Mushrooms in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut
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:
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum2 January records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 January records across all years
Usually recorded in February here:
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 March records across all years
Shaggy Bracket Inonotus hispidus2 March records across all years- Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum2 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa9 April records across all years
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta4 April records across all years- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis3 April records across all years
Poplar Bracket Oxyporus populinus2 April records across all years
Porotheleum fimbriatum2 April records across all years
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 April records across all years
Maple Whitewash Dendrothele acerina2 April records across all years
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta2 April records across all years- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
- Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 May records across all years
Wine Roundhead Stropharia rugosoannulata2 May records across all years
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Usually recorded in July here:
Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus5 July records since 2011
Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Old Man Of The Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceus3 August records since 2011- Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei2 August records since 2011
Separated-Tubes Bolete Xanthoconium separans2 August records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 August records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 August records since 2011
Spotted Cort Cortinarius iodes2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Northern Tooth Climacodon septentrionalis5 September records since 2011
Chrome-Footed Bolete Harrya chromipes4 September records since 2011
Ornate-Stalked Bolete Retiboletus ornatipes3 September records since 2011
Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii3 September records since 2011
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina3 September records since 2011- Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa3 September records since 2011
Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum3 September records since 2011
Graceful Bolete Austroboletus gracilis2 September records since 2011
American Slippery Jack Suillus americanus2 September records since 2011
Purple-And-White Deceiver Laccaria ochropurpurea2 September records since 2011
Smoothish-Stemmed Bolete Hemileccinum subglabripes2 September records since 2011
False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 October records across all years
- Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 October records across all years
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
- Dendrothele macrodens3 November records across all years
- Corticium radiosum3 November records across all years
Tulasnella violea3 November records across all years- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 November records across all years
Confluent Radulomyces Radulomyces confluens2 November records across all years- Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 November records across all years
Phanerochaete burtii2 November records across all years
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
- Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta4 December records across all years
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 December records across all years
Black Witch's Butter Exidia glandulosa2 December records across all years- Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 December records across all years
Spreading Phlebia Phlebia radiata2 December records across all years- Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina2 December records across all years
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | |
| 2 | 18 | |
| 3 | 10 | |
| 4 | 9 | |
| 5 | 8 | |
| 6 | 7 | |
| 7 | 7 | |
| 8 | 7 | |
| 9 | 6 | |
| 10 | 6 | |
| 11 | 6 | |
| 12 | 6 | |
| 13 | 6 | |
| 14 | 5 | |
| 15 | 5 |
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: Sep, Aug, Apr.
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
Sep 30, 2026Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosanear Haddam, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Sep 6, 2026Northern Tooth Climacodon septentrionalisnear East Haddam, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Sep 5, 2026Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugaenear East Haddam, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Sep 5, 2026Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstineinear East Haddam, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Aug 30, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Old Saybrook, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Aug 26, 2026Spotted Cort Cortinarius iodesnear East Hampton, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Aug 22, 2026Peeling Puffball Lycoperdon marginatumnear Cromwell, CT (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Aug 21, 2026Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioidesnear East Hampton, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Jul 26, 2026Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinumnear Lyme, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Jul 21, 2026Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinusnear East Hampton, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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429 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 230 CC0 and 199 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.