Mushrooms in Cheboygan 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.
Usually recorded in February here:
Common Collybia Gymnopus dryophilus2 February records across all years
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:
Alkaline Mycena Mycena alcalina3 May records across all years- Pholiota vernalis3 May records across all years
Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Mycena niveipes9 June records across all years
Bonnet Mycena Mycena galericulata9 June records across all years
Blushing Bolete Leccinum scabrum8 June records across all years
Peeling Oysterling Crepidotus mollis7 June records across all years
Parrot Mushroom Gliophorus psittacinus6 June records across all years
Fuzzy Foot Xeromphalina campanella6 June records across all years
Horse-Hair Fungus Gymnopus androsaceus5 June records across all years
Orange Bonnet Mycena acicula5 June records across all years
Deer Mushroom Pluteus cervinus5 June records across all years- Inocybe leptocystis5 June records across all years
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria4 June records across all years
Aspen Bolete Leccinum insigne4 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Brown American Star-Footed Amanita Amanita brunnescens25 July records across all years- Blushing Bolete Leccinum scabrum21 July records across all years
Inocybe subdestricta21 July records across all years- Deer Mushroom Pluteus cervinus17 July records across all years
Goblet Waxcap Hygrocybe cantharellus15 July records across all years
Deceiving Milkcap, Cottonroll Milkycap Lactarius deceptivus14 July records across all years
Charcoal Burner Russula cyanoxantha13 July records across all years
Tubaria-Like Fiberhead Inocybe tubarioides13 July records across all years- Aspen Bolete Leccinum insigne12 July records across all years
- Inocybe leptocystis12 July records across all years
Leucopaxillus laterarius11 July records across all years
Peppery Bolete Chalciporus piperatus11 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Russell's Bolete Aureoboletus russellii16 August records across all years- Blushing Bolete Leccinum scabrum12 August records across all years
Destroying Angel Amanita virosa11 August records across all years- Inocybe subdestricta11 August records across all years
- Aspen Bolete Leccinum insigne9 August records across all years
Chrome-Footed Bolete Harrya chromipes8 August records across all years
Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei8 August records across all years- Brown American Star-Footed Amanita Amanita brunnescens8 August records across all years
Old Man Of The Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceus7 August records across all years
Tacked Milkcap Lactarius trivialis7 August records across all years
American Slippery Jack Suillus americanus7 August records across all years- Inosperma armoricanum7 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Bicoloured Deceiver Laccaria bicolor7 September records across all years
The Granulated Bolete Suillus granulatus7 September records across all years
Lactifluus allardii6 September records across all years
Deceiver Laccaria laccata6 September records across all years
Funnel Chanterelle Craterellus tubaeformis5 September records across all years
Clitocybe americana4 September records across all years- Brown American Star-Footed Amanita Amanita brunnescens3 September records across all years
Sour Cap Suillus Suillus acidus3 September records across all years
Green-Tipped Coral Ramaria apiculata3 September records across all years
Spicy Suillus Suillus punctipes3 September records across all years- Clitocybe fasciculata2 September records across all years
- Strobilurus conigenus2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Blistered Woodwax Hygrophorus pustulatus3 October records across all years
Larch Waxy Cap Hygrophorus speciosus3 October records across all years- Hygrophorus discoideus2 October records across all years
Yellowdrop Milkcap Lactarius chrysorrheus2 October records across all years
Milky Bonnet Hemimycena lactea2 October records across all years
Pholiota lenta2 October records across all years
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 | 43 | |
| 2 | 39 | |
| 3 | 36 | |
| 4 | 25 | |
| 5 | 24 | |
| 6 | 22 | |
| 7 | 20 | |
| 8 | 20 | |
| 9 | 18 | |
| 10 | 18 | |
| 11 | 18 | |
| 12 | 18 | |
| 13 | 17 | |
| 14 | 17 | |
| 15 | 17 |
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, Jun.
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.
- 1May 25, 2026Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceaein University of Michigan Biological Station, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Sep 2, 2025Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceaenear Brutus, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Aug 24, 2025Russell's Bolete Aureoboletus russelliinear Cheboygan, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4
Aug 20, 2025Scaly Chanterelle Turbinellus floccosusnear Brutus, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Aug 20, 2025Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosanear Pellston, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Jul 28, 2023Painted Suillus Suillus spragueinear Indian River, MI (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Jul 20, 2023Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconiain University of Michigan Biological Station, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8May 12, 2022Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceaein University of Michigan Biological Station, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9
Aug 21, 2019Ghost Bolete Leccinum holopusnear Pellston, MI (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (DUKE) · original record
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How we built this page
3,279 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 3,053 CC0 and 226 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.