Mushrooms in Kenai Peninsula 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.
Usually recorded in February here:
Chaga Inonotus obliquus3 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
- Chaga Inonotus obliquus14 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
Ochre-Banded Conk Fomitopsis ochracea2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Ochre-Banded Conk Fomitopsis ochracea5 May records since 2011
Pine Bracket Porodaedalea pini2 May records since 2011
Hardwood Trunk Rot Phellinus igniarius2 May records since 2011
Aspen Bracket Phellinus tremulae2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius5 June records since 2011- Hardwood Trunk Rot Phellinus igniarius3 June records since 2011
Lichenomphalia ericetorum2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
- Mycena austinii10 July records across all years
- Ochre-Banded Conk Fomitopsis ochracea8 July records across all years
Flame Bonnet Mycena strobilinoidea4 July records across all years
Common Collybia Gymnopus dryophilus3 July records across all years- Pine Bracket Porodaedalea pini3 July records across all years
- Fungi Owingsia umbellifera2 July records across all years
Dark Bitter Bolete Caloboletus conifericola2 July records across all years
Torn Fibrecap Inocybe lacera2 July records across all years
Neoboletus luridiformis2 July records across all years
Cep Boletus edulis2 July records across all years
Deer Mushroom Pluteus cervinus2 July records across all years
Sheathed Woodtuft Kuehneromyces mutabilis2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria9 August records since 2011
Soapy Knight Tricholoma saponaceum5 August records since 2011
Saffron Webcap Cortinarius croceus4 August records since 2011
Bleeding Tooth Fungus Hydnellum peckii4 August records since 2011
Tomentosus Root Rot Onnia tomentosa4 August records since 2011
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum4 August records since 2011
Scaly Tooth Sarcodon imbricatus4 August records since 2011
The Gypsy Cortinarius caperatus3 August records since 2011
Man-On-Horseback Tricholoma equestre3 August records since 2011
Brown Cubical Rot Laetiporus conifericola3 August records since 2011- Ochre-Banded Conk Fomitopsis ochracea3 August records since 2011
Alaska Bolete Leccinum alaskanum2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Ochre-Banded Conk Fomitopsis ochracea5 September records since 2011
- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria5 September records since 2011
- Brown Cubical Rot Laetiporus conifericola4 September records since 2011
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus4 September records since 2011
Angel's Wings Pleurocybella porrigens4 September records since 2011
Conifer Roundhead Stropharia hornemannii3 September records since 2011- Alaska Bolete Leccinum alaskanum3 September records since 2011
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina3 September records since 2011
False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca2 September records since 2011- Soapy Knight Tricholoma saponaceum2 September records since 2011
- Man-On-Horseback Tricholoma equestre2 September records since 2011
- Tricholoma arvernense2 September records since 2011
Too few past records in October here to list species.
Usually recorded in November here:
Bicoloured Deceiver Laccaria bicolor2 November records across all years- Chaga Inonotus obliquus2 November records across all years
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | |
| 2 | 20 | |
| 3 | 14 | |
| 4 | 11 | |
| 5 | 10 | |
| 6 | 9 | |
| 7 | 8 | |
| 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | 7 | |
| 10 | 7 | |
| 11 | 7 | |
| 12 | 6 | |
| 13 | 6 | |
| 14 | 6 | |
| 15 | 5 |
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: Aug, Sep, Jul.
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 19, 2026Fly Agaric Amanita muscariain Chugach National Forest, AK · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Aug 6, 2026Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceaenear Seward, AK · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Sep 3, 2025False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiacanear Primrose, AK · museum/herbarium specimen · original record
- 4
Sep 3, 2025Copper Brittlegill Russula decoloransnear Primrose, AK · museum/herbarium specimen · original record - 5
Sep 3, 2025Hintapink Russula paludosanear Primrose, AK · museum/herbarium specimen · original record - 6
Aug 31, 2025Purple Spindles Alloclavaria purpureain Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Aug 26, 2025Scaly Tooth Sarcodon imbricatusin Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Aug 25, 2025Hardwood Trunk Rot Phellinus igniariusin Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, AK · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Aug 24, 2025Ochre-Banded Conk Fomitopsis ochraceanear Cooper Landing, AK · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Aug 11, 2025Brown Cubical Rot Laetiporus conifericolanear Lowell Point, AK · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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589 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 403 CC0 and 186 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.