Mushrooms in Anchorage Municipality, 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 here to list species.
Usually recorded in February here:
Chaga Inonotus obliquus2 February records since 2011
Too few past records in March here to list species.
Usually recorded in April here:
Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius2 April records since 2011
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius9 May records since 2011
Hardwood Trunk Rot Phellinus igniarius3 May records since 2011- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- Hardwood Trunk Rot Phellinus igniarius2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria16 July records since 2011- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius4 July records since 2011
Cep Boletus edulis4 July records since 2011
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum3 July records since 2011- Hardwood Trunk Rot Phellinus igniarius3 July records since 2011
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 July records since 2011
Tomentosus Root Rot Onnia tomentosa2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria33 August records since 2011
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina9 August records since 2011
- Cep Boletus edulis6 August records since 2011
Dark Bitter Bolete Caloboletus conifericola5 August records since 2011
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum5 August records since 2011- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius4 August records since 2011
Inocybe leiocephala3 August records since 2011
Gassy Webcap Cortinarius traganus3 August records since 2011
Admirable Bolete Aureoboletus mirabilis3 August records since 2011
Violet Webcap Cortinarius violaceus3 August records since 2011
Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae3 August records since 2011- Tomentosus Root Rot Onnia tomentosa3 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria13 September records since 2011
- Tomentosus Root Rot Onnia tomentosa12 September records since 2011
- Admirable Bolete Aureoboletus mirabilis5 September records since 2011
- Cep Boletus edulis5 September records since 2011
False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca4 September records since 2011- Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae4 September records since 2011
Pycnoporellus fulgens4 September records since 2011- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina4 September records since 2011
Angel's Wings Pleurocybella porrigens3 September records since 2011
Brown Roll Rim Paxillus involutus3 September records since 2011
Funnel Chanterelle Craterellus tubaeformis3 September records since 2011- Dark Bitter Bolete Caloboletus conifericola3 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Lactarius obscuratus2 October records since 2011
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 62 | |
| 2 | 24 | |
| 3 | 24 | |
| 4 | 22 | |
| 5 | 16 | |
| 6 | 13 | |
| 7 | 11 | |
| 8 | 10 | |
| 9 | 10 | |
| 10 | 10 | |
| 11 | 9 | |
| 12 | 9 | |
| 13 | 8 | |
| 14 | 7 | |
| 15 | 6 |
Being on this list doesn't mean a mushroom is common, easy to identify or safe. It only means it has been recorded here often.
Best months to look
Records by month, all years. Busiest: Jul, Sep, Aug.
Sightings map
● Each dot is a place with at least one record (rounded to about 1 km). Locations can be approximate, and many are on private land. Numbered blue circles are recent sightings, shown only to a general area of about 10 km.
Recent sightings
The 10 most recent dated records in this county, newest first. Data as of October 26, 2026. Records can take weeks or more to reach GBIF, so the newest finds may not show yet. Places are given only as a public park or forest (from the USGS Protected Areas Database) or the nearest town, and the numbered circles on the map cover a general area, not an exact spot.
- 1Aug 30, 2026Violet Webcap Cortinarius violaceusnear Anchorage, AK · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Aug 30, 2026Violet Webcap Cortinarius violaceusnear Anchorage, AK · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Aug 15, 2026Fly Agaric Amanita muscarianear Anchorage, AK · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Aug 9, 2026Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceaenear Anchorage, AK · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Jul 10, 2026Hardwood Trunk Rot Phellinus igniariuson Bureau of Land Management land, AK · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6May 23, 2026Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentariusin Connors Lake Park, AK · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Oct 23, 2025Scarlet Splash Cytidia salicinaon Bureau of Land Management land, AK · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Sep 25, 2025Coral Tooth Hericium coralloidesnear Anchorage, AK (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
Sep 24, 2025Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulansnear Anchorage, AK · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Sep 22, 2025Fly Agaric Amanita muscarianear Anchorage, AK · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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1,912 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 1,440 CC0 and 472 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.