Mushrooms in Fairbanks North Star Borough, 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.
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Too few past records in March here to list species.
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius2 May records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius3 June records across all years
Spring Fieldcap Agrocybe praecox2 June records across all years
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
- Piloderma olivaceum8 July records since 2011
Cratered Duster Amphinema byssoides6 July records since 2011
Smoothish-Stemmed Bolete Hemileccinum subglabripes5 July records since 2011
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria4 July records since 2011- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius4 July records since 2011
Crowded Brittlegill Russula densifolia3 July records since 2011
Woolly Milkcap Lactarius torminosus3 July records since 2011
Short-Stemmed Russula Russula brevipes3 July records since 2011
Copper Brittlegill Russula decolorans3 July records since 2011
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus3 July records since 2011- Clitopilus nuciolens2 July records since 2011
Matt Knight Tricholoma imbricatum2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria19 August records since 2011
- Woolly Milkcap Lactarius torminosus8 August records since 2011
- Smoothish-Stemmed Bolete Hemileccinum subglabripes6 August records since 2011
Scaly Tooth Sarcodon imbricatus5 August records since 2011- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius5 August records since 2011
- Mycena picta4 August records since 2011
Dripping Slimecap Zhuliangomyces illinitus4 August records since 2011- Russula gracillima4 August records since 2011
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum4 August records since 2011- Collybia alboflavida3 August records since 2011
- Calonarius aureofulvus3 August records since 2011
- Agaricus pseudopallens3 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Sharp-Scaly Pholiota Pholiota squarrosoides4 September records since 2011- Copper Brittlegill Russula decolorans3 September records since 2011
Orange Birch Bolete Leccinum versipelle3 September records since 2011
Fairy-Cakes Hebeloma crustuliniforme3 September records since 2011- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria3 September records since 2011
Copper-Top Leccinum aurantiacum2 September records since 2011
Green Brittlegill Russula aeruginea2 September records since 2011
Aniseed Funnel Clitocybe odora2 September records since 2011- Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus2 September records since 2011
Red Tree Brain Fungus Peniophora rufa2 September records since 2011
False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca2 September records since 2011
Too few past records in October here to list species.
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Usually recorded in December here:
- Piloderma olivaceum2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 75 | |
| 2 | 63 | |
| 3 | 25 | |
| 4 | 24 | |
| 5 | 24 | |
| 6 | 22 | |
| 7 | 22 | |
| 8 | 22 | |
| 9 | 20 | |
| 10 | 19 | |
| 11 | 14 | |
| 12 | 14 | |
| 13 | 13 | |
| 14 | 13 | |
| 15 | 13 |
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, Aug, Sep.
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.
- 1Sep 17, 2026Fly Agaric Amanita muscarianear College, AK · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Sep 13, 2026Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatusnear Fairbanks, AK · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Aug 20, 2026Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentariusnear College, AK · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Aug 5, 2026Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentariusnear College, AK · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Jul 18, 2026Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentariusnear Salcha, AK · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Sep 4, 2025Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatusnear College, AK · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Aug 15, 2025Fly Agaric Amanita muscarianear College, AK · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Aug 12, 2025Woolly Milkcap Lactarius torminosusnear College, AK · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9
Aug 9, 2025False Saffron Milkcap Lactarius deterrimusnear College, AK · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10
Aug 9, 2025Northern Bearded Milkcap Lactarius repraesentaneusnear College, AK · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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6,003 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 5,738 CC0 and 265 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.