Mushrooms in Oakland County, Michigan
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
1,016mushroom records
365species recorded
Augbusiest month
1,016 records since 1905 (578 in the last 10 years)
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:
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus5 January records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum4 January records since 2011
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 January records since 2011
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 January records since 2011
Bark Mycena Mycena corticola2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 February records since 2011
Fluted Bird's Nest Cyathus striatus2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 March records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 March records since 2011- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 March records since 2011
- Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus3 April records since 2011- Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 April records since 2011
- Poronidulus conchifer2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus18 May records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 May records since 2011
Yellow Fieldcap Bolbitius titubans3 May records since 2011
Deer Mushroom Pluteus cervinus3 May records since 2011
Fairy Ring Champignon Marasmius oreades2 May records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 May records since 2011
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus9 June records since 2011
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus5 June records since 2011
Golden Waxy Cap Hygrocybe flavescens3 June records since 2011
Protohydnum album3 June records since 2011
Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatus3 June records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 June records since 2011
Pale Brittlestem Candolleomyces candolleanus2 June records since 2011
Diamond Polypore Neofavolus alveolaris2 June records since 2011- Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 June records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 June records since 2011
Blackfoot Polypore Cerioporus leptocephalus2 June records since 2011
Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolor2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
- Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatus7 July records since 2011
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus4 July records since 2011
- Protohydnum album4 July records since 2011
Reddish Brown Bitter Bolete Tylopilus rubrobrunneus4 July records since 2011
Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus3 July records since 2011
Lactarius psammicola3 July records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 July records since 2011
Ghost Chanterelle Cantharellus phasmatis3 July records since 2011- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus3 July records since 2011
False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites3 July records since 2011
Ruby Bolete Hortiboletus rubellus2 July records since 2011
Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus12 August records since 2011
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus6 August records since 2011
- Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatus6 August records since 2011
Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi4 August records since 2011
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens4 August records since 2011
Pale Oyster Pleurotus pulmonarius3 August records since 2011
Leopard Earthball Scleroderma areolatum3 August records since 2011- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis3 August records since 2011
Meadow Waxcap Cuphophyllus pratensis2 August records since 2011
Cantharellus corallinus2 August records since 2011
Flame Chanterelle Craterellus ignicolor2 August records since 2011
Orange Pinwheel Marasmius siccus2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus8 September records since 2011
Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa7 September records since 2011- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus6 September records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 September records since 2011
- Boletinus spectabilis4 September records since 2011
Giant Puffball Calvatia gigantea3 September records since 2011- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina3 September records since 2011
Marasmius capillaris2 September records since 2011- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 September records since 2011
Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei2 September records since 2011- Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolor2 September records since 2011
Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme5 October records since 2011
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa2 October records since 2011
Coral Tooth Hericium coralloides2 October records since 2011
Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulans2 October records since 2011
Oak Mazegill Daedalea quercina2 October records since 2011
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus2 October records since 2011- Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata3 November records across all years
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina3 November records across all years
Pholiota limonella2 November records across all years
Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
- Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulans2 December records since 2011
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 December records since 2011- Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 December records since 2011
⚠ Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site. We show where fungi have been recorded, nothing more. We never say any mushroom is edible or safe, and you shouldn't decide that from any website, app or photo. Many deadly mushrooms look like harmless ones. If someone may have eaten a wild mushroom, call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 right away.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 49 | |
| 2 | 28 | |
| 3 | 22 | |
| 4 | 18 | |
| 5 | 17 | |
| 6 | 16 | |
| 7 | 16 | |
| 8 | 13 | |
| 9 | 11 | |
| 10 | 10 | |
| 11 | 10 | |
| 12 | 10 | |
| 13 | 10 | |
| 14 | 10 | |
| 15 | 9 |
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.
- 1Sep 24, 2026Giant Puffball Calvatia giganteanear Pontiac, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Sep 24, 2026Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosusnear Pontiac, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Sep 20, 2026Dune Stinkhorn Phallus hadrianinear Ferndale, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Sep 17, 2026Giant Puffball Calvatia giganteanear Rochester Hills, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Sep 15, 2026Giant Puffball Calvatia giganteanear Franklin, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Sep 14, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Franklin, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Sep 9, 2026Bleeding Fairy Helmet Mycena haematopusnear Franklin, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Aug 31, 2026Giant Puffball Calvatia giganteanear Rochester Hills, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Aug 26, 2026Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatusnear Franklin, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Aug 26, 2026Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatusnear Franklin, MI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
Many sightings are on private land. Always get the landowner's permission, and follow the rules of parks and forests, which often limit or ban collecting.
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How we built this page
1,016 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 463 CC0 and 553 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.