List of U.S. state mushrooms

Two U.S. states, Minnesota and Oregon, have officially declared a state mushroom. Minnesota was the first to declare a species; Morchella esculenta was chosen as its state mushroom in 1984, and codified into Statute in 2010.[1] A third state, Missouri, has had a state mushroom proposed.

Current state mushrooms

State Species Image Year of designation Ref
Minnesota Morchella esculenta A brown, sponge-like cap on a white stem, surrounded by dead grass. 2010[nb 1] [2]
Oregon Cantharellus formosus A collection of golden colored mushrooms with irregularly shaped caps on a plate. 1999 [3]

Proposed state mushrooms

State Species Image Ref
Missouri Cantharellus lateritius A large, golden-coloured mushroom with an irregular cap growing from leaflitter [4][5]

Notes

  1. ↑ Morchella esculenta was chosen as the state mushroom in 1984, but it was not codified until 2010.[1]

References

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