Mushrooms in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut
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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
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Usually recorded in March here:
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa3 March records across all years
Cinnamon Bracket Hapalopilus rutilans2 March records across all years
Silky Parchment Stereum striatum2 March records across all years
Red Tree Brain Fungus Peniophora rufa2 March records across all years
Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus Hydnoporia olivacea2 March records across all years
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis4 April records across all years
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta4 April records across all years
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus3 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus3 May records since 2011
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
Elegant Polypore Cerioporus varius2 June records since 2011
Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus6 July records since 2011
Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi3 July records since 2011- Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei2 July records since 2011
Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatus2 July records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 July records since 2011
Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
American Amidella Amanita volvata7 August records across all years
Blushing Bolete Leccinum scabrum6 August records across all years
Green Quilt Russula Russula crustosa6 August records across all years
Fool's Mushroom Amanita verna5 August records across all years
Candy Cap Lactarius camphoratus4 August records across all years
Grisette Amanita vaginata4 August records across all years
Apple Bolete Exsudoporus frostii4 August records across all years
Suede Bolete, Brown And Yellow Bolete, Boring Brown Bolete, Yellow-Cracked Bolete Xerocomus subtomentosus3 August records across all years
Common Collybia Gymnopus dryophilus3 August records across all years
Death Cap Amanita phalloides3 August records across all years- Aspidella solitaria3 August records across all years
- Clavaria citriceps3 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Handsome Club Clavulinopsis laeticolor3 September records across all years
Northern Tooth Climacodon septentrionalis3 September records across all years
Dark-Spotted Milkcap Lactarius atroviridis2 September records across all years
Grey Tooth Phellodon melaleucus2 September records across all years- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 September records across all years
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 September records across all years
Spotted Cort Cortinarius iodes2 September records across all years- Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 September records across all years
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis4 October records across all years
Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes3 October records across all years- Alysidium aureofulvum2 October records across all years
Spreading Phlebia Phlebia radiata2 October records across all years- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 October records across all years
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 October records across all years- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina9 November records since 2011
Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum5 November records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 November records since 2011
- Spreading Phlebia Phlebia radiata2 November records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 November records since 2011
- Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 November records since 2011
Asian Beauty Radulomyces copelandii2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | |
| 2 | 13 | |
| 3 | 11 | |
| 4 | 11 | |
| 5 | 10 | |
| 6 | 10 | |
| 7 | 9 | |
| 8 | 9 | |
| 9 | 9 | |
| 10 | 9 | |
| 11 | 8 | |
| 12 | 8 | |
| 13 | 8 | |
| 14 | 7 | |
| 15 | 7 |
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, Jul, Nov.
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.
- 1Oct 2, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Sherman, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Sep 21, 2026Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinusnear Greenwich, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Sep 21, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Greenwich, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4
Sep 18, 2026Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosanear Sherman, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Sep 17, 2026Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulinanear Ridgefield, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Sep 9, 2026Dark-Spotted Milkcap Lactarius atroviridisnear Weston, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Sep 5, 2026Spotted Cort Cortinarius iodesnear Wilton, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
Sep 4, 2026Bradley Lactifluus volemusnear Sherman, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
Sep 4, 2026Purple-Bloom Russula Russula mariaenear Sherman, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10
Sep 4, 2026Mauve Bonnet Mycena meliigenanear Sherman, CT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
850 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 719 CC0 and 131 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.