Mushrooms in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
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.
Too few past records in January here to list species.
Usually recorded in February here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
- Cubamyces lactineus2 March records since 2011
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
- Panus neostrigosus2 May records across all years
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 May records across all years
Milky Conecap Conocybe apala2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites3 June records across all years
Inocutis ludoviciana2 June records across all years
Nigroporus vinosus2 June records across all years
Trametes cingulata2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Microporellus obovatus2 July records across all years- Nigroporus vinosus2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
American Caesar's Mushroom Amanita jacksonii2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 October records across all years
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 November records across all years
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | 4 | |
| 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | 3 | |
| 8 | 2 | |
| 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | 2 | |
| 11 | 2 | |
| 12 | 2 | |
| 13 | 2 | |
| 14 | 2 | |
| 15 | 2 |
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: May, Jun, Aug.
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 7 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.
- 1
Oct 19, 2025Cobalt Crust Terana coeruleanear Northport, AL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
May 11, 2025Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumin The University Of Alabama Arboretum, AL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Nov 1, 2024Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Tuscaloosa, AL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4
Jul 14, 2023Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigonear Tuscaloosa, AL (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Jul 14, 2023Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinusnear Tuscaloosa, AL (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Jul 14, 2023Nigroporus vinosusnear Tuscaloosa, AL (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Dec 31, 2022Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriformenear McCalla, AL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
151 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 106 CC0 and 45 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.