Pilzfinder.at Diversity and distribution of fungi in Austria. Let us search for fungi, take pictures, document them and thereby contribute to biodiversity research

Pilzfinder.at is a citizen science project of the Austrian Mycological Society (OMG) in cooperation with the citizen science app platform Spotteron and listed on the citizen science platform “Osterreich forscht”. Citizen scientists document fungal observations by photography supplemented with notes on ecology. Nearly 2000 observations from 50 citizen scientists were produced in 2019, including rare species observations. Engagement of citizen scientists significantly improves research regarding to distribution and ecology of fungi in Austria and increases the reliability of forecasts for Red Lists and for fungal threats globally