Mushrooms in Milwaukee 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 versicolor4 February records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune5 March records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 March records since 2011
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 March records since 2011
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 April records since 2011
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus10 May records since 2011
Diamond Polypore Neofavolus alveolaris3 May records since 2011
Glistening Ink-Cap Coprinellus micaceus3 May records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatus7 June records since 2011
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus4 June records since 2011
Protohydnum album3 June records since 2011- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
- Protohydnum album6 July records since 2011
Feltscale Inky Cap Coprinopsis variegata3 July records since 2011- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus3 July records since 2011
Lactarius psammicola2 July records since 2011- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 July records since 2011
White Coral Jelly Fungus Sebacina sparassoidea2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus10 August records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor6 August records since 2011
- Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatus5 August records since 2011
- Protohydnum album4 August records since 2011
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana3 August records since 2011
Northern Tooth Climacodon septentrionalis2 August records since 2011
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 August records since 2011
Green Cheese Polypore Niveoporofomes spraguei2 August records since 2011
Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolor2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus8 September records since 2011
Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum3 September records since 2011
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus3 September records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme3 September records since 2011
Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve3 September records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 September records since 2011
Aspen Bolete Leccinum insigne2 September records since 2011- Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatus2 September records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 September records since 2011
- Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana2 September records since 2011
Fairies' Bonnets Coprinellus disseminatus2 September records since 2011
Bay Polypore Picipes badius2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus4 October records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 October records since 2011
- Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum3 October records since 2011
- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme3 October records since 2011
Ganoderma resinaceum2 October records since 2011- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 October records since 2011
Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum2 October records since 2011- Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus2 October records since 2011
- Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 November records since 2011
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41 | |
| 2 | 31 | |
| 3 | 15 | |
| 4 | 15 | |
| 5 | 15 | |
| 6 | 8 | |
| 7 | 8 | |
| 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | 7 | |
| 10 | 7 | |
| 11 | 6 | |
| 12 | 6 | |
| 13 | 6 | |
| 14 | 6 | |
| 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, Oct, 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.
- 1
Sep 26, 2026Yellow-Gilled Gymnopilus Gymnopilus luteofoliusnear Milwaukee, WI (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Sep 19, 2026Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laevenear Franklin, WI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Sep 19, 2026Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus raveneliinear Franklin, WI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Sep 19, 2026Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laevenear Franklin, WI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
Sep 15, 2026Giant Puffball Calvatia giganteain Wyrick Park, WI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Sep 9, 2026Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatusnear Oak Creek, WI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Sep 5, 2026Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatusnear Franklin, WI (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
Sep 5, 2026Reddening Lepiota Leucoagaricus americanusnear Franklin, WI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
Sep 1, 2026Pick-A-Back Toadstool Asterophora lycoperdoidesin Falk Park, WI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Aug 31, 2026Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosusin Holt Park, WI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
454 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 257 CC0 and 197 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.