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Wild Mushrooms

Peak season | November through January

In addition to the Gardens' many plant collections, each fall we enjoy an interesting natural phenomena: a wide variety of wild mushrooms appear throughout our grounds. Mushrooms are the fruiting bodies, or reproductive structures, of some types of fungi. Throughout the season, we offer mushroom talks and walks by regional experts and interpretive signs are posted where mushrooms appear. We have identified more than 160 species on the grounds and we are still discovering new ones each season. Visit the Gardens to learn about the vast array of wild mushrooms found here!

Take photos, not fungi

Please remember that mushrooms found at Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens should stay at Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens... DO NOT PICK OR COLLECT from our botanical collection!

Want to learn more?

Each November and December, we host a number of Mushroom Walks and Mushroom Workshops! Check our Events page for upcoming opportunities.

Mendocino Coast Mushroom Club

This group welcomes anyone with an interest in wild mushrooms—whether it is finding, identifying, cooking, dyeing, painting, drawing, crafting with paper or felt, photographing, or cultivating. Members enjoy forays, guest speakers, workshops, films, potlucks, and more. Meetings are held monthly from September through March, offering opportunities to learn, play, and connect with fellow mushroom enthusiasts.