List of U.S. state mushrooms

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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.

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Current state mushrooms

StateSpeciesImageYear of designationRef
California Cantharellus californicus Cantharellus californicus 81770.jpg 2023 [5]
Illinois Calvatia gigantea Giant Puffball.jpg 2024 [6]
Minnesota Morchella esculenta Morchella esculenta 300405.jpg 2010 [nb 1] [7]
Oregon Cantharellus formosus Cantherellus pacificus.jpg 1999 [8]
Texas Chorioactis geaster Devil's cigar Chorioactis geaster.jpg 2021 [9]
Utah Boletus edulis (Gemeine Steinpilz) Boletus edulis.jpg 2023 [10]
Vermont Hericium americanum


Bear's head tooth fungus

Bearshead.png 2024 [4]

Proposed state mushrooms

StateSpeciesImageRef
Colorado Agaricus julius Agaricus julius.jpg [11]
Massachusetts Calvatia gigantea
Riesenbovist Calvatia gigantea.JPG
[12]
Missouri Cantharellus lateritius Cantharellus lateritius 54894.jpg [13] [14]
New York Lactarius peckii Lactarius peckii Burl 780711.jpg [15]
Washington Tricholoma magnivelare 2018-10-05 Tricholoma magnivelare (Peck) Redhead 972957.jpg [16]
Tricholoma murrillianum 2018-11-10 Tricholoma murrillianum Singer 959693.jpg [17]

Notes

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

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 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. "Pritzker signs law allowing digital driver's licenses among hundreds of other bills". Capitolnewsillinois.com. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  7. "2010 Minnesota Statutes: 1.149 State Mushroom". Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  8. Springhetti, Jim (October 18, 2008). "Chanterelles pop up, the perfect quarry". The Oregonian . Advance Publications. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
  9. "Texas SCR38: Designating the Texas star mushroom as the official State Mushroom of Texas".
  10. "H.B. 92 State Mushroom Designation". Utah State Legislature. 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  11. Designation of State Mushroom
  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".