Mycology, the study of fungi, is a relatively young and underexplored discipline with a strong culture of field collection and study. The Yorkshire Mycological Committee (YMC) of the Yorkshire Naturalist's Union, formed in 1892, became the first permanent mycological organization within Great Britain. Well renowned and highly competent, the members of the YMC espoused a distinctive philosophy and practice of science that led them into a drawn-out conflict with the newly established British Mycological Society that continues to impact the practice of British field mycology today. This paper explores the philosophy, practice, and hierarchy of the Yorkshire mycologists and fungal collectors through the lens of their regional identity. To do so, it examines similarities and differences between the Yorkshire expressions of mycology and cricket around the turn of the twentieth century, with the latter already well established as a major vehicle for expressions of the region's identity. It argues that both activities stem from a distinct Yorkshire identity and culture that both superseded and intersected with other factors such as class and authority. In doing so, it highlights the importance of provincial identities and scientific movements in informing and influencing wider disciplinary philosophies and practices.

真菌学是一门对真菌的研究，是一门相对年轻且探索不足的学科，具有浓厚的实地采集和研究文化。约克郡博物学家联盟的约克郡真菌学委员会 (YMC) 成立于 1892 年，成为英国第一个永久性真菌学组织。YMC 的成员享有盛誉且能力出众，他们拥护独特的科学哲学和实践，这使他们与新成立的英国真菌学会发生了旷日持久的冲突，该学会继续影响着当今英国田间真菌学的实践。本文从约克郡真菌学家和真菌收藏家的地域特性的角度探讨了他们的哲学、实践和等级制度。为此，它研究了二十世纪初约克郡真菌学和板球之间的异同，后者已经成为表达该地区身份的主要载体。它认为，这两种活动都源于独特的约克郡身份和文化，它取代了阶级和权威等其他因素并与之交叉。在这样做的过程中，它强调了省级身份和科学运动在告知和影响更广泛的学科哲学和实践方面的重要性。它认为，这两种活动都源于独特的约克郡身份和文化，它取代了阶级和权威等其他因素并与之交叉。在这样做的过程中，它强调了省级身份和科学运动在告知和影响更广泛的学科哲学和实践方面的重要性。它认为，这两种活动都源于独特的约克郡身份和文化，它取代了阶级和权威等其他因素并与之交叉。在这样做的过程中，它强调了省级身份和科学运动在告知和影响更广泛的学科哲学和实践方面的重要性。