Mushrooms in Berrien 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.
Usually recorded in January here:
Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 February records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa4 March records since 2011- Poronidulus conchifer3 March records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 March records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus3 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus10 May records since 2011
Neofavolus americanus2 May records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 May records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 May records since 2011
- Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 May records since 2011
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Usually recorded in July here:
Russula pectinatoides2 July records across all years
Pluteus podospileus2 July records across all years
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum2 July records across all years
Protohydnum album2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus7 August records since 2011
- Protohydnum album6 August records since 2011
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa5 August records since 2011- Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa5 August records since 2011
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana5 August records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 August records since 2011
Northern Tooth Climacodon septentrionalis3 August records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus5 September records since 2011
- Protohydnum album4 September records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 September records since 2011
- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 September records since 2011
Bear Lentinus Lentinellus ursinus2 September records since 2011
Walnut Mycena Mycena crocea2 September records since 2011- Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana2 September records since 2011
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 September records since 2011
Pale Oyster Pleurotus pulmonarius2 September records since 2011
False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 September records since 2011
Cyanosporus livens2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum5 October records since 2011
American Slippery Jack Suillus americanus3 October records since 2011- Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa3 October records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme3 October records since 2011
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus3 October records since 2011
Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata2 October records since 2011- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 October records since 2011
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria2 October records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 October records since 2011
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 November records since 2011
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | |
| 2 | 25 | |
| 3 | 18 | |
| 4 | 12 | |
| 5 | 10 | |
| 6 | 10 | |
| 7 | 9 | |
| 8 | 7 | |
| 9 | 6 | |
| 10 | 6 | |
| 11 | 6 | |
| 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: Sep, Oct, 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.
- 1Oct 2, 2026Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosain Warren Woods State Park, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Oct 2, 2026Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosusin Warren Woods State Park, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Oct 2, 2026Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivumnear Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert, MI (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Oct 2, 2026Beech Mushroom Hypsizygus tessulatusin Warren Woods State Park, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Sep 26, 2026Walnut Mycena Mycena croceanear Buchanan, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Sep 26, 2026Bear Lentinus Lentinellus ursinusnear Buchanan, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Sep 26, 2026Northern Tooth Climacodon septentrionalisnear Berrien Springs, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Sep 26, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Buchanan, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Sep 13, 2026Cyanosporus livensnear Three Oaks, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Sep 10, 2026Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilvain Galien River County Park Preserve, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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417 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 374 CC0 and 43 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.