Mushrooms in Clearwater 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.
Too few past records in March here to list species.
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
Red Belted Conk Fomitopsis pinicola2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Black Witch's Butter Exidia glandulosa2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius7 July records across all years- Red Belted Conk Fomitopsis pinicola6 July records across all years
Yellow Shield Pluteus chrysophaeus5 July records across all years
Pine Bracket Porodaedalea pini4 July records across all years
Blackfoot Polypore Cerioporus leptocephalus4 July records across all years
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae3 July records across all years
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta3 July records across all years- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus3 July records across all years
Junghuhnia collabens3 July records across all years
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum2 July records across all years
Pluteus podospileus2 July records across all years- Hypochnicium punctulatum2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
American Slippery Jack Suillus americanus11 August records across all years- Cystostereum pini-canadensis8 August records across all years
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta7 August records across all years
Stringy Butt Rot Poriella subacida7 August records across all years- Blackfoot Polypore Cerioporus leptocephalus6 August records across all years
Crimped Gill Plicaturopsis crispa6 August records across all years
Green-Tipped Coral Ramaria apiculata6 August records across all years
Rosy Conk Rhodofomes cajanderi6 August records across all years- Red Belted Conk Fomitopsis pinicola5 August records across all years
Calcipostia guttulata5 August records across all years
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria5 August records across all years- Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta5 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Greville's Bolete Suillus grevillei13 September records across all years- Crimped Gill Plicaturopsis crispa6 September records across all years
Slippery Jack Suillus luteus6 September records across all years
Short-Stalked Suillus Suillus brevipes5 September records across all years
Slimy Spike Gomphidius glutinosus3 September records across all years- American Slippery Jack Suillus americanus3 September records across all years
- Boletinus spectabilis3 September records across all years
Tardy Brittlegill Russula cessans3 September records across all years- Rosy Conk Rhodofomes cajanderi3 September records across all years
Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata3 September records across all years
Rosy Woodwax Hygrophorus pudorinus3 September records across all years
False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca3 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
- Greville's Bolete Suillus grevillei2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Boletinus grisellus2 November records since 2011
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | |
| 2 | 15 | |
| 3 | 14 | |
| 4 | 13 | |
| 5 | 13 | |
| 6 | 10 | |
| 7 | 10 | |
| 8 | 9 | |
| 9 | 9 | |
| 10 | 8 | |
| 11 | 8 | |
| 12 | 8 | |
| 13 | 8 | |
| 14 | Cystostereum pini-canadensis | 8 |
| 15 | 7 |
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, Sep, 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.
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Oct 23, 2025Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureumin Clearwater County, MN (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Sep 24, 2025American Slippery Jack Suillus americanusin Itasca State Park, MN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Aug 24, 2024Fly Agaric Amanita muscariain Clearwater County, MN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Aug 24, 2024Blackfoot Polypore Cerioporus leptocephalusin Clearwater County, MN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Aug 24, 2024Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulinain Clearwater County, MN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Aug 24, 2024Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiariumin Clearwater County, MN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Aug 24, 2024Bay Polypore Picipes badiusin Clearwater County, MN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Aug 24, 2024Leopard Earthball Scleroderma areolatumin Clearwater County, MN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Aug 24, 2024Fly Agaric Amanita muscariain Clearwater County, MN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Aug 24, 2024Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulinain Clearwater County, MN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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1,077 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 961 CC0 and 116 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.