Mushrooms in Bayfield 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.
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:
Silky Pinkgill Entoloma sericeum2 May records across all years
Common Fieldcap Agrocybe pediades2 May records across all years
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Usually recorded in July here:
Pick-A-Back Toadstool Asterophora lycoperdoides2 July records across all years
Willow Glue Hydnoporia tabacina2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Brown American Star-Footed Amanita Amanita brunnescens5 August records since 2011
Salmon-Colored Entoloma Entoloma quadratum5 August records since 2011
Tawny Grisette Amanita fulva3 August records since 2011
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae3 August records since 2011
Frost's Amanita Amanita frostiana2 August records since 2011
Russell's Bolete Aureoboletus russellii2 August records since 2011
Shining Waxcap, Nested Waxcap Gloioxanthomyces nitidus2 August records since 2011
Orange-Gilled Waxycap Humidicutis marginata2 August records since 2011
Northern Tooth Climacodon septentrionalis2 August records since 2011
Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Cat's Tongue Pseudohydnum gelatinosum6 September records since 2011
Burnt-Sugar Milky Lactarius helvus4 September records since 2011
Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii4 September records since 2011
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina4 September records since 2011
Brown Goblet Arrhenia epichysium3 September records since 2011
Earthy Powdercap Cystoderma amianthinum3 September records since 2011
Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum3 September records since 2011
Parrot Mushroom Gliophorus psittacinus3 September records since 2011
Greville's Bolete Suillus grevillei2 September records since 2011
Winter Polypore Lentinus brumalis2 September records since 2011
Peppery Bolete Chalciporus piperatus2 September records since 2011
Psathyrella conissans2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Marchandiomyces corallinus3 October records across all years
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta2 November records across all years- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 November records across all years
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | 6 | |
| 5 | 6 | |
| 6 | 6 | |
| 7 | 5 | |
| 8 | 4 | |
| 9 | 4 | |
| 10 | 4 | |
| 11 | 4 | |
| 12 | 4 | |
| 13 | 4 | |
| 14 | 4 | |
| 15 | 4 |
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, Jun.
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.
- 1Aug 14, 2026Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugaenear Grand View, WI (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Aug 14, 2026Northern Tooth Climacodon septentrionalisin Bayfield County, WI (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Aug 14, 2026Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatumnear Grand View, WI (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Aug 11, 2026Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosanear Bayfield, WI (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Aug 10, 2026Streaked Clitocybe Pseudoarmillariella ectypoidesnear Mason, WI (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Aug 10, 2026Northern Tooth Climacodon septentrionalisnear Grand View, WI (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Aug 10, 2026Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugaenear Clam Lake, WI (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
Aug 10, 2026Amethyst Deceiver Laccaria amethystinanear Grand View, WI (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Aug 10, 2026Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugaein Bayfield County, WI (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
Aug 10, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Drummond, WI (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
621 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 485 CC0 and 136 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.