Mushrooms in Itasca 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.
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Usually recorded in July here:
Ochre Club Clavariadelphus ligula6 July records across all years
Greasy Green Brittlegill Russula heterophylla3 July records across all years- Russula viridella3 July records across all years
Frost's Amanita Amanita frostiana3 July records across all years
Foxy Bolete Leccinum vulpinum3 July records across all years
The Yellow Swamp Brittlegill Russula claroflava3 July records across all years- Gomphidius flavipes2 July records across all years
Short-Stemmed Russula Russula brevipes2 July records across all years
Yellowing Brittlegill Russula puellaris2 July records across all years- Lactarius pseudodeceptivus2 July records across all years
- Lactarius aquizonatus2 July records across all years
Vulgar Bonnet Mycena vulgaris2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
- The Yellow Swamp Brittlegill Russula claroflava4 August records across all years
- Entoloma majaloides3 August records across all years
Deceiver Laccaria laccata3 August records across all years
Mealy Tooth Hydnellum ferrugineum3 August records across all years
Hedgehog Fungus Hydnum repandum3 August records across all years
Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo2 August records across all years
Tacked Milkcap Lactarius trivialis2 August records across all years
Bicoloured Deceiver Laccaria bicolor2 August records across all years
White Fibrecap Inocybe geophylla2 August records across all years
The Gypsy Cortinarius caperatus2 August records across all years
Fragile Brittlegill Russula fragilis2 August records across all years
Crested Coral Clavulina coralloides2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Red Hot Milk Cap Lactarius rufus9 September records across all years
Variable Webcap Cortinarius anomalus8 September records across all years
Woolly Webcap Cortinarius laniger7 September records across all years
Slimy Milky Lactarius mucidus6 September records across all years- Deceiver Laccaria laccata5 September records across all years
Blue-Staining Slippery Jack Suillus tomentosus5 September records across all years
Purple-Red Hygrophorus Hygrophorus purpurascens4 September records across all years- The Yellow Swamp Brittlegill Russula claroflava4 September records across all years
Celandine Milkcap Lactarius chelidonium4 September records across all years
Tricholoma intermedium4 September records across all years- Bicoloured Deceiver Laccaria bicolor4 September records across all years
Surprise Webcap Cortinarius semisanguineus4 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Man-On-Horseback Tricholoma equestre2 October records across all years
Yellow-Staining Milkcap Lactarius vinaceorufescens2 October records across all years
Rosy Woodwax Hygrophorus pudorinus2 October records across all years
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | |
| 2 | 9 | |
| 3 | 9 | |
| 4 | 8 | |
| 5 | 8 | |
| 6 | 7 | |
| 7 | 7 | |
| 8 | 7 | |
| 9 | 6 | |
| 10 | Lactarius aquizonatus | 6 |
| 11 | Gomphidius flavipes | 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, Jul, 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 9 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 6, 2026Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriformein Scenic State Park, MN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Sep 6, 2026Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulinanear Bigfork, MN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Oct 25, 2025Man-On-Horseback Tricholoma equestrein Itasca County, MN (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Aug 31, 2025Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosumin Itasca County, MN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Aug 31, 2025Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosain Itasca County, MN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Aug 30, 2025Northern Tooth Climacodon septentrionalisin Scenic State Park, MN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Sep 15, 2024Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulinain Itasca County, MN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Sep 15, 2024Brown Roll Rim Paxillus involutusin Itasca County, MN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Sep 14, 2024Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulinain Itasca County, MN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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546 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 524 CC0 and 22 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.