Mushrooms in Anoka County, Minnesota
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
1,638mushroom records
400species recorded
Sepbusiest month
1,638 records since 1919 (663 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.
Too few past records in January here to list species.
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Usually recorded in March here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 March records since 2011
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
Red Tree Brain Fungus Peniophora rufa3 April records since 2011
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina3 April records since 2011
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus3 April records since 2011
Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius2 April records since 2011
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus7 May records since 2011
Aspen Bracket Phellinus tremulae4 May records since 2011- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius3 May records since 2011
- Red Tree Brain Fungus Peniophora rufa2 May records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 May records since 2011
Glistening Ink-Cap Coprinellus micaceus2 May records since 2011
Diamond Polypore Neofavolus alveolaris2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus3 June records across all years- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus3 June records across all years
Parrot Mushroom Gliophorus psittacinus2 June records across all years
Northern Cinnabar Polypore Trametes cinnabarina2 June records across all years
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria2 June records across all years
Grisette Amanita vaginata2 June records across all years
Fuzzy Foot Xeromphalina campanella2 June records across all years- Red Tree Brain Fungus Peniophora rufa2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Camembert Brittlegill Russula amoenolens18 July records across all years
Brown American Star-Footed Amanita Amanita brunnescens6 July records across all years
Tawny Grisette Amanita fulva6 July records across all years
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus6 July records across all years
Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia5 July records across all years
Clay-Gilled Milkcap Lactarius argillaceifolius4 July records across all years
Deceiver Laccaria laccata4 July records across all years- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria4 July records across all years
- Boletus nobilissimus4 July records across all years
- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus4 July records across all years
Pallid Bolete Imleria pallida3 July records across all years
Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii3 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus8 August records since 2011
Russula rubescens6 August records since 2011
Ash Tree Bolete Boletinellus merulioides6 August records since 2011- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria6 August records since 2011
The Granulated Bolete Suillus granulatus5 August records since 2011
American Slippery Jack Suillus americanus5 August records since 2011
Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii5 August records since 2011- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus5 August records since 2011
- Deceiver Laccaria laccata4 August records since 2011
- Pallid Bolete Imleria pallida4 August records since 2011
Boletellus chrysenteroides4 August records since 2011
Bleeding Fairy Helmet Mycena haematopus4 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum15 September records since 2011
Orange Pinwheel Marasmius siccus9 September records since 2011- Ash Tree Bolete Boletinellus merulioides9 September records since 2011
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus8 September records since 2011
Coker's Lavender Staining Amanita Amanita lavendula7 September records since 2011- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria7 September records since 2011
Rhodocollybia asema6 September records since 2011- Russula rubescens6 September records since 2011
Splitpea Shanklet Collybia cookei6 September records since 2011
Bulbous Honey Fungus Armillaria gallica6 September records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor6 September records since 2011
- Sandy Laccaria Laccaria trullissata5 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria4 October records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 October records since 2011
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa2 October records since 2011
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus2 October records since 2011
Protohydnum album2 October records since 2011
Bear's Head Tooth Hericium americanum2 October records since 2011
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 October records since 2011
Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulans2 October records since 2011
Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo2 October records since 2011
Greville's Bolete Suillus grevillei2 October records since 2011- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 October records since 2011
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Usually recorded in December here:
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina4 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 | 55 | |
| 2 | 29 | |
| 3 | 25 | |
| 4 | 22 | |
| 5 | 21 | |
| 6 | 20 | |
| 7 | 17 | |
| 8 | 16 | |
| 9 | 15 | |
| 10 | 13 | |
| 11 | 13 | |
| 12 | 13 | |
| 13 | 13 | |
| 14 | 13 | |
| 15 | 12 |
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, Jul.
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 23, 2026Wood Bolete Buchwaldoboletus lignicolanear Lino Lakes, MN (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Aug 19, 2026Neofavolus americanusin Carlos Avery State Wildlife Management Area, MN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Aug 19, 2026Bleeding Fairy Helmet Mycena haematopusnear East Bethel, MN (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Aug 19, 2026Bleeding Fairy Helmet Mycena haematopusnear Columbus, MN (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
Aug 19, 2026Narrow Entoloma Entoloma strictiusnear Columbus, MN (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Aug 19, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Columbus, MN (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Aug 19, 2026Boletellus chrysenteroidesin Carlos Avery State Wildlife Management Area, MN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Aug 19, 2026Bleeding Fairy Helmet Mycena haematopusin Carlos Avery State Wildlife Management Area, MN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Aug 19, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusin Carlos Avery State Wildlife Management Area, MN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Aug 19, 2026Brown American Star-Footed Amanita Amanita brunnescensin Carlos Avery State Wildlife Management Area, MN · 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
1,638 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 974 CC0 and 664 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.