Agar & lab: prices across US vendors
30 species and 313 current listings at 2 vendors, updated September 4, 2026. Every price on this page is per plate, and all of it is one product category — so these numbers are directly comparable. A plate here is never compared to a product in another category.
Poured agar plates and lab media (malt extract, potato dextrose) for isolating and cloning cultures. Priced per plate/dish.
By species
| Species | Low | Median | High | Listings | Vendors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morel (Morchella) | $26.47 | $26.47 | $74.99 | 24 | 2 |
| Oyster (variety unspecified) | $26.47 | $26.47 | $26.47 | 18 | 1 |
| Shiitake | $26.47 | $26.47 | $74.99 | 15 | 2 |
| Reishi | $26.47 | $26.47 | $74.99 | 7 | 2 |
| Chicken of the Woods | $26.47 | $26.47 | $74.99 | 8 | 2 |
| Pearl Oyster | $26.47 | $26.47 | $26.47 | 4 | 1 |
| Almond Agaricus | $26.47 | $26.47 | $26.47 | 2 | 1 |
| Wood Ear | $26.47 | $26.47 | $26.47 | 3 | 1 |
| Cordyceps (militaris) | $26.47 | $26.47 | $26.47 | 3 | 1 |
| Button / Cremini / Portobello (Agaricus bisporus) | $26.47 | $26.47 | $26.47 | 2 | 1 |
| Paddy Straw | $26.47 | $26.47 | $26.47 | 1 | 1 |
| Phoenix Oyster | $26.47 | $26.47 | $26.47 | 1 | 1 |
| Nameko | $26.47 | $50.73 | $74.99 | 4 | 2 |
| Beech (Shimeji) | $26.47 | $50.73 | $74.99 | 4 | 2 |
| Turkey Tail | $26.47 | $50.73 | $74.99 | 2 | 2 |
| Comb Tooth / Coral Tooth | $26.47 | $50.73 | $74.99 | 4 | 2 |
| Elm Oyster | $26.47 | $50.73 | $74.99 | 2 | 2 |
| Shaggy Mane | $26.47 | $50.73 | $74.99 | 2 | 2 |
| Blue Oyster | $26.47 | $74.99 | $199.99 | 23 | 2 |
| Pink Oyster | $26.47 | $74.99 | $199.99 | 6 | 2 |
| Lion's Mane | $26.47 | $74.99 | $74.99 | 6 | 2 |
| King Oyster (King Trumpet) | $26.47 | $74.99 | $74.99 | 6 | 2 |
| Golden Oyster | $26.47 | $74.99 | $199.99 | 9 | 2 |
| Chestnut Mushroom | $26.47 | $74.99 | $74.99 | 3 | 2 |
| Enoki | $26.47 | $74.99 | $74.99 | 5 | 2 |
| Pioppino (Black Poplar) | $26.47 | $74.99 | $74.99 | 5 | 2 |
| Italian Oyster | $74.99 | $74.99 | $74.99 | 1 | 1 |
| Snow Oyster | $74.99 | $74.99 | $74.99 | 1 | 1 |
| Maitake (Hen of the Woods) | $26.47 | $74.99 | $74.99 | 6 | 2 |
| Wine Cap (King Stropharia) | $26.47 | $74.99 | $74.99 | 6 | 2 |
Prices are per plate. Each species links to its own page, where this and every other category it sells in is broken out separately.
Not mapped to a tracked species
130 listings in this category aren't matched to a species this index tracks — either generic agar & lab that names no species at all, or a species outside our current coverage. They're compared here among themselves, per plate.
| Vendor | Listing | Per plate | Listing price | Stock | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Out-Grow | Dual-Sectioned Petri Dishes (100 x 15mm) (100 plates) | $0.09 | $9.02 | in stock | view → |
| North Spore | Medical-Grade Sterile Petri Dishes — 500 (500 plates) | $0.30 | $149.99 | in stock | view → |