Mushrooms in Madison 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:
Amber Jelly Exidia recisa2 March records across all years
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Usually recorded in June here:
Destroying Angel Amanita bisporigera2 June records across all years- Boletus roseolateritius2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Collybiopsis subnuda3 July records across all years
Eastern Cauliflower Mushroom Sparassis spathulata3 July records across all years
Collybiopsis dichroa2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa3 August records across all years
Cross-Veined Troop Mushroom Xeromphalina kauffmanii2 August records across all years
Corrugated-Cap Milky Lactarius corrugis2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo2 September records across all years
Ringless Honey Fungus Desarmillaria tabescens2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria3 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
Pine Bracket Porodaedalea pini2 November records across all years
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | |
| 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | 3 | |
| 8 | 3 | |
| 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | Boletus roseolateritius | 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: Jul, Sep, Aug.
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.
- 1Jul 26, 2026Boletus roseolateritiusin Broad River Wildlife Management Area, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Jun 30, 2026Boletus roseolateritiusin Broad River Wildlife Management Area, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Jun 30, 2026Boletus vermiculosoidesin Broad River Wildlife Management Area, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Jun 28, 2026Boletus roseolateritiusin Broad River Wildlife Management Area, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Jun 28, 2026Gyrodon tennesseensisin Broad River Wildlife Management Area, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Apr 25, 2026Xylobolus subpileatusin Watson Mill Bridge State Park, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Apr 25, 2026False Turkeytail Stereum lobatumin Watson Mill Bridge State Park, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Dec 13, 2025Chestnut Brittlestem Homophron spadiceumnear Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Aug 31, 2025Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosanear Carlton, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
Aug 31, 2025Pholiota polychroanear Carlton, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
124 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 110 CC0 and 14 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.