Mushrooms in Cobb County, Georgia
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:
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 February records across all years
Usually recorded in March here:
False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 March records since 2011
Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulans2 March records since 2011
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii3 May records since 2011
Pale Brittlestem Candolleomyces candolleanus2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum4 June records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 June records since 2011- Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 June records since 2011
False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betula3 July records since 2011
Gerronema strombodes2 July records since 2011- Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 July records since 2011
Fairies' Bonnets Coprinellus disseminatus2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi3 August records since 2011
Lentinus levis2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Nigroporus vinosus4 September records since 2011
Ravenel's Bolete, Powdery Sulfur Bolete Pulveroboletus ravenelii2 September records since 2011
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 September records since 2011
Oak Bracket Pseudoinonotus dryadeus2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea2 October records across all years
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 October records across all years
Purple-Spored Puffball Calvatia cyathiformis2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 November records since 2011
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | |
| 2 | 9 | |
| 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | 6 | |
| 5 | 5 | |
| 6 | 5 | |
| 7 | 5 | |
| 8 | 4 | |
| 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | 3 | |
| 11 | 3 | |
| 12 | 3 | |
| 13 | 3 | |
| 14 | 3 | |
| 15 | 3 |
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: Jun, Jul, 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.
- 1Oct 4, 2026Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticusnear Sandy Springs, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Sep 25, 2026Oak Bracket Pseudoinonotus dryadeusnear Smyrna, GA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Sep 25, 2026Lentinus levisnear Marietta, GA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4
Sep 21, 2026Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstineinear Marietta, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Sep 13, 2026Nigroporus vinosusin Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Sep 13, 2026Nigroporus vinosusin Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Sep 13, 2026Nigroporus vinosusin Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Sep 13, 2026Nigroporus vinosusin Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Sep 13, 2026Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosain Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Aug 22, 2026Oak Bracket Pseudoinonotus dryadeusin Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
163 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 39 CC0 and 124 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.