List of U.S. state mushrooms

Two U.S. states, Minnesota and Oregon, 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] A third state, Missouri, has had a state mushroom proposed.

Current state mushrooms

StateSpeciesImageYear of designationRef
MinnesotaMorchella esculenta A brown, sponge-like cap on a white stem, surrounded by dead grass.2010[nb 1][2]
OregonCantharellus formosus A collection of golden colored mushrooms with irregularly shaped caps on a plate.1999[3]

Proposed state mushrooms

StateSpeciesImageRef
MissouriCantharellus lateritiusA large, golden-coloured mushroom with an irregular cap growing from leaflitter[4][5]

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. ↑ "2010 Minnesota Statutes: 1.149 State Mushroom". Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  3. ↑ Springhetti, Jim (October 18, 2008). "Chanterelles pop up, the perfect quarry". The Oregonian. Advance Publications. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Second Regular Session, House Bill No. 1781, 93rd General Assembly". Missouri House of Representatives. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  5. ↑ "First Regular Session, House Bill No. 910, 94th General Assembly". Missouri House of Representatives. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
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