Mushrooms in Grand Traverse 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.
Usually recorded in May here:
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus3 May records across all years
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum2 May records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Deceiving Milkcap, Cottonroll Milkycap Lactarius deceptivus2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Red Belted Conk Fomitopsis pinicola2 July records across all years
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Hardwood Trunk Rot Phellinus igniarius10 August records across all years
Elegant Polypore Cerioporus varius5 August records across all years- Red Belted Conk Fomitopsis pinicola5 August records across all years
Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius5 August records across all years- Rhodofomes roseus3 August records across all years
Fluted Bird's Nest Cyathus striatus2 August records across all years
Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides2 August records across all years
Rusty Porecrust Fuscoporia ferruginosa2 August records across all years
Barometer Earthstar Astraeus hygrometricus2 August records across all years
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 August records across all years
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta2 August records across all years
Bay Polypore Picipes badius2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
- Hardwood Trunk Rot Phellinus igniarius4 September records across all years
Ash Tree Bolete Boletinellus merulioides3 September records across all years- Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta3 September records across all years
Deceiver Laccaria laccata3 September records across all years
Laccaria striatula3 September records across all years- Resinoporia crassa2 September records across all years
- Rusty Porecrust Fuscoporia ferruginosa2 September records across all years
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria2 September records across all years
Bitter Bracket Amaropostia stiptica2 September records across all years
Northern Cinnabar Polypore Trametes cinnabarina2 September records across all years- Elegant Polypore Cerioporus varius2 September records across all years
- Hymenochaete leonina2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
- Red Belted Conk Fomitopsis pinicola8 October records across all years
- Hardwood Trunk Rot Phellinus igniarius7 October records across all years
Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve2 October records across all years- Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 October records across all years
American Slippery Jack Suillus americanus2 October records across all years
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Usually recorded in December here:
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus3 December records since 2011
White-Rot Fungus Trametes pubescens2 December records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 December records since 2011
Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | |
| 2 | 19 | |
| 3 | 8 | |
| 4 | 7 | |
| 5 | 6 | |
| 6 | 6 | |
| 7 | 6 | |
| 8 | 6 | |
| 9 | 5 | |
| 10 | 5 | |
| 11 | 5 | |
| 12 | 5 | |
| 13 | 5 | |
| 14 | 4 | |
| 15 | 4 |
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, Aug, Oct.
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.
- 1Jul 16, 2026Fly Agaric Amanita muscarianear Hardwood Acres, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2May 23, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Hardwood Acres, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Nov 14, 2025Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulinanear Traverse City, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Dec 28, 2024Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laevenear Traverse City, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
Aug 15, 2024Bleeding Fairy Helmet Mycena haematopusnear Traverse City, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Dec 25, 2023Poplar Bracket Oxyporus populinusnear Chums Corner, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Dec 25, 2023Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumnear Chums Corner, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Dec 25, 2023Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticusnear Chums Corner, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Dec 25, 2023Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceaenear Chums Corner, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
Dec 25, 2023Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotinanear Hardwood Acres, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
386 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 359 CC0 and 27 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.