Mushrooms in Adams County, Wisconsin
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.
Usually recorded in February here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 February records across all years
Phellinopsis conchata2 February records across all years
Sarcodontia spumea2 February records across all years
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.
Usually recorded in June here:
- Rhizoctonia anceps2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Russula alutacea2 July records across all years
Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Salmon Coral Ramaria formosa2 August records across all years
Orange Rough-Cap Tooth Hydnellum aurantiacum2 August records across all years- Meganotus everhartii2 August records across all years
Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
- Scleroderma flavidum14 September records across all years
Scleroderma septentrionale12 September records across all years
Barometer Earthstar Astraeus hygrometricus2 September records across all years
Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum2 September records across all years
Peeling Puffball Lycoperdon marginatum2 September records across all years
Bohemian Truffle Pisolithus arhizus2 September records across all years
Bay Polypore Picipes badius2 September records across all years
Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes2 September records across all years
Blushing Rosette Abortiporus biennis2 September records across all years
Common Collybia Gymnopus dryophilus2 September records across all years
Short-Stalked Suillus Suillus brevipes2 September records across all years
Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
- Scleroderma septentrionale15 October records across all years
- Scleroderma flavidum8 October records across all years
- Bohemian Truffle Pisolithus arhizus7 October records across all years
- Barometer Earthstar Astraeus hygrometricus5 October records across all years
Potato Earthball Scleroderma bovista4 October records across all years- Peeling Puffball Lycoperdon marginatum4 October records across all years
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 October records across all years
Sessile Earthstar Geastrum saccatum2 October records across all years
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 October records across all years- Sandy Laccaria Laccaria trullissata2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
- Acanthophysium oakesii2 December records across all years
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | |
| 2 | 22 | |
| 3 | 9 | |
| 4 | 7 | |
| 5 | 6 | |
| 6 | 5 | |
| 7 | 5 | |
| 8 | 5 | |
| 9 | 4 | |
| 10 | 4 | |
| 11 | 4 | |
| 12 | 4 | |
| 13 | 3 | |
| 14 | 3 | |
| 15 | 3 |
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, Oct, 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.
- 1
Oct 17, 2025White-Rot Fungus Trametes pubescensnear Wisconsin Dells, WI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Oct 17, 2025Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Wisconsin Dells, WI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Oct 17, 2025Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosumnear Wisconsin Dells, WI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Sep 18, 2025Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus raveneliinear Oxford, WI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Jul 10, 2025Fuscoboletinus weaveraein Dells Of The Wisconsin River Natural Area, WI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Jan 17, 2025Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumnear Lake Arrowhead, WI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Jan 17, 2025Smith's Earthstar Astraeus smithiinear Lake Arrowhead, WI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Jan 15, 2025Warlock's Butter Exidia nigricansnear Lake Arrowhead, WI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
Jan 11, 2025Vampires Bane Mycetinis scorodoniusnear Lake Arrowhead, WI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Sep 29, 2024Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosumnear Friendship, WI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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308 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 267 CC0 and 41 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.