Mushrooms in Livingston 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:
Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatus2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 May records since 2011
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Usually recorded in July here:
Lactarius areolatus6 July records across all years
Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatus2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
- Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatus4 August records across all years
- Lactarius areolatus3 August records across all years
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus3 August records across all years
Lactarius psammicola2 August records across all years- Thelephora albidobrunnea2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
- Lactarius areolatus2 September records across all years
- Inocybe longipes2 September records across all years
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea2 September records across all years- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Suillus albidipes4 October records across all years- Boletinus grisellus3 October records across all years
Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata3 October records across all years
Burnt-Sugar Milky Lactarius helvus2 October records across all years
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 October records across all years
Hairy Long Stem Marasmius Rhizomarasmius pyrrhocephalus2 October records across all years
Tyromyces lacteus2 October records across all years
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina2 October records across all years
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 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 | 11 | |
| 2 | 9 | |
| 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | 4 | |
| 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | 3 | |
| 8 | 3 | |
| 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | 2 | |
| 11 | 2 | |
| 12 | Inocybe longipes | 2 |
| 13 | Trametes quercina | 2 |
| 14 | 2 | |
| 15 | 2 |
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: Oct, Sep, 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.
- 1
Aug 25, 2026Protohydnum albumnear Hartland, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Aug 25, 2026Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatusnear Hartland, MI (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Aug 9, 2026Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatusin Huron Meadows Golf Course, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Aug 4, 2026Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatusnear Pinckney, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Aug 3, 2026Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosusnear Pinckney, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Jun 26, 2026Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatusnear Whitmore Lake, MI (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Jun 9, 2026Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosusnear Whitmore Lake, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
Nov 4, 2025Giant Puffball Calvatia giganteanear Hartland, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
Oct 25, 2025Bark Bonnet Phloeomana speireain Brighton State Recreation Area, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10
Oct 25, 2025Walnut Mycena Mycena croceain Brighton State Recreation Area, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
201 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 116 CC0 and 85 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.