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Mushrooms in Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
1,037mushroom records
377species recorded
Augbusiest month
1,037 records since 1800 (429 in the last 10 years)
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 versicolor3 January records since 2011
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Usually recorded in March here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 April records across all years
Northern Cinnabar Polypore Trametes cinnabarina2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus3 May records across all years
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 May records across all years
Oak Mazegill Daedalea quercina2 May records across all years
Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinum2 May records across all years- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 June records across all years
Sheathed Woodtuft Kuehneromyces marginellus3 June records across all years- Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 June records across all years
Hardwood Trunk Rot Phellinus igniarius2 June records across all years
Fragrant Bracket Trametes suaveolens2 June records across all years
Oak Curtain Crust Hymenochaete rubiginosa2 June records across all years- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 June records across all years
Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus Hydnoporia olivacea2 June records across all years
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta2 June records across all years
Willow Glue Hydnoporia tabacina2 June records across all years
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides4 July records across all years
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 July records across all years- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 July records across all years
Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve2 July records across all years
Diamond Polypore Neofavolus alveolaris2 July records across all years
Elegant Polypore Cerioporus varius2 July records across all years
Shiny Cinnamon Polypore Coltricia cinnamomea2 July records across all years
Fairy Ring Champignon Marasmius oreades2 July records across all years- Picipes admirabilis2 July records across all years
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 July records across all years
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Ornate-Stalked Bolete Retiboletus ornatipes6 August records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 August records since 2011
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa3 August records since 2011
Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei3 August records since 2011
Common Funnel Infundibulicybe gibba3 August records since 2011
Apple Bolete Exsudoporus frostii2 August records since 2011
Parasitic Bolete Pseudoboletus parasiticus2 August records since 2011
Roxane's Bolete Aureoboletus roxanae2 August records since 2011
Climacocystis borealis2 August records since 2011
Leccinum longicurvipes2 August records since 2011- Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides2 August records since 2011
Corrugated-Cap Milky Lactarius corrugis2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor6 September records since 2011
Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis5 September records since 2011
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina4 September records since 2011- Corrugated-Cap Milky Lactarius corrugis3 September records since 2011
False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca3 September records since 2011
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria3 September records since 2011
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum3 September records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 September records since 2011
Ash Tree Bolete Boletinellus merulioides2 September records since 2011
Tricholoma odorum2 September records since 2011
Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii2 September records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa8 October records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor6 October records since 2011
Decorated Pholiota Leucopholiota decorosa4 October records since 2011
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus4 October records since 2011- Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides3 October records since 2011
Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum3 October records since 2011- Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum3 October records since 2011
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 October records since 2011
- Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus3 October records since 2011
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina3 October records since 2011- Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa3 October records since 2011
Hairy Long Stem Marasmius Rhizomarasmius pyrrhocephalus2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Oak Mazegill Daedalea quercina3 November records across all years
- Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa3 November records across all years
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 November records across all years
- Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 November records across all years
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum2 November records across all years
Poplar Bracket Oxyporus populinus2 November records across all years- Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina2 November records across all years
Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
- Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta2 December records across all years
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 December records across all years
⚠ Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site. We show where fungi have been recorded, nothing more. We never say any mushroom is edible or safe, and you shouldn't decide that from any website, app or photo. Many deadly mushrooms look like harmless ones. If someone may have eaten a wild mushroom, call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 right away.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41 | |
| 2 | 21 | |
| 3 | 16 | |
| 4 | 13 | |
| 5 | 12 | |
| 6 | 12 | |
| 7 | 12 | |
| 8 | 12 | |
| 9 | 11 | |
| 10 | 11 | |
| 11 | 10 | |
| 12 | 10 | |
| 13 | 10 | |
| 14 | 10 | |
| 15 | 9 |
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: Aug, Sep, Oct.
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 12, 2026Orange Mycena Mycena leaiananear North Canaan, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Sep 12, 2026Northern Tooth Climacodon septentrionalisnear Norfolk, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Sep 12, 2026Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulinanear Washington, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4
Sep 12, 2026Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigonear North Canaan, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Sep 12, 2026Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulinanear Washington, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Sep 5, 2026Golden Coincap Cyptotrama chrysopeplanear Salisbury, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Sep 4, 2026Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumnear Barkhamsted, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
Aug 15, 2026Vampires Bane Mycetinis scorodoniusnear Kent, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
Aug 15, 2026Amethyst Deceiver Laccaria amethystinanear Kent, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Aug 15, 2026Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitziinear Kent, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
Many sightings are on private land. Always get the landowner's permission, and follow the rules of parks and forests, which often limit or ban collecting.
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How we built this page
1,037 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 627 CC0 and 410 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.