List of U.S. state mushrooms

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Eight U.S. states (California, Colorado, Minnesota, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Vermont and Illinois) 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] Four other states, Missouri, Washington, Massachusetts, and New York[2][3][4] have had state mushrooms proposed.

Current state mushrooms

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StateSpeciesImageYear of designationRef
CaliforniaCantharellus californicus A golden colored mushroom among dead leaves and foliage.2023[5]
Colorado Agaricus julius Agaricus julius2025

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Illinois Calvatia gigantea Giant Puffball 2024 [7]
MinnesotaMorchella esculenta A brown, sponge-like cap on a white stem, surrounded by dead grass.2010[nb 1][8]
OregonCantharellus formosus A collection of golden colored mushrooms with irregularly shaped caps on a plate.1999[9]
TexasChorioactis geaster A mushroom that somewhat resembles a dark brown or black cigar before it splits open radially into a starlike arrangement of four to seven leathery rays.2021[10]
Utah Boletus edulis A plump mushroom with a brown cap and white stem. 2023 [11]
Vermont Hericium americanum


Bear's head tooth fungus

 2024 [4]
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Proposed state mushrooms

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StateSpeciesImageRef
Massachusetts Calvatia gigantea
[12]
MissouriCantharellus lateritiusA large, golden-coloured mushroom with an irregular cap growing from leaflitter[13][14]
New YorkLactarius peckii[15]
WashingtonTricholoma magnivelareBulbous white mushrooms on the forest floor[16]
Tricholoma murrillianumBulbous white mushrooms on the forest floor[17]
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Notes

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

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