Mushrooms in Lake County, Minnesota
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
774mushroom records
263species recorded
Sepbusiest month
774 records since 1916 (486 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
Marchandiomyces corallinus3 January records since 2011
Chaga Inonotus obliquus2 January records since 2011
Red Tree Brain Fungus Peniophora rufa2 January records since 2011
Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius2 January records since 2011
White-Rot Fungus Trametes pubescens2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
Orange Disco Aleurodiscus amorphus4 February records since 2011- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis4 February records since 2011
Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae3 February records since 2011
Crimped Gill Plicaturopsis crispa2 February records since 2011- Red Tree Brain Fungus Peniophora rufa2 February records since 2011
Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolor2 February records since 2011
Glue Crust Fungus Hydnoporia diffissa2 February records since 2011- Chaga Inonotus obliquus2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
- Red Tree Brain Fungus Peniophora rufa2 March records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 March records since 2011- Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolor2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
- Red Tree Brain Fungus Peniophora rufa4 April records since 2011
Winter Polypore Lentinus brumalis3 April records since 2011
Northern Cinnabar Polypore Trametes cinnabarina2 April records since 2011- Glue Crust Fungus Hydnoporia diffissa2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae4 May records since 2011
- Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolor2 May records since 2011
Fuzzy Foot Xeromphalina campanella2 May records since 2011
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 May records since 2011
Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiarium2 May records since 2011- Winter Polypore Lentinus brumalis2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia4 July records across all years
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus3 July records across all years
Goblet Waxcap Hygrocybe cantharellus2 July records across all years
Chrome-Footed Bolete Harrya chromipes2 July records across all years
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria2 July records across all years- Ramaria concolor2 July records across all years
Moss Club Multiclavula vernalis2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria4 August records since 2011
Aspen Bolete Leccinum insigne3 August records since 2011
American Slippery Jack Suillus americanus3 August records since 2011
Cortinarius chrysolitus2 August records since 2011- Cortinarius ultimiionophyllus2 August records since 2011
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 August records since 2011
Almond-Scented Russula Russula fragrantissima2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum14 September records since 2011- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria12 September records since 2011
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina12 September records since 2011
- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius11 September records since 2011
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa9 September records since 2011- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme7 September records since 2011
- Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolor6 September records since 2011
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus5 September records since 2011
Funnel Chanterelle Craterellus tubaeformis4 September records since 2011- Chaga Inonotus obliquus4 September records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis4 September records since 2011
- Red Tree Brain Fungus Peniophora rufa4 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina6 October records since 2011
- Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa5 October records since 2011
- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme3 October records since 2011
- Chaga Inonotus obliquus3 October records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 October records since 2011- Funnel Chanterelle Craterellus tubaeformis3 October records since 2011
- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria3 October records since 2011
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina3 October records since 2011- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius3 October records since 2011
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum2 October records since 2011- Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum2 October records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Chaga Inonotus obliquus4 November records since 2011
- Red Tree Brain Fungus Peniophora rufa3 November records since 2011
- Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiarium3 November records since 2011
- Winter Polypore Lentinus brumalis2 November records since 2011
- Crimped Gill Plicaturopsis crispa2 November records since 2011
American Ear Fungus Auricularia americana2 November records since 2011- Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Marchandiomyces corallinus5 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 | 27 | |
| 2 | 22 | |
| 3 | 22 | |
| 4 | 19 | |
| 5 | 19 | |
| 6 | 18 | |
| 7 | 15 | |
| 8 | 15 | |
| 9 | 15 | |
| 10 | 14 | |
| 11 | 14 | |
| 12 | 11 | |
| 13 | 10 | |
| 14 | 10 | |
| 15 | 8 |
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.
- 1
Oct 4, 2026Leathery-Veiled Bolete Paragyrodon sphaerosporusnear Winton, MN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Oct 2, 2026Fly Agaric Amanita muscarianear Winton, MN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Oct 2, 2026Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentariusin Superior National Forest, MN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Oct 2, 2026Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatusnear Winton, MN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Oct 2, 2026Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulinain Superior National Forest, MN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Sep 30, 2026Yellow-Gilled Gymnopilus Gymnopilus luteofoliusin Superior National Forest, MN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Sep 29, 2026Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatusnear Winton, MN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
Sep 29, 2026Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigonear Winton, MN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Sep 28, 2026Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformisnear Finland, MN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Sep 28, 2026Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolornear Winton, 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
774 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 537 CC0 and 237 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.