Mushrooms in Ingham 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:
Tree Bacon Punctularia strigosozonata6 January records across all years
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 January records across all years
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Usually recorded in March here:
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus5 April records since 2011
Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatus3 April records since 2011
Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatus2 April records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 April records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus11 May records across all years
- Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatus7 May records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 May records across all years- Nidulariopsis iowensis2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
- Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatus10 June records across all years
Common Fieldcap Agrocybe pediades3 June records across all years
Common Collybia Gymnopus dryophilus3 June records across all years
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus3 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
- Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatus4 July records since 2011
Protohydnum album3 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus5 August records since 2011- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus3 August records since 2011
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus3 August records since 2011
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens2 August records since 2011
Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii2 August records since 2011
Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus8 September records since 2011
- Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii5 September records since 2011
Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa4 September records since 2011- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus4 September records since 2011
- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus4 September records since 2011
Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum3 September records since 2011
Giant Puffball Calvatia gigantea3 September records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 September records since 2011
- Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatus3 September records since 2011
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus2 September records since 2011
Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegans2 September records since 2011
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii4 October records since 2011
- Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus3 October records since 2011
- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 October records since 2011
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana2 October records since 2011- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 October records since 2011
Bear's Head Tooth Hericium americanum2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Gasterellopsis silvicola3 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
- Thelephora intybacea3 December records across all years
- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 December records across all years
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 December records across all years
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | |
| 2 | 26 | |
| 3 | 17 | |
| 4 | 12 | |
| 5 | 12 | |
| 6 | 11 | |
| 7 | 8 | |
| 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | 7 | |
| 10 | 6 | |
| 11 | 6 | |
| 12 | 6 | |
| 13 | 5 | |
| 14 | 5 | |
| 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, 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 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.
- 1Oct 3, 2026Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus raveneliinear Mason, MI (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Sep 24, 2026Giant Puffball Calvatia giganteanear Okemos, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Sep 24, 2026Giant Puffball Calvatia giganteanear Okemos, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Sep 21, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Haslett, MI (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
Sep 21, 2026Lactarius psammicolanear Mason, MI (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Sep 20, 2026Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegansnear Eaton Rapids, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Sep 20, 2026Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegansnear Mason, MI (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
Sep 17, 2026Northern Tooth Climacodon septentrionalisnear Lansing, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Sep 16, 2026Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatusnear Leslie, MI (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
324 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 200 CC0 and 124 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.