Mushrooms in Craighead 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:
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus2 January records since 2011- Poronidulus conchifer2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
- Acanthophysium oakesii2 February records since 2011
Too few past records in March here to list species.
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia3 June records since 2011
Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei2 June records since 2011
Yellow American Blusher Amanita flavorubens2 June records since 2011
Yellow Shield Pluteus chrysophaeus2 June records since 2011
Ganoderma resinaceum2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum3 July records since 2011
False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata2 July records since 2011
Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo2 July records since 2011
Golden Gilled Bolete Phylloporus rhodoxanthus2 July records since 2011
Ornate-Stalked Bolete Retiboletus ornatipes2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis3 August records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 August records since 2011
Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides3 August records since 2011- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 August records since 2011
Reddening Lepiota Leucoagaricus americanus2 August records since 2011
Purple-Spored Puffball Calvatia cyathiformis2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa3 September records since 2011
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 September records since 2011
Corrugated-Cap Milky Lactarius corrugis2 September records since 2011- Ganoderma resinaceum2 September records since 2011
Violet Gray Bolete Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa5 October records since 2011
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus4 October records since 2011
American Caesar's Mushroom Amanita jacksonii2 October records since 2011
Coral Tooth Hericium coralloides2 October records since 2011
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens2 October records since 2011
Fairies' Bonnets Coprinellus disseminatus2 October records since 2011- Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus2 October records since 2011
American Dyeball Pisolithus arenarius2 October records since 2011
Deer-Colored Trametes Trametopsis cervina2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa4 November records since 2011
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva3 November records since 2011- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 November records since 2011
- Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 November records since 2011
- Poronidulus conchifer2 November records since 2011
Bear Lentinus Lentinellus ursinus2 November records since 2011
Purple-And-White Deceiver Laccaria ochropurpurea2 November records since 2011
Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiarium2 November records since 2011
Orange Moss Navel Rickenella fibula2 November records since 2011
Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceus2 November records since 2011- Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus2 November records since 2011
Bark Mycena Mycena corticola2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceus4 December records since 2011
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 December records since 2011
- Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus3 December records since 2011
- Bark Mycena Mycena corticola2 December records since 2011
Bulbous Honey Fungus Armillaria gallica2 December records since 2011- Poronidulus conchifer2 December records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | |
| 2 | 9 | |
| 3 | 9 | |
| 4 | 9 | |
| 5 | 9 | |
| 6 | 9 | |
| 7 | 7 | |
| 8 | 7 | |
| 9 | 6 | |
| 10 | 5 | |
| 11 | 5 | |
| 12 | 4 | |
| 13 | 4 | |
| 14 | 4 | |
| 15 | 4 |
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, Nov, Dec.
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.
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Jun 26, 2026Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumiinear Jonesboro, AR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Dec 26, 2025Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformisin Craighead Forest Park, AR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Feb 8, 2025Cobalt Crust Terana coeruleain Craighead Forest Park, AR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Dec 28, 2024Bark Mycena Mycena corticolain Craighead Forest Park, AR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Dec 28, 2024Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosain Craighead Forest Park, AR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Dec 28, 2024Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laevein Craighead Forest Park, AR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Dec 28, 2024Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus Hydnoporia olivaceain Craighead Forest Park, AR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Dec 28, 2024Black Witch's Butter Exidia glandulosain Craighead Forest Park, AR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Dec 15, 2024Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumnear Caraway, AR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Dec 15, 2024Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticusnear Caraway, AR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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302 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 60 CC0 and 242 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.