List of U.S. state mushrooms

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

State	Species	Image	Year of designation	Ref
California	Cantharellus californicus		2023	[5]
Colorado	Agaricus julius		2025	[6]
Illinois	Calvatia gigantea		2024	[7]
Minnesota	Morchella esculenta		2010 [nb 1]	[8]
Oregon	Cantharellus formosus		1999	[9]
Texas	Chorioactis geaster		2021	[10]
Utah	Boletus edulis		2023	[11]
Vermont	Hericium americanum Bear's head tooth fungus		2024	[4]

Proposed state mushrooms

State	Species	Image	Ref
Massachusetts	Calvatia gigantea		[12]
Missouri	Cantharellus lateritius		[13] [14]
New York	Lactarius peckii		[15]
Washington	Tricholoma magnivelare		[16]
	Tricholoma murrillianum		[17]

Notes

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

References

1. "Minnesota State Symbols: Minnesota State Mushroom". Minnesota Legislature . Retrieved June 13, 2011.
2. "Bill would designate official fungus for New York State - Hudson Valley One". 2020-03-12. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
3. "NY State Senate Bill S7045A". NY State Senate. 2020-01-23. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
4. Bos-Lun, Michelle (May 7, 2024). "An act relating to designating a State Mushroom". Legislature Vermont .
5. "Governor Newsom Signs Legislation 10.10.23". October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
6. Colorado Designation of State Mushroom
7. "Pritzker signs law allowing digital driver's licenses among hundreds of other bills". Capitolnewsillinois.com. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
8. "2010 Minnesota Statutes: 1.149 State Mushroom". Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
9. Springhetti, Jim (October 18, 2008). "Chanterelles pop up, the perfect quarry". The Oregonian . Advance Publications. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
10. "Texas SCR38: Designating the Texas star mushroom as the official State Mushroom of Texas".
11. "H.B. 92 State Mushroom Designation". Utah State Legislature. 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
12. Massachusetts Legislature, 192nd Session. S.2060: An Act designating the “Giant Puffball” fungus as the official mushroom of the Commonwealth
13. "Second Regular Session, House Bill No. 1781, 93rd General Assembly". Missouri House of Representatives . Retrieved June 13, 2011.
14. "First Regular Session, House Bill No. 910, 94th General Assembly". Missouri House of Representatives . Retrieved June 13, 2011.
15. "Senate Bill S7045A". New York State Senate . Retrieved March 7, 2022.
16. "Washington Could Get an Official State Mushroom - Atlas Obscura".
17. "Will Washington name a state fungi? | The Spokesman-Review".