Mushrooms in Benzie County, Michigan
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.
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Usually recorded in July here:
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 July records since 2011
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria2 July records since 2011
Umbrella Polypore Polyporus umbellatus2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Podofomes mollis10 August records across all years
Stringy Butt Rot Poriella subacida6 August records across all years
Cystostereum murrayi6 August records across all years
Trechispora mollusca5 August records across all years- Scytinostroma odoratum5 August records across all years
Meruliopsis taxicola4 August records across all years
Lacquered Bracket Ganoderma lucidum4 August records across all years
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus3 August records across all years
White Knight Tricholoma album3 August records across all years
Zoned Hairy Parachute Crinipellis zonata3 August records across all years
Deceiver Laccaria laccata3 August records across all years
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana3 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
- Stringy Butt Rot Poriella subacida11 September records across all years
Rusty Porecrust Fuscoporia ferruginosa7 September records across all years
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum3 September records across all years
Brown Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum fuscoviolaceum2 September records across all years
Sulphur Tuft Hypholoma fasciculare2 September records across all years
Brownflesh Bracket Coriolopsis gallica2 September records across all years
Coral Tooth Hericium coralloides2 September records across all years
Tomentella ferruginea2 September records across all years
Sharp-Scaly Pholiota Pholiota squarrosoides2 September records across all years
Plums And Custard Tricholomopsis rutilans2 September records across all years- Rigidonotus glomeratus2 September records across all years
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 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 | 17 | |
| 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | 9 | |
| 4 | 6 | |
| 5 | 6 | |
| 6 | 5 | |
| 7 | 5 | |
| 8 | Scytinostroma odoratum | 5 |
| 9 | 5 | |
| 10 | 4 | |
| 11 | 4 | |
| 12 | 4 | |
| 13 | 4 | |
| 14 | 4 | |
| 15 | 3 |
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 9 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 28, 2025Frost's Amanita Amanita frostianain Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Jul 21, 2025Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus Hydnoporia olivaceanear Frankfort, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Jul 7, 2025Fly Agaric Amanita muscarianear Crystal Downs Country Club, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Jul 7, 2025Orange Mycena Mycena leaiananear Crystal Downs Country Club, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
Jul 4, 2025Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulinanear Crystal Downs Country Club, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Aug 27, 2024Orange Mycena Mycena leaiananear Elberta, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Jun 9, 2024Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatusnear Arcadia, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
May 31, 2024Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosusnear Arcadia, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
May 24, 2024Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugaenear Elberta, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
421 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 399 CC0 and 22 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.