Mushrooms in Hennepin County, Minnesota
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
1,998mushroom records
438species recorded
Sepbusiest month
1,998 records since 1872 (995 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:
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus3 January records since 2011
Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolor2 January records since 2011- Erythricium aurantiacum2 January records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor7 March records since 2011
- Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus3 March records since 2011
Peniophora cinerea2 March records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 March records since 2011
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor18 April records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune6 April records since 2011
- Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa5 April records since 2011
- Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus4 April records since 2011
- Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolor3 April records since 2011
- Acanthophysium oakesii3 April records since 2011
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus3 April records since 2011
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 April records since 2011
Aspen Bracket Phellinus tremulae2 April records since 2011- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 April records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus29 May records since 2011
Glistening Ink-Cap Coprinellus micaceus3 May records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 May records since 2011
Aspen Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus populinus3 May records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 May records since 2011
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 May records since 2011
Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatus2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus16 June records since 2011
- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus15 June records since 2011
Protohydnum album15 June records since 2011
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana8 June records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune7 June records since 2011
Feltscale Inky Cap Coprinopsis variegata6 June records since 2011
Pale Brittlestem Candolleomyces candolleanus4 June records since 2011- Panus neostrigosus4 June records since 2011
Leathery-Veiled Bolete Paragyrodon sphaerosporus4 June records since 2011
Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius3 June records since 2011- Cotylidia diaphana3 June records since 2011
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae3 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus7 July records since 2011
- Protohydnum album7 July records since 2011
- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus5 July records since 2011
Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii5 July records since 2011
Old Man Of The Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceus5 July records since 2011
White Coral Jelly Fungus Sebacina sparassoidea4 July records since 2011- Hymenopellis megalospora4 July records since 2011
Red Gyroporus Gyroporus purpurinus4 July records since 2011
False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites4 July records since 2011
Pick-A-Back Toadstool Asterophora lycoperdoides4 July records since 2011- Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus3 July records since 2011
- Cotylidia diaphana3 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus11 August records since 2011
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus7 August records since 2011
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens6 August records since 2011- Protohydnum album5 August records since 2011
Northern Tooth Climacodon septentrionalis4 August records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 August records since 2011
Fairies' Bonnets Coprinellus disseminatus3 August records since 2011- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus3 August records since 2011
Bay Polypore Picipes badius3 August records since 2011- Inosperma vinaceobrunneum2 August records since 2011
Coral Tooth Hericium coralloides2 August records since 2011
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus27 September records since 2011
Giant Puffball Calvatia gigantea24 September records since 2011
Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum15 September records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor12 September records since 2011
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus10 September records since 2011
- Protohydnum album8 September records since 2011
- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme8 September records since 2011
Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa7 September records since 2011- Bay Polypore Picipes badius7 September records since 2011
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa7 September records since 2011
Yellow Gymnopilus Gymnopilus luteus6 September records since 2011
Elm Leech Hypsizygus ulmarius6 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa7 October records since 2011
- Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa5 October records since 2011
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum4 October records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune4 October records since 2011
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus4 October records since 2011
- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme4 October records since 2011
- Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum3 October records since 2011
- Giant Puffball Calvatia gigantea3 October records since 2011
Flame Shield Pluteus aurantiorugosus3 October records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 October records since 2011
Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii3 October records since 2011
Ganoderma resinaceum2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus6 November records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 November records since 2011
- Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 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 | 104 | |
| 2 | 81 | |
| 3 | 40 | |
| 4 | 37 | |
| 5 | 36 | |
| 6 | 35 | |
| 7 | 34 | |
| 8 | 32 | |
| 9 | 28 | |
| 10 | 26 | |
| 11 | 24 | |
| 12 | 22 | |
| 13 | 22 | |
| 14 | 22 | |
| 15 | 21 |
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, Jun, Aug.
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.
- 1Oct 5, 2026Giant Puffball Calvatia giganteanear Minneapolis, MN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Oct 4, 2026Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosanear Golden Valley, MN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Oct 4, 2026Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriformenear Bloomington, MN (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4
Oct 4, 2026Tawny Grisette Amanita fulvanear Bloomington, MN (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Oct 3, 2026Flame Shield Pluteus aurantiorugosusnear Minneapolis, MN (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Oct 3, 2026Fly Agaric Amanita muscarianear Richfield, MN (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Oct 3, 2026Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosanear Orono, MN (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Oct 3, 2026Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosanear Eden Prairie, MN (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9
Oct 1, 2026Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentariusnear Plymouth, MN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Sep 30, 2026Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosusnear Minneapolis, 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
1,998 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 1,282 CC0 and 716 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.