Liquid culture: prices across US vendors
31 species and 274 current listings at 2 vendors, updated October 20, 2026. Every price on this page is per syringe, and all of it is one product category — so these numbers are directly comparable. A syringe here is never compared to a product in another category.
Live mycelium suspended in nutrient broth, in a syringe, for grain inoculation. Priced per syringe. (Distinct from — and never confused with — excluded spore syringes.)
By species
| Species | Low | Median | High | Listings | Vendors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morel (Morchella) | $8.20 | $12.73 | $22.00 | 23 | 2 |
| Oyster (variety unspecified) | $8.20 | $12.73 | $12.73 | 20 | 1 |
| Shiitake | $8.20 | $12.73 | $22.00 | 11 | 2 |
| Reishi | $8.20 | $12.73 | $22.00 | 7 | 2 |
| Lion's Mane | $8.20 | $12.73 | $22.00 | 4 | 2 |
| Pink Oyster | $12.73 | $12.73 | $22.00 | 3 | 2 |
| Chicken of the Woods | $8.20 | $12.73 | $12.73 | 6 | 1 |
| Nameko | $12.73 | $12.73 | $22.00 | 3 | 2 |
| Wine Cap (King Stropharia) | $12.73 | $12.73 | $22.00 | 3 | 2 |
| Pearl Oyster | $12.73 | $12.73 | $12.73 | 4 | 1 |
| Beech (Shimeji) | $12.73 | $12.73 | $12.73 | 2 | 1 |
| Almond Agaricus | $12.73 | $12.73 | $22.00 | 3 | 2 |
| Comb Tooth / Coral Tooth | $12.73 | $12.73 | $12.73 | 2 | 1 |
| Wood Ear | $12.73 | $12.73 | $12.73 | 3 | 1 |
| Cordyceps (militaris) | $12.73 | $12.73 | $12.73 | 3 | 1 |
| Button / Cremini / Portobello (Agaricus bisporus) | $12.73 | $12.73 | $12.73 | 2 | 1 |
| Shaggy Mane | $12.73 | $12.73 | $12.73 | 1 | 1 |
| Paddy Straw | $12.73 | $12.73 | $12.73 | 1 | 1 |
| Phoenix Oyster | $12.73 | $12.73 | $12.73 | 1 | 1 |
| Blue Oyster | $12.73 | $17.37 | $22.00 | 2 | 2 |
| Golden Oyster | $12.73 | $17.37 | $22.00 | 2 | 2 |
| Chestnut Mushroom | $12.73 | $17.37 | $22.00 | 2 | 2 |
| Enoki | $12.73 | $17.37 | $22.00 | 3 | 2 |
| Pioppino (Black Poplar) | $12.73 | $17.37 | $22.00 | 2 | 2 |
| Maitake (Hen of the Woods) | $12.73 | $17.37 | $22.00 | 2 | 2 |
| Turkey Tail | $12.73 | $17.37 | $22.00 | 2 | 2 |
| Elm Oyster | $12.73 | $17.37 | $22.00 | 2 | 2 |
| King Oyster (King Trumpet) | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | 2 | 1 |
| Italian Oyster | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | 1 | 1 |
| Snow Oyster | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | 1 | 1 |
| Black King Oyster | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | 1 | 1 |
Prices are per syringe. 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
150 listings in this category aren't matched to a species this index tracks — either generic liquid culture that names no species at all, or a species outside our current coverage. They're compared here among themselves, per syringe.
| Vendor | Listing | Per syringe | Listing price | Stock | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Spore | 30x Syringe Multiplier & Spore Germination Liquid Culture Kit (30 syringes) | $1.00 | $29.99 | in stock | view → |
| Out-Grow | Japanese Liquid Culture 5 Pack | Mushroom Liquid Culture (5 syringes) | $8.20 | $41.01 | in stock | view → |