List of U.S. state mushrooms

Five U.S. states, California, Minnesota, Oregon, Texas, and Utah, 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] have had state mushrooms proposed.

Current state mushrooms
StateSpeciesImageYear of designationRef
CaliforniaCantharellus californicus A golden colored mushroom among dead leaves and foliage.2023[4]
MinnesotaMorchella esculenta A brown, sponge-like cap on a white stem, surrounded by dead grass.2010[nb 1][5]
OregonCantharellus formosus A collection of golden colored mushrooms with irregularly shaped caps on a plate.1999[6]
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[7]
Utah Boletus edulis A plump mushroom with a brown cap and white stem. 2023 [8]

Proposed state mushrooms
StateSpeciesImageRef
Massachusetts Calvatia gigantea
[9]
MissouriCantharellus lateritiusA large, golden-coloured mushroom with an irregular cap growing from leaflitter[10][11]
New YorkLactarius peckii[12]
WashingtonTricholoma magnivelareBulbous white mushrooms on the forest floor[13]
Tricholoma murrillianumBulbous white mushrooms on the forest floor[14]

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. "Governor Newsom Signs Legislation 10.10.23". October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  5. "2010 Minnesota Statutes: 1.149 State Mushroom". Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  6. Springhetti, Jim (October 18, 2008). "Chanterelles pop up, the perfect quarry". The Oregonian. Advance Publications. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
  7. "Texas SCR38: Designating the Texas star mushroom as the official State Mushroom of Texas".
  8. "H.B. 92 State Mushroom Designation". Utah State Legislature. 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  9. Massachusetts Legislature, 192nd Session. S.2060: An Act designating the “Giant Puffball” fungus as the official mushroom of the Commonwealth
  10. "Second Regular Session, House Bill No. 1781, 93rd General Assembly". Missouri House of Representatives. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  11. "First Regular Session, House Bill No. 910, 94th General Assembly". Missouri House of Representatives. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  12. "Senate Bill S7045A". New York State Senate. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  13. "Washington Could Get an Official State Mushroom - Atlas Obscura".
  14. "Will Washington name a state fungi? | The Spokesman-Review".
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