrieker Sculk Vein

Building
Lighting	Candle End Rod Froglight Jack o'Lantern Lantern Soul Sea Lantern Torch Soul
Ornamental	Bamboo Mosaic Bookshelf Carpets Chain Decorated Pot Fences Iron Bars Glass Pane Tinted Stained Glass Pane Glazed Terracotta Honeycomb Block Slabs Stairs Walls Wool
Mineral Block	Block of Amethyst Block of Coal Block of Copper Cut Raw Block of Diamond Block of Emerald Block of Gold Raw Block of Iron Raw Block of Lapis Lazuli Block of Netherite Block of Quartz Bricks Chiseled Pillar Smooth Block of Redstone
Structural	Bricks Cobblestone Mossy Deepslate Concrete Powder Cut Sandstone Chiseled Smooth Cut Red Sandstone Chiseled Smooth Deepslate Bricks Cracked Deepslate Tiles Cracked End Stone Bricks Nether Bricks Chiseled Cracked Red Packed Mud Mud Bricks Planks Polished Andesite Polished Basalt Smooth Basalt Polished Blackstone Chiseled Polished Blackstone Bricks Cracked Polished Diorite Polished Granite Polished Deepslate Chiseled Prismarine Bricks Dark Purpur Block Pillar Reinforced Deepslate Smooth Stone Stone Bricks Chiseled Cracked Mossy
BE & edu only	Elements Hardened Glass Pane Hardened Stained Glass Pane

Utility
Interactable	Anvil Chipped Damaged Barrel Beacon Brewing Stand Cartography Table Chest Ender Chiseled Bookshelf Crafting Table Enchanting Table Fletching Table Furnace Blast Smoker Grindstone Lectern Loom Shulker Box Sign Hanging Smithing Table Stonecutter
Utilizable	Banners Beehive Beds Bell Cake with Candle Campfire Soul Cauldron Lava Powder Snow Water Composter Conduit End Gateway End Portal End Portal Frame Farmland Flower Pot Frosted Ice Heads Item Frame Glow Jukebox Ladder Lodestone Monster Spawner Nether Portal Respawn Anchor Scaffolding Sponge Wet TNT
Redstone/Mechanical	Button Daylight Detector Dispenser Dropper Doors Trapdoors Fence Gates Honey Block Hopper Lever Lightning Rod Note Block Observer Piston Sticky Head Moving Pressure Plates Rail Activator Detector Powered Redstone Wire Comparator Repeater Lamp Torch Slime Block Target Trapped Chest Tripwire Hook Tripwire
Education Edition only	Border Chalkboard
BE & edu only	Allow Compound Creator Colored Torches Deny Element Constructor Heat Block Lab Table Material Reducer Underwater TNT Underwater Torch

Creative only
All editions	Monster Spawner Player Head
Java Edition only	Barrier Command Block Chain Repeating Jigsaw Block Light Structure Block Void
BE & edu only	Allow Compound Creator Deny Element Constructor Lab Table Material Reducer
Minecraft Education only	Border Chalkboard

Commands only
All editions	Petrified Oak Slab Unstable TNT
Java Edition only	Custom Player Head
BE & edu only	Barrier Broken Anvil Chiseled Purpur Command Block Chain Repeating Fern Fern Jigsaw Block Light Block Structure Block Air Void Smooth Stone Bricks tile.purpur_block.smooth.name Unknown
China Edition only	mod_ore

Unimplemented
All editions	Branches Copper Button Colored Wood Planks Coral Slab Dirt Slab Empty Barrel Fish Barrel Furniture Paeonia Sculk Jaw Spike Block Wax Block

Unused
Bedrock Edition only	Bell Stand tile.client_request_placeholder_block.name Glowing Obsidian Invisible Bedrock Nether Reactor Core Smokeless Campfire info_update info_update2 reserved6 Stonecutter (old)

Joke features
Java Edition only	An Ant Block of Coal Box of Infinite Books Torch (Burnt-out) Cheese Copper Sink Copper Spleaves Cursor Etho Slab Funky Portal How did we get here? Leftover Other Portal Packed Air Pickaxe Block Place Block Swaggiest stairs ever Tinted Glass USB Charger Block

