Mushrooms in Alaska
Fruiting now
Based on past sightings (mostly since 2011; all years where recent records are few), not a forecast. Weather and place matter a lot, and a listing here says nothing about whether a mushroom is safe.
Too few past records in January in this state to list species.
Usually recorded in February in this state:
Chaga Inonotus obliquus5 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March in this state:
- Chaga Inonotus obliquus14 March records since 2011
Too few past records in April in this state to list species.
Usually recorded in May in this state:
Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius16 May records since 2011
Hardwood Trunk Rot Phellinus igniarius11 May records since 2011
Ochre-Banded Conk Fomitopsis ochracea11 May records since 2011
Aspen Bracket Phellinus tremulae5 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June in this state:
- Ochre-Banded Conk Fomitopsis ochracea22 June records since 2011
- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius12 June records since 2011
Mountain Brownie Deconica montana6 June records since 2011
Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinum6 June records since 2011
Lichenomphalia ericetorum6 June records since 2011- Hardwood Trunk Rot Phellinus igniarius5 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July in this state:
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria25 July records since 2011- Ochre-Banded Conk Fomitopsis ochracea19 July records since 2011
- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius15 July records since 2011
Cep Boletus edulis9 July records since 2011- Piloderma olivaceum8 July records since 2011
Cratered Duster Amphinema byssoides6 July records since 2011
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum6 July records since 2011- Hardwood Trunk Rot Phellinus igniarius6 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August in this state:
- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria100 August records since 2011
Brown Cubical Rot Laetiporus conifericola25 August records since 2011
Scaly Tooth Sarcodon imbricatus20 August records since 2011
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina18 August records since 2011
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum17 August records since 2011- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius14 August records since 2011
Smoothish-Stemmed Bolete Hemileccinum subglabripes12 August records since 2011
Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata12 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September in this state:
- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria42 September records since 2011
Angel's Wings Pleurocybella porrigens16 September records since 2011
Purple Spindles Alloclavaria purpurea14 September records since 2011
Tomentosus Root Rot Onnia tomentosa13 September records since 2011
Funnel Chanterelle Craterellus tubaeformis13 September records since 2011
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus13 September records since 2011- Ochre-Banded Conk Fomitopsis ochracea12 September records since 2011
- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius11 September records since 2011
Too few past records in October in this state to list species.
Too few past records in November in this state to list species.
Too few past records in December in this state to list species.
Often-recorded species
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Ranked by how often each appears in county top-40 lists. This is a guide to what gets recorded, not to what is common or safe.
Best months to look
Records by month, all years. Busiest: Jul, Aug, Sep.
Counties
Counties with fewer than 100 records (13) are listed here without their own page.
| County | Records |
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| North Slope Borough | 11,884 |
| Denali Borough | 7,524 |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | 6,003 |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 5,759 |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 3,576 |
| Copper River Census Area | 2,872 |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 2,218 |
| Anchorage Municipality | 1,912 |
| Northwest Arctic Borough | 638 |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough | 589 |
| Juneau City and Borough | 496 |
| Nome Census Area | 299 |
| Sitka City and Borough | 269 |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 167 |
| Chugach Census Area | 110 |
| Skagway Municipality | 95 |
| Kodiak Island Borough | 71 |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough | 69 |
| Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | 60 |
| Haines Borough | 49 |
| Wrangell City and Borough | 35 |
| Petersburg Borough | 25 |
| Yakutat City and Borough | 19 |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough | 16 |
| Aleutians East Borough | 3 |
| Aleutians West Census Area | 2 |
| Bethel Census Area | 1 |
| Kusilvak Census Area | 1 |
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