Mushrooms in Benton County, Arkansas
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:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 January records since 2011
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Too few past records in March here to list species.
Usually recorded in April here:
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus4 April records since 2011
Yellow Fieldcap Bolbitius titubans2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 May records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 May records since 2011
Common Funnel Infundibulicybe gibba2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia2 June records since 2011
Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides2 June records since 2011
Protohydnum album2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 July records since 2011
Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Lentinus levis3 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Stereum versicolor8 September records across all years
Golden Coral Fungus Ramaria aurea8 September records across all years- Hydnoporia fuscescens5 September records across all years
Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus Hydnoporia olivacea4 September records across all years
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea3 October records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 October records since 2011
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 October records since 2011
Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceus2 October records since 2011
Oak Bracket Pseudoinonotus dryadeus2 October records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 October records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme4 November records since 2011
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 November records since 2011
Fluted Bird's Nest Cyathus striatus2 November records since 2011- Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceus2 November records since 2011
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana2 November records since 2011
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | 8 | |
| 4 | 7 | |
| 5 | 7 | |
| 6 | 6 | |
| 7 | 6 | |
| 8 | 5 | |
| 9 | 5 | |
| 10 | 5 | |
| 11 | 4 | |
| 12 | 4 | |
| 13 | 4 | |
| 14 | 4 | |
| 15 | 3 |
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: Oct, Sep, 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.
- 1
Jun 19, 2026Golden Threads Lepidella Amanita canescensnear Bella Vista, AR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Jun 8, 2026Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstineinear Lost Bridge Village, AR (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Jan 5, 2026Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatusnear Bentonville, AR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Oct 31, 2025Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Siloam Springs, AR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
Oct 31, 2025Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilvanear Siloam Springs, AR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Oct 31, 2025Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformisnear Siloam Springs, AR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Sep 27, 2025Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatusnear Bentonville, AR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Jul 31, 2025Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Bentonville, AR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Jul 3, 2025Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstineinear Bentonville, AR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
Jul 1, 2025Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigonear Cave Springs, AR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
195 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 88 CC0 and 107 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.