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Objective of the present study was to identify the mycorrhizal flora associated with mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) wilczek] var. NM-98. Seeds were sown in pot soil collected from a well cultivated field of Punjab University Lahore. The plants were allowed to grow till maturity and decomposition of roots in the pots thereafter. Mycorrhizal spores were separated from the soil by wet sieving and decanting techniques and identified with the help of various keys. Four species of Glomus namely G. fasciculatum, 70 of G. mosseae, 6 of G. macrocarpum and 4 of G. reticulatum were identified which were present in 48%, 45%, 4% and 3%, respectively, of the total. This study concludes that G. fasciculatum and G. fasciculatum are the most commonly occurring fungi associated with mungbean in Pakistan.