Mushrooms in Blount County, Alabama
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
626mushroom records
210species recorded
Decbusiest month
626 records since 2020 (626 in the last 10 years)
Fruiting now
Based on past sightings (mostly since 2011; all years where recent records are few), not a forecast. Weather and place matter a lot, and a listing here says nothing about whether a mushroom is safe.
Usually recorded in January here:
Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata9 January records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune5 January records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme4 January records since 2011
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus4 January records since 2011
Netted Crust Byssomerulius corium3 January records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 January records since 2011
Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia3 January records since 2011
Rhodocollybia prolixa2 January records since 2011
Brick Cap Hypholoma lateritium2 January records since 2011- Poronidulus conchifer2 January records since 2011
- Xeromphalina campanelloides2 January records since 2011
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
- Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus3 February records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis3 February records since 2011
False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 February records since 2011
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 February records since 2011- Cubamyces lactineus2 February records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 February records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 February records since 2011- Poronidulus conchifer2 February records since 2011
- Netted Crust Byssomerulius corium2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius4 March records since 2011- Panus neostrigosus3 March records since 2011
- Poronidulus conchifer2 March records since 2011
- Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 March records since 2011
- False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
- Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus3 April records since 2011
- Poronidulus conchifer3 April records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 April records since 2011
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 April records since 2011- Acanthophysium oakesii2 April records since 2011
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
Peeling Puffball Lycoperdon marginatum2 May records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 May records since 2011
- False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 May records since 2011
False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 June records since 2011
Anthracophyllum lateritium3 June records since 2011
Rose-Tinted Amanita Amanita roseotincta2 June records since 2011- False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo4 July records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 July records since 2011
Ravenel's Bolete, Powdery Sulfur Bolete Pulveroboletus ravenelii3 July records since 2011
Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides2 July records since 2011- False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata2 July records since 2011
Helvellosebacina concrescens2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Poronidulus conchifer4 August records since 2011
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 August records since 2011
Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi2 August records since 2011
Apple Bolete Exsudoporus frostii2 August records since 2011
Russula pulchra2 August records since 2011
Silky Parchment Stereum striatum2 August records since 2011
Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betula2 August records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 August records since 2011
- Boletus roseolateritius2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa6 September records since 2011- Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus3 September records since 2011
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus3 September records since 2011
- False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum3 September records since 2011
Dead Man's Hand Scleroderma polyrhizum2 September records since 2011
Fluted Bird's Nest Cyathus striatus2 September records since 2011- Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo2 September records since 2011
Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus Hydnoporia olivacea2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus5 October records since 2011
- Poronidulus conchifer4 October records since 2011
- False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum4 October records since 2011
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum4 October records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis3 October records since 2011
- Scytinostroma artocreas2 October records since 2011
- Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 October records since 2011
- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 October records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 October records since 2011
Calostoma ravenelii2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus6 November records since 2011
Conifercone Cap Baeospora myosura4 November records since 2011- Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus3 November records since 2011
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 November records since 2011
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus3 November records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 November records since 2011
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa3 November records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 November records since 2011
Dentocorticium portoricense2 November records since 2011
Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum2 November records since 2011- Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus Hydnoporia olivacea2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata8 December records since 2011
- Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa5 December records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 December records since 2011
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 December records since 2011
- Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus3 December records since 2011
- Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus3 December records since 2011
- Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 December records since 2011
- Cubamyces lactineus2 December records since 2011
Asian Beauty Radulomyces copelandii2 December records since 2011
Walnut Mycena Mycena crocea2 December records since 2011- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 December records since 2011
Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicina2 December records since 2011
⚠ Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site. We show where fungi have been recorded, nothing more. We never say any mushroom is edible or safe, and you shouldn't decide that from any website, app or photo. Many deadly mushrooms look like harmless ones. If someone may have eaten a wild mushroom, call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 right away.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | |
| 2 | 21 | |
| 3 | 20 | |
| 4 | 19 | |
| 5 | 19 | |
| 6 | 19 | |
| 7 | 18 | |
| 8 | 17 | |
| 9 | 15 | |
| 10 | 14 | |
| 11 | 11 | |
| 12 | 10 | |
| 13 | 8 | |
| 14 | 8 | |
| 15 | 8 |
Being on this list doesn't mean a mushroom is common, easy to identify or safe. It only means it has been recorded here often.
Best months to look
Records by month, all years. Busiest: Dec, Jan, Nov.
Sightings map
● Each dot is a place with at least one record (rounded to about 1 km). Locations can be approximate, and many are on private land. Numbered blue circles are recent sightings, shown only to a general area of about 10 km.
Recent sightings
The 10 most recent dated records in this county, newest first. Data as of October 26, 2026. Records can take weeks or more to reach GBIF, so the newest finds may not show yet. Places are given only as a public park or forest (from the USGS Protected Areas Database) or the nearest town, and the numbered circles on the map cover a general area, not an exact spot.
- 1Aug 1, 2026Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyinear Blountsville, AL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Jun 30, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Blountsville, AL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Jun 30, 2026Ornate-Stalked Bolete Retiboletus ornatipesnear Blountsville, AL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Jun 30, 2026Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegansnear Blountsville, AL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Jun 28, 2026Rose-Tinted Amanita Amanita roseotinctanear Cleveland, AL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Jun 20, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Nectar, AL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Jun 20, 2026Rose-Tinted Amanita Amanita roseotinctanear Nectar, AL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Jun 7, 2026Anthracophyllum lateritiumnear Hayden, AL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Jun 2, 2026False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvatanear Hayden, AL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10May 12, 2026Peeling Puffball Lycoperdon marginatumnear Smoke Rise, AL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
Many sightings are on private land. Always get the landowner's permission, and follow the rules of parks and forests, which often limit or ban collecting.
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How we built this page
626 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 624 CC0 and 2 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.