Mycelium

Mycelium

Transparent	No
Luminant	0
Blast resistance	0.5
Tool
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava?	No

Not to be confused with Nylium.

	“	In Minecraft, mycelium is represented as a type of dirt block, covered in grey-purple strands and emitting strange particulates. Predictably enough, mycelium blocks occur naturally in Mushroom Island biomes, and though they aren't very good for growing most crops - they can't even be hoed into farmland - mushrooms spread here easily, and in any light level.	„
		— Marsh Davies

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

Occurrence

Natural generation

Mycelium generates naturally in mushroom fields.

Post-generation

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 and 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.

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

Obtaining

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
Default	0.9
Wooden	0.45
Stone	0.25
Iron	0.15
Diamond	0.15
Netherite	0.1
Golden	0.1

Endermen

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

Usage

Loot

Namespaced ID	Source	Default	Silk Touch
blocks/mycelium	Mycelium	1 (100%)	1 (100%)

Effect on plants

• Mushrooms 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. Saplings, flowers, grass, shrubs, ferns and sugar cane cannot be planted on it.
• Pumpkins and melons do grow on it.

Sounds

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitle	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Subtitle key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Breaking the block	block.grass.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	1.0	0.8	16
	None	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.grass.fall	None	0.5	0.75	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	Mining the block	block.grass.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	0.25	0.5	16
	Block placed	Blocks	Placing the block	block.grass.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	1.0	0.8	16
	Footsteps	Blocks	Walking on the block	block.grass.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

Sound	Description	Namespaced ID	Volume	Pitch
?	Breaking the block	dig.grass	?	0.8
?	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.grass	?	?
?	Mining the block	hit.grass	?	0.5
?	Jumping from the block	jump.grass	?	?
?	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.grass	?	?
?	Walking on the block	step.grass	?	?
?	Placing the block	use.grass	?	0.8

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Translation key
Mycelium	mycelium	block.minecraft.mycelium

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Translation key
Mycelium	mycelium	110	tile.mycelium.name

Block states

See also: Block states

Java Edition:

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					Mycelium is now the only block that mushrooms can be planted and spawned on while in direct contact with sunlight.
1.3.1		12w22a			Inventory sprites for blocks have now been flipped from left to right, changing to .
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 texture of mycelium has now been changed.
		19w12a			Mycelium now has random orientations when placed, similar to grass blocks.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.9.0		build 1			Added mycelium.
0.9.2					Mycelium now spreads correctly.
0.12.1		?			Mycelium can now be obtained using the Silk Touch enchantment.
0.14.0		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 now been changed.
Legacy Console Edition
TU7	CU1	1.0	Patch 1		Added mycelium.
		1.90			The texture of mycelium has now 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

• It is a common misconception that only mooshrooms can spawn on mycelium. This is not true; it is the biome itself that prevents other mobs from spawning. Friendly and hostile mobs can spawn on mycelium in any other biome just like they do on any other block. Relatedly, mycelium outside of a mushroom biome does not spawn mooshrooms.
• 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.
• mycelium will turn into dirt in the nether. this takes time to happen.

Gallery

• 

  A mushroom fields biome, primarily composed of mycelium.

• 

  Mycelium with snow on top. The mycelium still produces spores.

• 

  How a mushroom biome appears on a map. It used to appear as green.

• 

  Mycelium spreading in dirt and destroying planted sugar cane.

See also

• Mycelium on Wikipedia
• Podzol

References

Blocks

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