Abstract: Fungi present in the rhizosphere and rhizoplane of Okro (Hibiscus esculentus) were isolated and identified. The fungi were Penicillium frequetans, Penicillium oxalicum, Penicillium palitans, Rhizopus stolonifer, Rhizopus oligosporus, Rhizopus oryzae, Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus japonicus, Aspergillus clavatus, Mucor hiemalis, Mucor racemosus, Alternaria herbarum and Alternaria triticina. R. stolonifer, A. niger and A. clavatus were predominant in both the rhizosphere soil and the rhizoplane, while P. oxalicum and A. herbarum were predominant in the rhizosphere soil only. Mucor hiemalis, Penicillium frequetans, P. oxalicum, A. clavatus, P. palitans and A. triticina were present in the rhizosphere soil and/or the rhizoplane, but they were absent from the non-rhizosphere soil. The rhizosphere soil contained a greater spectrum of fungal species than either the rhizoplane or the non-rhizosphere soil. The experimental soil was sandy loam in texture. The rhizosphere effect increased progressively with increase in plant age until the 6th week after seed sowing and then declined.