Mushrooms in Carlton County, Minnesota
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:
Red Belted Conk Fomitopsis pinicola2 March records across all years
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:
Northern Cinnabar Polypore Trametes cinnabarina2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
The Gypsy Cortinarius caperatus2 July records across all years- Panus neostrigosus2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae6 August records since 2011
Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiarium4 August records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 August records since 2011- Panus neostrigosus3 August records since 2011
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa3 August records since 2011
Earpick Fungus Auriscalpium vulgare3 August records since 2011
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina3 August records since 2011- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 August records since 2011
Chaga Inonotus obliquus2 August records since 2011
Cornflower Bolete Gyroporus cyanescens2 August records since 2011
Almost Bluing King Bolete Boletus subcaerulescens2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Slippery Jack Suillus luteus9 September records since 2011
American Slippery Jack Suillus americanus6 September records since 2011
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria4 September records since 2011
Greville's Bolete Suillus grevillei4 September records since 2011
Sour Cap Suillus Suillus acidus4 September records since 2011- Fuscoboletinus weaverae4 September records since 2011
Blushing Bolete Leccinum scabrum3 September records since 2011
Peeling Puffball Lycoperdon marginatum3 September records since 2011
Winter Polypore Lentinus brumalis3 September records since 2011
Short-Stalked Suillus Suillus brevipes3 September records since 2011- Boletinus ampliporus3 September records since 2011
Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum3 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme6 October records since 2011- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina4 October records since 2011
- Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae4 October records since 2011
Torn Fibrecap Inocybe lacera3 October records since 2011- Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa3 October records since 2011
- Armillaria cepistipes2 October records since 2011
- Pseudoomphalina anticostica2 October records since 2011
Deceiver Laccaria laccata2 October records since 2011
Aspen Bracket Phellinus tremulae2 October records since 2011
White-Rot Fungus Trametes pubescens2 October records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 October records since 2011
- Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 November records since 2011
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | |
| 2 | 12 | |
| 3 | 11 | |
| 4 | 8 | |
| 5 | 8 | |
| 6 | 8 | |
| 7 | 7 | |
| 8 | 6 | |
| 9 | 6 | |
| 10 | 6 | |
| 11 | 6 | |
| 12 | 5 | |
| 13 | 5 | |
| 14 | 5 | |
| 15 | 5 |
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, Oct.
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.
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Sep 16, 2026Smoothish-Stemmed Bolete Hemileccinum subglabripesnear Kettle River, MN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Sep 13, 2026Common Collybia Gymnopus dryophilusnear Moose Lake, MN (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Sep 13, 2026Red And Yellow Bolete Baorangia bicolornear Mahtowa, MN (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Sep 13, 2026Shaggy Pholiota Pholiota squarrosain Carlton County, MN (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Sep 5, 2026Shaggy Pholiota Pholiota squarrosanear Kettle River, MN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Aug 9, 2026Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosanear Cloquet, MN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
- 8Aug 9, 2026Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosanear Cloquet, MN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Aug 9, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Cloquet, MN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Aug 9, 2026Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinusnear Cloquet, MN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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473 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 284 CC0 and 189 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.