Mushrooms in Sussex County, Delaware
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:
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius2 February records across all years
Pine Bracket Porodaedalea pini2 February records across all years
Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia2 February records across all years- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 February records across all years
Too few past records in March here to list species.
Usually recorded in April here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 April records across all years- Pine Bracket Porodaedalea pini3 April records across all years
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria2 May records since 2011
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Usually recorded in July here:
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus3 July records since 2011
Deceptive Jack Suillus decipiens3 July records since 2011
Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei2 July records since 2011
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 July records since 2011
Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 July records since 2011
Russula vesicatoria2 July records since 2011
Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus2 July records since 2011
Rose-Tinted Amanita Amanita roseotincta2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Fluted Bird's Nest Cyathus striatus4 August records since 2011
Entoloma indigoferum3 August records since 2011
Gymnopus iocephalus3 August records since 2011
Anise And Raspberry Limbed-Lepidella Amanita mutabilis3 August records since 2011- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 August records since 2011
Old Man Of The Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceus2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa12 September records across all years
Tiger Sawgill Lentinus tigrinus2 September records across all years
Microporellus obovatus2 September records across all years- Meganotus everhartii2 September records across all years
- Pine Bracket Porodaedalea pini2 September records across all years
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 September records across all years- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa5 October records since 2011- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria5 October records since 2011
Plateful Of Pyramids Lepidella Amanita polypyramis4 October records since 2011- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa3 October records since 2011
Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus Hydnoporia olivacea2 October records since 2011- Sandy Laccaria Laccaria trullissata2 October records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 October records since 2011- Old Man Of The Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceus2 October records since 2011
Spotted Cort Cortinarius iodes2 October records since 2011
Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Sandy Laccaria Laccaria trullissata2 November records since 2011
White Green-Algae Coral Multiclavula mucida2 November records since 2011
Slippery Jill Suillus salmonicolor2 November records since 2011
Earth-Fan Thelephora terrestris2 November records since 2011
Yellowleg Bonnet Mycena epipterygia2 November records since 2011
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | |
| 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | 9 | |
| 4 | 8 | |
| 5 | 8 | |
| 6 | 8 | |
| 7 | 5 | |
| 8 | 5 | |
| 9 | 5 | |
| 10 | 5 | |
| 11 | 5 | |
| 12 | 5 | |
| 13 | 5 | |
| 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: Jul, Oct, 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
Sep 6, 2026Ganoderma resinaceumnear Rehoboth Beach, DE · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Aug 22, 2026Nigroporus vinosusin Holts Landing State Park, DE · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Aug 22, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Long Neck, DE · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Jul 24, 2026Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstineinear Dagsboro, DE · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
Mar 20, 2026Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatusnear Houston, DE · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Jan 19, 2026Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriformenear Delmar, DE · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Jan 7, 2026Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinusnear Milford, DE · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Dec 13, 2025Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Long Neck, DE · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Nov 26, 2025Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumnear Rehoboth Beach, DE · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Nov 25, 2025Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Rehoboth Beach, DE · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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312 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 134 CC0 and 178 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.