Mushrooms in Dade 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.
Too few past records in January here to list species.
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Usually recorded in March here:
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 March records since 2011
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii2 May records since 2011
False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata2 June records since 2011
Too few past records in July here to list species.
Usually recorded in August here:
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea3 September records since 2011
Ornate-Stalked Bolete Retiboletus ornatipes2 September records since 2011
Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betula2 September records since 2011
Dead Man's Hand Scleroderma polyrhizum2 September records since 2011- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 September records since 2011
Too few past records in October here to list species.
Usually recorded in November here:
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 November records since 2011
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
Brick Cap Hypholoma lateritium2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | 4 | |
| 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | 4 | |
| 8 | 3 | |
| 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | 3 | |
| 11 | 2 | |
| 12 | 2 | |
| 13 | 2 | |
| 14 | 2 | |
| 15 | 2 |
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, Jul, Dec.
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 20, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusin Cloudland Canyon State Park, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Jun 18, 2026Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laevenear Trenton, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3May 25, 2026False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvatanear West Brow, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Feb 15, 2026Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformisnear West Brow, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Feb 11, 2026Byssomerulius incarnatusnear West Brow, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Feb 11, 2026False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostreanear West Brow, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Feb 9, 2026Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosanear Lookout Mountain, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Nov 28, 2025Bulbous Honey Fungus Armillaria gallicain Dade County, GA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Nov 27, 2025Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticusnear West Brow, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Oct 2, 2025Honey Fungus Armillaria melleanear West Brow, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
104 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 13 CC0 and 91 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.