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Central MI Foraging Conditions — ForageIQ

Central MI

Good

Central Michigan rolling terrain with mixed hardwoods. Aspen, oak, and old apple orchards on sandy soils. Pere Marquette SF and Manistee NF southern fringe. Later season than SW MI by about one week.

Trees:Aspen White Oak Sugar Maple

Updated Oct 13, 5:08 AM MT

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Central MI earns a Good grade: soil is a warm 67.6°F, the 14-day total of 1.38" carried the moisture trigger, and no drought is flagged. The limiting factor is moisture. The 7-day total is zero, and VWC has slipped to 0.16 against a 0.18 weekly average, so the flush is running on stored moisture that's drying down. The best bets are the sustained-warmth, wood-associated species: Hen of the Woods, Lion's Mane, Honey Mushroom, Hedgehog, Yellow Foot, Red-Belted Conk, Angel Wings, and Smooth Chanterelle, along with Wine Cap and the polypores and jellies. Chicken of the Woods, Black Trumpet, Shaggy Mane, puffballs, and the waxcaps are still only activating, with primordia not yet established, so expect sparse or late showings. The Amanita group and Death Cap are also flagged as active, so be sure of your IDs in the leaf litter. Watch for rain in the next few days. Even a modest soaking would firm up the moderate species, while continued dry weather will start desiccating the exposed fruiting bodies and shrink the window for the soft-fleshed ones like Lion's Mane and the inkcaps. Hot tip: Hunt north-facing slopes, low drainages, and the base of mature oaks, where soil holds moisture longest, and prioritize Hen of the Woods and Honey Mushroom before the dry spell thins them out.

Generated by Claude (Anthropic) from the structured weather, soil, and phenology data on this page. The LLM can misread edge cases — treat this as a starting hypothesis, not a guarantee. Always verify conditions on the ground before committing to a long drive.

Foraging Potential80/100

✅Moisture

✅Soil Temp

✅No Freeze

✅No Drought

Precip 7d

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Viable Species

Confidence × Primordia state

MODERATEActivating

Chicken of the WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus

soil warming up (68°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18

HIGHPrimed

Hen of the WoodsGrifola frondosa

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 6/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Lion's ManeHericium erinaceus

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

MODERATEActivating

Black TrumpetCraterellus cornucopioides

soil warming up (68°F today, only 1/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18

HIGHPrimed

Honey MushroomArmillaria mellea

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 6/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Death CapAmanita phalloides

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Hedgehog MushroomHydnum repandum

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

MODERATEActivating

Shaggy ManeCoprinus comatus

soil warming up (68°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18

HIGHPrimed

Wine CapStropharia rugosoannulata

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

MODERATEActivating

Giant PuffballCalvatia gigantea

soil warming up (68°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18

HIGHPrimed

Beefsteak PolyporeFistulina hepatica

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

MODERATEActivating

Liberty CapPsilocybe semilanceata

soil warming up (68°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18

HIGHPrimed

Turkey TailTrametes versicolor

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Witch's ButterTremella mesenterica

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Jack-o-LanternOmphalotus olearius

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

ChagaInonotus obliquus

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Bear's Head ToothHericium americanum

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Sulphur TuftHypholoma fasciculare

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

MODERATEActivating

Orange Peel FungusAleuria aurantia

soil warming up (68°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18

HIGHPrimed

Dead Man's FingersXylaria polymorpha

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

MODERATEActivating

Parasol MushroomMacrolepiota procera

soil warming up (68°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18

MODERATEActivating

Shaggy ParasolChlorophyllum rhacodes

soil warming up (68°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18

MODERATEActivating

Fairy Ring ChampignonMarasmius oreades

soil warming up (68°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18

MODERATEActivating

Meadow MushroomAgaricus campestris

soil warming up (68°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18

HIGHPrimed

Artist's ConkGanoderma applanatum

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Birch PolyporeFomitopsis betulina

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Tinder FungusFomes fomentarius

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Bird's Nest FungusCyathus striatus

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

MODERATEActivating

Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea

soil warming up (68°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18

HIGHPrimed

Yellow FootCraterellus tubaeformis

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Violet CoralClavaria zollingeri

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Old Man of the WoodsStrobilomyces strobilaceus

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

MODERATEActivating

Horse MushroomAgaricus arvensis

soil warming up (68°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18

HIGHPrimed

Pear-Shaped PuffballLycoperdon pyriforme

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Mica CapCoprinellus micaceus

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Shrimp of the WoodsEntoloma abortivum

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Smooth ChanterelleCantharellus lateritius

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

MODERATEActivating

Golden SpindlesClavulinopsis fusiformis

soil warming up (68°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18

MODERATEActivating

Green-Gill LepiotaChlorophyllum molybdites

soil warming up (68°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18

HIGHPrimed

Woolly Milk CapLactarius torminosus

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Oak Milk CapLactarius quietus

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

MODERATEActivating

Alcohol InkyCoprinopsis atramentaria

soil warming up (68°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18

HIGHPrimed

Fairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatus

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Magpie InkyCoprinopsis picacea

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

MODERATEActivating

Yellow-StainerAgaricus xanthodermus

soil warming up (68°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18

HIGHPrimed

Red-Belted ConkFomitopsis pinicola

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Winter PolyporePolyporus brumalis

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Thin-Walled Maze PolyporeDaedaleopsis confragosa

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Mossy Maze PolyporeCerrena unicolor

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

False Turkey TailStereum ostrea

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Coral ToothHericium coralloides

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Snow FungusTremella fuciformis

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Wood EarAuricularia americana

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Tooth JellyPseudohydnum gelatinosum

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Jelly AntlerCalocera viscosa

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Green ElfcupChlorociboria aeruginascens

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

MODERATEActivating

Ivory FunnelClitocybe dealbata

soil warming up (68°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18

HIGHPrimed

Brown Roll-RimPaxillus involutus

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Angel WingsPleurocybella porrigens

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Aspen OysterPleurotus populinus

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Elm OysterHypsizygus ulmarius

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Wolf's Milk SlimeLycogala epidendrum

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Fluted Bird's NestCrucibulum laeve

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Devil's CigarChorioactis geaster

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Yellow Fly AgaricAmanita muscaria var. guessowii

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Winter Mushroom / Wild EnokiFlammulina velutipes

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

MODERATEActivating

Snowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus

soil warming up (68°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18

MODERATEActivating

Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus

soil warming up (68°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18

HIGHPrimed

Dung Bird's NestCyathus stercoreus

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Amethyst DeceiverLaccaria amethystina

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Oak MazegillDaedalea quercina

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Amanita Muscaria

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Banded MottlegillPanaeolus cinctulus

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Yellow-Gilled GymGymnopilus luteofolius

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Common StinkhornPhallus impudicus

All conditions met (soil 68°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

MODERATEActivating

Ravenel's Stinkhorn

soil warming up (68°F today, only 3/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18

MODERATEActivating

Elegant StinkhornMutinus elegans

soil warming up (68°F today, only 3/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.16 VWC, 7d avg 0.18

Primordia readiness: Cold = mycelium dormant. Activating = soil warming, primordia building. Primed = 5+ sustained warm days at species threshold; fruiting imminent if moisture cooperates. Based on Schmidt 1983 / Mihail 2007.

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