Mushrooms in Mackinac 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.
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Usually recorded in June here:
Tuberous Polypore Polyporus tuberaster2 June records since 2011
Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius2 June records since 2011
Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Burnt-Sugar Milky Lactarius helvus3 July records across all years
Red Tree Brain Fungus Peniophora rufa3 July records across all years
Lilac Oysterling Panus conchatus3 July records across all years
Lavender Baeospora Baeospora myriadophylla2 July records across all years
Silky Webcap Cortinarius evernius2 July records across all years
Diamond Polypore Neofavolus alveolaris2 July records across all years
Brown Roll Rim Paxillus involutus2 July records across all years
Crested Coral Clavulina coralloides2 July records across all years
Goblet Waxcap Hygrocybe cantharellus2 July records across all years
Blackening Wax-Cap Hygrocybe conica2 July records across all years
Laccaria striatula2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
- Silky Webcap Cortinarius evernius3 August records across all years
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum3 August records across all years
Golden Coral Fungus Ramaria aurea3 August records across all years
Blackish-Red Russula Russula vinacea3 August records across all years
Upright Coral Ramaria stricta3 August records across all years
Inocybe mixtilis3 August records across all years- Suillus subluteus2 August records across all years
- Burnt-Sugar Milky Lactarius helvus2 August records across all years
- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius2 August records across all years
Related Milky Lactarius affinis2 August records across all years- Ramaria rufescens2 August records across all years
Hintapink Russula paludosa2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Tomentosus Root Rot Onnia tomentosa2 September records across all years
Hardwood Trunk Rot Phellinus igniarius2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
- Hardwood Trunk Rot Phellinus igniarius2 October records across all years
Red Belted Conk Fomitopsis pinicola2 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 | 5 | |
| 2 | 5 | |
| 3 | 5 | |
| 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | 5 | |
| 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | 4 | |
| 8 | 4 | |
| 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | 3 | |
| 11 | 3 | |
| 12 | 3 | |
| 13 | 3 | |
| 14 | 3 | |
| 15 | 3 |
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: Aug, Jul, Sep.
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
Sep 5, 2025Giant Puffball Calvatia giganteain Mackinac County, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Jun 25, 2025Mouse-Pee Pinkgill Entoloma incanumnear Cheboygan, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3May 11, 2024Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceaein Mackinac State Park, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Dec 20, 2023Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceaein Mackinac County, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
Jun 25, 2023Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulinanear St. Ignace, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Jun 19, 2023Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentariusin Mackinac County, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Jun 13, 2022Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceaenear St. Ignace, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
Jun 28, 2021Turkeytail Trametes versicolorin Mackinac County, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Jun 28, 2021Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentariusin Mackinac County, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Jun 28, 2021Hardwood Trunk Rot Phellinus igniariusin Mackinac County, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
291 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 273 CC0 and 18 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.