Mushrooms in North Slope 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.
Usually recorded in April here:
- Calvatia cretacea3 April records across all years
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Usually recorded in June here:
Moss Club Multiclavula vernalis3 June records across all years- Gymnopus aquosus2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Arctic Mushroom Scales Lichen Lichenomphalia hudsoniana24 July records across all years- Fungi Owingsia umbellifera11 July records across all years
Lactarius fumosus11 July records across all years- Calvatia arctica9 July records across all years
Lactarius lanceolatus6 July records across all years
Burgundy Touhgshank Gymnopus fuscopurpureus6 July records across all years- Calvatia cretacea5 July records across all years
Blushing Bolete Leccinum scabrum5 July records across all years
Cortinarius chrysolitus5 July records across all years
Orange Webcap Cortinarius mucosus4 July records across all years- Lichenomphalia luteovitellina3 July records across all years
Mountain Deceiver Laccaria montana3 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
- Lactarius fumosus41 August records across all years
- Lactarius lanceolatus31 August records across all years
- Orange Webcap Cortinarius mucosus31 August records across all years
- Lepista polygonarum31 August records across all years
- Fungi Owingsia umbellifera28 August records across all years
- Cortinarius chrysolitus27 August records across all years
Sickener Russula emetica23 August records across all years
Arrhenia lobata22 August records across all years- Arctic Mushroom Scales Lichen Lichenomphalia hudsoniana21 August records across all years
Cinnamon Navel Omphalina pyxidata19 August records across all years- Chromosera citrinopallida16 August records across all years
- Coprinopsis martinii14 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Earthy Powdercap Cystoderma amianthinum4 September records across all years
Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes4 September records across all years
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina3 September records across all years- Orange Webcap Cortinarius mucosus2 September records across all years
Lilac Bonnet Mycena pura2 September records across all years
Mycena metata2 September records across all years- Arrhenia lobata2 September records across all years
Too few past records in October here to list species.
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 | 52 | |
| 2 | 47 | |
| 3 | 40 | |
| 4 | 38 | |
| 5 | 37 | |
| 6 | 32 | |
| 7 | 32 | |
| 8 | 30 | |
| 9 | 26 | |
| 10 | 20 | |
| 11 | 17 | |
| 12 | 16 | |
| 13 | Chromosera citrinopallida | 16 |
| 14 | 15 | |
| 15 | Coprinopsis martinii | 15 |
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, Jul, 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 5 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.
- 1
Jul 30, 2023Cep Boletus edulison Bureau of Land Management land, AK · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Nov 28, 2020Pyrrhoderma noxiumin North Slope Borough, AK · museum/herbarium specimen · original record
- 3Oct 3, 2020Coprinopsis jonesiiin North Slope Borough, AK · museum/herbarium specimen · original record
- 4Sep 19, 2020Coprinopsis jonesiiin North Slope Borough, AK · museum/herbarium specimen · original record
- 5
Sep 5, 2020Willow Glue Hydnoporia tabacinain North Slope Borough, AK · museum/herbarium specimen · original record
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11,884 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 10,614 CC0 and 1,270 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.