Removed

Java Edition only

Bedrock Edition only

MinecraftEdu only

Legacy Console Edition only

Ring Block

Extreme metadata variants
All editions	Seamless Stone Slab Six-sided Hay Bale Weird Piston
Java Edition only	Faceless Jack o'Lantern Overripe Melon Stem Attached Overripe Pumpkin Stem Attached Overgrown Cocoa Overeaten Cake Potted non-flower block Green Shrub Potted
Bedrock Edition only	Diorite Bell Granite Bell Polished Six-sided Bone Block grass_carried leaves_carried Six-sided Purpur Pillar Six-sided Quartz Pillar

FAQs

Mycelium? ›

A mycelium is a network of fungal threads or hyphae

hyphae
A hypha (from Ancient Greek ὑφή (huphḗ) 'web'; pl. : hyphae) is a long, branching, filamentous structure of a fungus, oomycete, or actinobacterium. In most fungi, hyphae are the main mode of vegetative growth, and are collectively called a mycelium.
https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Hypha
Hypha - Wikipedia

. Mycelia often grow underground but can also thrive in other places such as rotting tree trunks. A single spore can develop into a mycelium. The fruiting bodies of fungi, such as mushrooms, can sprout from a mycelium.

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What does mycelium do to humans? ›

increase innate immune cells for protection* activate white blood cells for immune strength* regulate immune cell compounds for a balanced immune response.

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What is the difference between mycelium and fungi? ›

The fungal “body” of a common mushroom is therefore a large underground structure of threads that looks much like the root of a plant. This structure is called the “mycelium” and is essentially the fungal organism as a whole.

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Is mushroom mycelium healthy? ›

Mycelium: A Nutrient-Dense Food To Help Address World Hunger, Promote Health, and Support a Regenerative Food System | Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

Is mold the same as mycelium? ›

Mold is a type of fungi, and therefore is has mycelia. In fact, the mycelium of a mold is what gives it its fuzzy appearance. This means that while mold have mycelia, mycelia can also be found on fungi that are not types of mold. The two are connected but they are not the same thing.

What is the disadvantage of mycelium? ›

While mycelium proposes interesting implications as a structural material, there are several significant disadvantages that make it difficult to be practically implemented in large-scale projects. For one, mycelium does not have particularly high compressive strength on its own, ranging from 0.1-0.2 MPa.

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Is mycelium harmful to humans? ›

Mycelium can appear off-putting as it can present as white fuzz that looks like mold. While we would never recommend eating anything moldy or eating mushrooms without knowing that they are safe for human consumption, most mycelium is safe to eat and totally edible.

What does healthy mycelium look like? ›

While mycelium is typically white and filamentous, contamination generally takes the form of green, blue, gray, or black patches or discolorations in your substrate.

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Is mycelium a fungus or bacteria? ›

Filamentous fungi arrange their cells in linear, coenocytic arrays, referred to as hyphae, that extend at their tips and are able to branch and fuse, leading to a loose, three-dimensional network referred to as mycelium [1].

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Does mycelium know you're there? ›

It permeates nearly all land masses on Earth: a single cubic inch of soil can contain more than 8 miles of mycelial cells. And it knows you are there.

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Why avoid mycelium? ›

Mycelium extracts also tend to be devoid of all nutrients as well, although extracts made from the fungal fruiting bodies are also often low on nutrients as well because of the heat processing, with only mushroom powders keeping most nutrients intact.

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What is the power of mycelium? ›

Ectomycorrhizal extramatrical mycelium, as well as the mycelium of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, increase the efficiency of water and nutrient absorption of most plants and confers resistance to some plant pathogens. Mycelium is an important food source for many soil invertebrates.

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What is the behavior of mycelium? ›

The monotonic mechanical behavior of the mycelium is non-linear both in tension and compression. The material exhibits considerable strain hardening before rupture under tension, it mimics the open cell foam behavior under compression and exhibits hysteresis and the Mullins effect when subjected to cyclic loading.

Mycelium (2024)

Contents

Obtaining[]

Breaking[]

Mob loot[]

Usage[]

Spread[]

Dirt path[]

Effect on plants[]

Sounds[]

Generic[]

Unique[]

Data values[]

ID[]

Block states[]

History[]

Issues[]

Trivia[]

Gallery[]

See also[]

References[]

External Links[]

FAQs

Mycelium? ›

Hypha - Wikipedia

What is the disadvantage of mycelium? ›

References