Mushrooms in Houghton 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.
Usually recorded in April here:
Poplar Bracket Oxyporus populinus2 April records since 2011
Chaga Inonotus obliquus2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Chaga Inonotus obliquus2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Leucocoprinus leucothites2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Bicoloured Deceiver Laccaria bicolor3 July records across all years
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus3 July records across all years
Earth-Fan Thelephora terrestris2 July records across all years
Hardwood Trunk Rot Phellinus igniarius2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Deceiver Laccaria laccata4 August records across all years
Blushing Bolete Leccinum scabrum4 August records across all years
Smoothish-Stemmed Bolete Hemileccinum subglabripes4 August records across all years
Cep Boletus edulis3 August records across all years
Ornate-Stalked Bolete Retiboletus ornatipes3 August records across all years
Pine Bracket Porodaedalea pini3 August records across all years
Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae3 August records across all years
Leopard Earthball Scleroderma areolatum2 August records across all years
Western Giant Puffball Calvatia booniana2 August records across all years
Brown American Star-Footed Amanita Amanita brunnescens2 August records across all years
American Slippery Jack Suillus americanus2 August records across all years
Charcoal Burner Russula cyanoxantha2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Onion Earthball Scleroderma cepa12 September records across all years
Potato Earthball Scleroderma bovista11 September records across all years
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria6 September records across all years
Blushing Beard Truffle Rhizopogon roseolus4 September records across all years
Scleroderma septentrionale3 September records across all years
Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum3 September records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 September records across all years
Red Belted Conk Fomitopsis pinicola3 September records across all years
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea2 September records across all years
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus2 September records across all years
Brown Roll Rim Paxillus involutus2 September records across all years- Ornate-Stalked Bolete Retiboletus ornatipes2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius6 October records across all years
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina5 October records across all years- Hardwood Trunk Rot Phellinus igniarius4 October records across all years
- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria3 October records across all years
- Onion Earthball Scleroderma cepa2 October records across all years
- Leucocoprinus leucothites2 October records across all years
Slippery Jack Suillus luteus2 October records across all years
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum2 October records across all years
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 October records across all years- Poplar Bracket Oxyporus populinus2 October records across all years
Oak Curtain Crust Hymenochaete rubiginosa2 October records across all years
Coral Tooth Hericium coralloides2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
- Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae3 November records across all years
- Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum2 November records across all years
Wood Blewit Lepista nuda2 November records across all years
Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulans2 November records across all years
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | |
| 2 | 12 | |
| 3 | 12 | |
| 4 | 11 | |
| 5 | 11 | |
| 6 | 10 | |
| 7 | 8 | |
| 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | 8 | |
| 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, 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 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.
- 1Aug 19, 2026Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulinain Houghton County, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Jul 19, 2026Pale Brittlestem Candolleomyces candolleanusnear Hancock, MI (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Jun 26, 2026Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosusnear Hubbell, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Jun 23, 2026Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiariumnear Chassell, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Jun 12, 2026Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulinanear Hubbell, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Mar 30, 2026Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentariusnear Chassell, MI (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Mar 30, 2026Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticusnear Dollar Bay, MI (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Mar 30, 2026Chaga Inonotus obliquusnear Dodgeville, MI (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9
Mar 30, 2026Aspen Bracket Phellinus tremulaenear Hancock, MI (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
4,782 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 4,348 CC0 and 434 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.