Mushrooms in Vilas 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.
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Usually recorded in June here:
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
- Sphaerobasidium minutum9 July records across all years
Hyphodontia pallidula6 July records across all years
Botryobasidium vagum4 July records across all years- Protodontia piceicola3 July records across all years
Botryobasidium subcoronatum3 July records across all years
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria3 July records across all years
Subulicystidium longisporum2 July records across all years
Botryobasidium isabellinum2 July records across all years- Tubulicrinis angustus2 July records across all years
- Rhodofomes roseus2 July records across all years
- Kurtia argillacea2 July records across all years
- Paullicorticium pearsonii2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Scaly Chanterelle Turbinellus floccosus3 August records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 August records since 2011
Brown American Star-Footed Amanita Amanita brunnescens2 August records since 2011
Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei2 August records since 2011
Frost's Amanita Amanita frostiana2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria3 September records across all years
Smoothish-Stemmed Bolete Hemileccinum subglabripes2 September records across all years
Bohemian Truffle Pisolithus arhizus2 September records across all years
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 September records across all years
Too few past records in October here to list species.
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 | 19 | |
| 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | 10 | |
| 4 | 9 | |
| 5 | 8 | |
| 6 | 7 | |
| 7 | 7 | |
| 8 | 6 | |
| 9 | 6 | |
| 10 | 6 | |
| 11 | 5 | |
| 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: Aug, Jul, Sep.
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 25, 2026Fly Agaric Amanita muscarianear Lac du Flambeau, WI (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Jul 18, 2026Yellow Shield Pluteus chrysophaeusin Vilas County, WI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Jul 18, 2026Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmaniiin Vilas County, WI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Jul 18, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolorin Vilas County, WI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Oct 24, 2025Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugaenear Boulder Junction, WI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Sep 14, 2025Destroying Angel Amanita bisporigerain Vilas County, WI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Aug 29, 2025Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriformein Vilas County, WI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Aug 23, 2025Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceaein Northern Highland State Forest, WI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Aug 23, 2025Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusin Northern Highland State Forest, WI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Aug 23, 2025Frost's Amanita Amanita frostianain Northern Highland State Forest, WI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
264 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 220 CC0 and 44 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.