Mushrooms in Gwinnett County, Georgia
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
446mushroom records
181species recorded
Augbusiest month
446 records since 2008 (443 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:
Brick Cap Hypholoma lateritium3 January records since 2011- Cubamyces lactineus2 January records since 2011
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Usually recorded in March here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 March records since 2011- Panus neostrigosus2 March records since 2011
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
Floury Oyster Hohenbuehelia petaloides2 May records since 2011
Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 May records since 2011
Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicina2 May records since 2011
Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosa2 May records since 2011
Decorated Mop Tricholomopsis decora2 May records since 2011
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 May records since 2011
Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegans2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
Gerronema strombodes2 June records since 2011
False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata2 June records since 2011
Shiny Cinnamon Polypore Coltricia cinnamomea2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Mycorrhaphium adustum3 July records since 2011
False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites3 July records since 2011
Ornate-Stalked Bolete Retiboletus ornatipes2 July records since 2011- Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 July records since 2011
Carrot-Footed Lepidella Amanita daucipes2 July records since 2011
Apple Bolete Exsudoporus frostii2 July records since 2011
Violet Gray Bolete Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus2 July records since 2011
Ravenel's Bolete, Powdery Sulfur Bolete Pulveroboletus ravenelii2 July records since 2011- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
American Caesar's Mushroom Amanita jacksonii3 August records since 2011
Pale Oyster Pleurotus pulmonarius3 August records since 2011- Apple Bolete Exsudoporus frostii3 August records since 2011
Eastern Cauliflower Mushroom Sparassis spathulata3 August records since 2011
Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betula3 August records since 2011
Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei3 August records since 2011
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa3 August records since 2011- Gerronema strombodes2 August records since 2011
Lentinus levis2 August records since 2011- Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 August records since 2011
Fragile Dapperling Leucocoprinus fragilissimus2 August records since 2011- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betula6 September records since 2011
- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa5 September records since 2011
- Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii3 September records since 2011
Onion-Stalk Parasol Leucocoprinus cepistipes2 September records since 2011- Meiorganum curtisii2 September records since 2011
Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii2 September records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 September records since 2011
Rose-Tinted Amanita Amanita roseotincta2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 October records since 2011
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 October records since 2011- Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicina2 October records since 2011
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 October records since 2011
Marshmallow Polypore Irpiciporus pachyodon2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme6 November records since 2011
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa4 November records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus3 November records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 November records since 2011
False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum3 November records since 2011- Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 November records since 2011
Sulphur Tuft Hypholoma fasciculare2 November records since 2011
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 December records since 2011
- Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicina3 December records since 2011
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 December records since 2011
Yellowleg Bonnet Mycena epipterygia2 December records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 December records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 December records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 December records since 2011
Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum2 December records since 2011
Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulans2 December records since 2011
Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii2 December records since 2011
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus2 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 | 17 | |
| 2 | 14 | |
| 3 | 11 | |
| 4 | 10 | |
| 5 | 9 | |
| 6 | 9 | |
| 7 | 8 | |
| 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | 7 | |
| 10 | 7 | |
| 11 | 6 | |
| 12 | 6 | |
| 13 | 6 | |
| 14 | 5 | |
| 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: Aug, 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.
- 1Sep 22, 2026Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betulain Tribble Mill Park, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Sep 22, 2026Boletus pseudopinophilusin Tribble Mill Park, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Sep 22, 2026Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betulain Tribble Mill Park, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Sep 22, 2026Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstineiin Tribble Mill Park, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Sep 22, 2026Onion-Stalk Parasol Leucocoprinus cepistipesin Tribble Mill Park, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Sep 22, 2026Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betulain Tribble Mill Park, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Aug 14, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolorin Tribble Mill Park, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
Aug 6, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Loganville, GA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Jul 22, 2026Fragrant Chanterelle Cantharellus odoratusin Tribble Mill Park, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Jul 16, 2026Ravenel's Bolete, Powdery Sulfur Bolete Pulveroboletus raveneliiin Tribble Mill Park, 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
446 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 388 CC0 and 58 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.