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Mushrooms in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
1,035mushroom records
297species recorded
Octbusiest month
1,035 records since 1866 (335 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:
- Poronidulus conchifer3 January records across all years
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Usually recorded in March here:
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea2 March records across all years
Glue Crust Fungus Hydnoporia corrugata2 March records across all years
Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus Hydnoporia olivacea2 March records across all years
Silky Parchment Stereum striatum2 March records across all years
Oak Mazegill Daedalea quercina2 March records across all years
Amber Jelly Exidia recisa2 March records across all years- Poronidulus conchifer2 March records across all years
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 April records across all years
Botryobasidium subcoronatum4 April records across all years
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta4 April records across all years- Perenniporia unita4 April records across all years
False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum4 April records across all years
Phlebiopsis gigantea3 April records across all years- Acanthophysium oakesii3 April records across all years
Annosus Root Disease Heterobasidion annosum3 April records across all years
Brown Patch Disease Rhizoctonia solani3 April records across all years
Willow Glue Hydnoporia tabacina3 April records across all years
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa3 April records across all years- Oak Mazegill Daedalea quercina3 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
- Oak Mazegill Daedalea quercina5 May records across all years
- Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta3 May records across all years
Northern Cinnabar Polypore Trametes cinnabarina3 May records across all years
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus3 May records across all years- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis3 May records across all years
Barometer Earthstar Astraeus hygrometricus3 May records across all years
Scarlet Splash Cytidia salicina2 May records across all years
Bleeding Conifer Crust Stereum sanguinolentum2 May records across all years
Pleurotus cornucopiae2 May records across all years- Brown Patch Disease Rhizoctonia solani2 May records across all years
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 May records across all years
- Polyporus pocula2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
- Brown Patch Disease Rhizoctonia solani4 June records across all years
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 June records across all years
Peniophora cinerea2 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
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 June records across all years
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 June records across all years
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 June records across all years
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 June records across all years- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi7 July records since 2011
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus3 July records since 2011
Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus3 July records since 2011
Yellow American Blusher Amanita flavorubens3 July records since 2011- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 July records since 2011
Oak Bracket Pseudoinonotus dryadeus2 July records since 2011
Bradley Lactifluus volemus2 July records since 2011
Small Chanterelle Cantharellus minor2 July records since 2011
Red And Yellow Bolete Baorangia bicolor2 July records since 2011
Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei2 July records since 2011
Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi6 August records since 2011
Spotted Cort Cortinarius iodes4 August records since 2011- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus4 August records since 2011
Shiny Cinnamon Polypore Coltricia cinnamomea3 August records since 2011
Dung Bird's Nest Cyathus stercoreus3 August records since 2011
Old Man Of The Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceus3 August records since 2011- Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus2 August records since 2011
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 August records since 2011
Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum2 August records since 2011
Green Cheese Polypore Niveoporofomes spraguei2 August records since 2011
Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum2 August records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa7 September records since 2011
Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa5 September records since 2011- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus4 September records since 2011
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana3 September records since 2011- Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum3 September records since 2011
- Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei3 September records since 2011
Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegans3 September records since 2011
Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulans2 September records since 2011- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 September records since 2011
Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine2 September records since 2011
Stinky Squid Pseudocolus fusiformis2 September records since 2011- Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa7 October records since 2011
Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii4 October records since 2011
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria3 October records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 October records since 2011
Northern Tooth Climacodon septentrionalis2 October records since 2011
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea2 October records since 2011- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 October records since 2011
- Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii2 October records since 2011
Fluted Bird's Nest Cyathus striatus2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa5 November records across all years
Ceriporia spissa3 November records across all years- Northern Cinnabar Polypore Trametes cinnabarina3 November records across all years
Big Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera fumosa3 November records across all years- Peniophora versiformis3 November records across all years
Winter Polypore Lentinus brumalis3 November records across all years- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis3 November records across all years
- Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulans3 November records across all years
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 November records across all years
- Brunneoporus malicola2 November records across all years
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa2 November records across all years- Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 December records across all years
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 December records across all years
Phanerochaete velutina2 December records across all years- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 December records across all years
- Poronidulus conchifer2 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 | 31 | |
| 2 | 19 | |
| 3 | 18 | |
| 4 | 18 | |
| 5 | 18 | |
| 6 | 16 | |
| 7 | 15 | |
| 8 | 15 | |
| 9 | 15 | |
| 10 | 15 | |
| 11 | 14 | |
| 12 | 14 | |
| 13 | 13 | |
| 14 | 13 | |
| 15 | 12 |
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, Aug.
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 22, 2026Lactarius hygrophoroidesnear New Haven, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Sep 5, 2026Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinusnear Madison, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Sep 4, 2026Cross-Veined Troop Mushroom Xeromphalina kauffmaniinear Madison, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Sep 3, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Hamden, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Sep 2, 2026Old Man Of The Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceusnear Guilford, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Sep 2, 2026Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosanear Guilford, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Sep 2, 2026Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegansnear Branford, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Sep 1, 2026Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstineinear Hamden, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9
Aug 30, 2026Blue-Green Cracking Russula Russula parvovirescensnear Guilford, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Aug 28, 2026Spotted Cort Cortinarius iodesnear New Haven, 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
1,035 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 793 CC0 and 242 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.