Mushrooms in Naugatuck 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.
Too few past records in January here to list species.
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Usually recorded in March here:
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 March records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 March records across all years
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 March records across all years
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus5 May records across all years- Poronidulus conchifer2 May records across all years
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 May records across all years
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum2 May records across all years
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 May records across all years
Steccherinum fimbriatum2 May records across all years
Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius2 May records across all years
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Too few past records in July here to list species.
Usually recorded in August here:
Red And Yellow Bolete Baorangia bicolor4 August records across all years
Spotted Cort Cortinarius iodes3 August records across all years- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 August records across all years
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae2 August records across all years
Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii2 August records across all years
Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Stinky Squid Pseudocolus fusiformis3 September records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 September records since 2011
- Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 September records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 September records since 2011
Wine Roundhead Stropharia rugosoannulata2 September records since 2011
Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum3 October records since 2011
Bitter Bolete Tylopilus felleus3 October records since 2011
Glistening Ink-Cap Coprinellus micaceus2 October records since 2011- Wine Roundhead Stropharia rugosoannulata2 October records since 2011
Poison Champagne Amanita Amanita crenulata2 October records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 October records since 2011
- Spotted Cort Cortinarius iodes2 October records since 2011
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | |
| 2 | 9 | |
| 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | 7 | |
| 5 | 6 | |
| 6 | 6 | |
| 7 | 6 | |
| 8 | 5 | |
| 9 | 5 | |
| 10 | 5 | |
| 11 | 4 | |
| 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, Aug, Sep.
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
Aug 22, 2026Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstineinear Cheshire, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Aug 15, 2026Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugaenear Southbury, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Aug 9, 2026Butter-Foot Bolete Boletus auripesnear Waterbury, CT (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Aug 8, 2026Small Chanterelle Cantharellus minornear Beacon Falls, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Aug 8, 2026Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinusnear Beacon Falls, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Aug 8, 2026Spotted Cort Cortinarius iodesnear Beacon Falls, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Aug 16, 2025Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentariusnear Southbury, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
Jul 27, 2025Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatusnear Beacon Falls, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
Jul 5, 2025Peppery Milkcap Lactifluus piperatusnear Seymour, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Jul 5, 2025Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstineinear Seymour, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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251 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 104 CC0 and 147 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.