Mushrooms in Fulton 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:
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus3 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
Ganoderma resinaceum4 March records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii4 April records since 2011- Panus neostrigosus2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- Cubamyces lactineus5 June records since 2011
Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo2 June records since 2011- Panus neostrigosus2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites3 July records since 2011- Ganoderma resinaceum3 July records since 2011
False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata2 July records since 2011
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 July records since 2011
Ganoderma lobatum2 July records since 2011
Ravenel's Bolete, Powdery Sulfur Bolete Pulveroboletus ravenelii2 July records since 2011
Fragile Dapperling Leucocoprinus fragilissimus2 July records since 2011
Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei2 July records since 2011- Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii2 July records since 2011
False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 July records since 2011
Anemone Stinkhorn Aseroe rubra2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 August records since 2011
Appalachian Chanterelle Cantharellus appalachiensis2 August records since 2011- False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata2 August records since 2011
- Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 August records since 2011
Cantharellus flavolateritius2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Oak Bracket Pseudoinonotus dryadeus3 September records since 2011- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 September records since 2011
- Ganoderma resinaceum2 September records since 2011
- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 September records since 2011
- False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 September records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii3 October records across all years
- Corticium pilosum2 October records across all years
Mothball Crust Scytinostroma portentosum2 October records across all years
Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinum2 October records across all years
Silver-Blue Milkcap Lactarius paradoxus2 October records across all years- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 October records across all years
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
Lopharia cinerascens14 November records across all years- Fomitella supina12 November records across all years
Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia12 November records across all years- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis7 November records across all years
- Oak Bracket Pseudoinonotus dryadeus3 November records across all years
White Maze Polypore Trametes elegans2 November records across all years- Phlebiopsis flavidoalba2 November records across all years
- Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
Barometer Earthstar Astraeus hygrometricus3 December records across all years
Cinnabar Polypore Trametes coccinea2 December records across all years- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 December records across all years
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | |
| 2 | 14 | |
| 3 | 12 | |
| 4 | 12 | |
| 5 | 12 | |
| 6 | 12 | |
| 7 | 10 | |
| 8 | 9 | |
| 9 | 9 | |
| 10 | 8 | |
| 11 | 8 | |
| 12 | 7 | |
| 13 | 7 | |
| 14 | 6 | |
| 15 | 5 |
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: Nov, Jul, Oct.
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 9 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 Turkeytail Stereum lobatumnear Atlanta, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Sep 28, 2026False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybditesnear Atlanta, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Sep 24, 2026Ganoderma resinaceumnear Atlanta, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4
Sep 15, 2026Apple Bolete Exsudoporus frostiinear Roswell, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Sep 4, 2026Milky Conecap Conocybe apalanear Atlanta, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Aug 15, 2026False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvatanear Roswell, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Aug 15, 2026Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitziinear Roswell, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Aug 14, 2026Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegansnear Johns Creek, GA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Jul 27, 2026False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvatanear East Point, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
349 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 271 CC0 and 78 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.