Seven U.S. states, California, 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] Five other states, Colorado, Missouri, Washington, Massachusetts, and New York [2] [3] [4] have had state mushrooms proposed.
State | Species | Image | Year of designation | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
California | Cantharellus californicus | ![]() | 2023 | [5] |
Illinois | Calvatia gigantea | ![]() | 2024 | [6] |
Minnesota | Morchella esculenta | ![]() | 2010 [nb 1] | [7] |
Oregon | Cantharellus formosus | ![]() | 1999 | [8] |
Texas | Chorioactis geaster | ![]() | 2021 | [9] |
Utah | Boletus edulis | ![]() | 2023 | [10] |
Vermont | Hericium americanum
| ![]() | 2024 | [4] |