Mushrooms in Chatham County, Georgia
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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:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 January records since 2011
Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatus2 January records since 2011
Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicina2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
- Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatus4 February records across all years
False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum3 February records across all years- Cubamyces lactineus3 February records across all years
American Dyeball Pisolithus arenarius3 February records across all years- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 February records across all years
Netted Crust Byssomerulius corium2 February records across all years
Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia2 February records across all years
Usually recorded in March here:
- Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatus8 March records since 2011
Shaggy Legged Ringless Amanita Amanita rhacopus2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
- False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum3 April records since 2011
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Usually recorded in June here:
- False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
White Chicken Mushroom Berkcurtia persicina4 July records since 2011
False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites3 July records since 2011
Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 July records since 2011
Hexagonia hydnoides2 July records since 2011
Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiarium2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites14 August records since 2011
Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii4 August records since 2011
Onion-Stalk Parasol Leucocoprinus cepistipes2 August records since 2011- False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 August records since 2011
- Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiarium2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa5 September records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 September records since 2011
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites4 September records since 2011
- False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum4 September records since 2011
Pale Bitter Bolete Tylopilus rhoadsiae2 September records since 2011- Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii2 September records since 2011
Inocutis ludoviciana2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa3 October records since 2011
Lactarius hygrophoroides2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
Foetid Parachute Gymnopus foetidus2 November records since 2011- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatus4 December records since 2011
Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceus2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 | |
| 2 | 18 | |
| 3 | 16 | |
| 4 | 14 | |
| 5 | 11 | |
| 6 | 8 | |
| 7 | 6 | |
| 8 | 5 | |
| 9 | 5 | |
| 10 | 5 | |
| 11 | 5 | |
| 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: Sep, Feb, Jul.
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.
- 1Sep 30, 2026False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybditesnear Savannah, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Sep 27, 2026Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus raveneliinear Savannah, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Sep 14, 2026False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybditesnear Savannah, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Aug 7, 2026False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybditesnear Savannah, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Aug 6, 2026False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybditesnear Savannah, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Jul 19, 2026Nigroporus vinosusnear Savannah, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Jul 15, 2026Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisiinear Savannah, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Apr 19, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Savannah, GA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Mar 29, 2026Cubamyces lactineusnear Savannah, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
Mar 19, 2026Pawpaw Polypore Phylloporia amplectensnear Savannah, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
287 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 243 CC0 and 44 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.