Mycelium

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

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.

Mycelium generates in mushroom fields biomes in abundance.

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

Mycelium can spread to any dirt block within one space above, one sideways, or three down. Mycelium needs at least light level 9 above it, while dirt needs at least 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 a light-impeding block 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.

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

• Mushrooms and Nether fungi 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 blocks, or podzol.
• Mycelium cannot be directly 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.
• Sniffers cannot dig on mycelium.^[2]

Mycelium dies and changes to dirt a random time (when a random tick lands on the block) after it has been covered by any opaque blocks. Transparent blocks can kill mycelium in a similar manner if they cause the light level above the mycelium to be four or below (like water does) and the surrounding area is not otherwise sufficiently illuminated.

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Issues relating to "Mycelium" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

• In real life, mycelium is the part of a fungus that gathers nutrients. Mycelium consists of web-like threads known as hyphae. Mycelium can be considered the roots of a fungus, whereas the mushrooms can be considered the fruits. Mycelium itself does not produce spores, although its particle effect in Minecraft may look like spores.

• 👁 Naturally generated mycelium in a mushroom fields biome
  
  Naturally generated mycelium in a mushroom fields biome
• 👁 Another view of 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 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.
  
  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
  
  Animation of particles emanating from mycelium

• Mycelium on Wikipedia
• 👁 Image
  Podzol
• 👁 Image
  Nylium

^[1]

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