Mushrooms in DeKalb County, Georgia
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
762mushroom records
197species recorded
Junbusiest month
762 records since 1934 (724 in the last 10 years)
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:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor8 January records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum5 January records since 2011
False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum4 January records since 2011- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor6 February records since 2011
- False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum3 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus7 March records since 2011
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva5 March records since 2011- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis4 March records since 2011
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa4 March records since 2011- False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum4 March records since 2011
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea4 March records since 2011
Ganoderma resinaceum4 March records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 March records since 2011- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 March records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 March records since 2011
Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatus2 March records since 2011- Panus neostrigosus2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis5 April records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 April records since 2011
Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii2 April records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 April records since 2011
- Globifomes graveolens2 April records since 2011
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 April records since 2011- False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa9 May records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 May records since 2011
Southern Clam Shell Fomes fasciatus4 May records since 2011- Panus neostrigosus4 May records since 2011
- Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva4 May records since 2011
- Cubamyces lactineus4 May records since 2011
- False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum4 May records since 2011
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus3 May records since 2011
Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegans3 May records since 2011
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta2 May records since 2011
Tulasnella aurantiaca2 May records since 2011- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- Cubamyces lactineus11 June records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis7 June records since 2011
Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii7 June records since 2011- Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa6 June records since 2011
- Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva5 June records since 2011
Ornate-Stalked Bolete Retiboletus ornatipes4 June records since 2011
Gerronema strombodes4 June records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune4 June records since 2011
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 June records since 2011
- False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum3 June records since 2011
Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii3 June records since 2011
Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Fragile Dapperling Leucocoprinus fragilissimus9 July records since 2011
Ganoderma lobatum5 July records since 2011
Milky Conecap Conocybe apala3 July records since 2011- False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum3 July records since 2011
- Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei3 July records since 2011
Ruby Bolete Hortiboletus rubellus3 July records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 July records since 2011
White Chicken Mushroom Berkcurtia persicina2 July records since 2011- Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 July records since 2011
Oak Bracket Pseudoinonotus dryadeus2 July records since 2011
False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 July records since 2011- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor14 August records since 2011
- Fragile Dapperling Leucocoprinus fragilissimus4 August records since 2011
Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi3 August records since 2011
Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betula3 August records since 2011
Nigroporus vinosus3 August records since 2011- Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei3 August records since 2011
- Milky Conecap Conocybe apala2 August records since 2011
- Ganoderma resinaceum2 August records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 August records since 2011
- Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii2 August records since 2011
Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii2 August records since 2011
Violet Gray Bolete Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa8 September records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor7 September records since 2011
- Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei3 September records since 2011
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 September records since 2011
- Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii3 September records since 2011
- Milky Conecap Conocybe apala2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor7 October records since 2011
- Oak Bracket Pseudoinonotus dryadeus5 October records since 2011
- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa3 October records since 2011
- Globifomes graveolens2 October records since 2011
- Ganoderma resinaceum2 October records since 2011
Parasols Macrolepiota macilenta2 October records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 October records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 October records since 2011
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme7 November records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor6 November records since 2011
Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicina6 November records since 2011
Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiarium2 November records since 2011- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 November records since 2011
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum2 November records since 2011- Ganoderma resinaceum2 November records since 2011
- Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 November records since 2011
- Oak Bracket Pseudoinonotus dryadeus2 November records since 2011
Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum2 November records since 2011- Poronidulus conchifer2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor6 December records since 2011
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum4 December records since 2011
- Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus3 December records since 2011
Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulans2 December records since 2011- Cubamyces lactineus2 December records since 2011
- Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum2 December records since 2011
Oak Curtain Crust Hymenochaete rubiginosa2 December records since 2011
Bulbous Honey Fungus Armillaria gallica2 December records since 2011
Deer-Colored Trametes Trametopsis cervina2 December records since 2011- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 December records since 2011
⚠ Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site. We show where fungi have been recorded, nothing more. We never say any mushroom is edible or safe, and you shouldn't decide that from any website, app or photo. Many deadly mushrooms look like harmless ones. If someone may have eaten a wild mushroom, call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 right away.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 70 | |
| 2 | 29 | |
| 3 | 26 | |
| 4 | 26 | |
| 5 | 24 | |
| 6 | 22 | |
| 7 | 22 | |
| 8 | 16 | |
| 9 | 14 | |
| 10 | 14 | |
| 11 | 13 | |
| 12 | 13 | |
| 13 | 12 | |
| 14 | 12 | |
| 15 | 11 |
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, May.
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, 2026Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstineinear Gresham Park, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Sep 26, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear North Decatur, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Sep 24, 2026Milky Conecap Conocybe apalanear North Decatur, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Sep 24, 2026Peeling Puffball Lycoperdon marginatumnear Decatur, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Sep 12, 2026Milky Conecap Conocybe apalanear North Decatur, GA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Sep 12, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolorin Mason Mill Park, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Aug 29, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear North Decatur, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Aug 28, 2026Milky Conecap Conocybe apalanear North Decatur, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Aug 19, 2026Ganoderma resinaceumnear North Decatur, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Aug 13, 2026Milky Conecap Conocybe apalanear Candler-McAfee, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
Many sightings are on private land. Always get the landowner's permission, and follow the rules of parks and forests, which often limit or ban collecting.
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How we built this page
762 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 434 CC0 and 328 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.