Mushrooms in Thomas 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.
Too few past records in March here to list species.
Usually recorded in April here:
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta2 April records across all years
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Usually recorded in June here:
Blushing Rosette Abortiporus biennis2 June records across all years
Fool's Mushroom Amanita verna2 June records across all years
American Amidella Amanita volvata2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
- Entoloma fuscogrisellum2 July records across all years
- American Amidella Amanita volvata2 July records across all years
Too few past records in August here to list species.
Too few past records in September here to list species.
Too few past records in October here to list species.
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 2 | |
| 4 | 2 | |
| 5 | 2 | |
| 6 | 2 | |
| 7 | 2 | |
| 8 | Entoloma fuscogrisellum | 2 |
| 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | Lentinus badius | 1 |
| 11 | 1 | |
| 12 | 1 | |
| 13 | 1 | |
| 14 | 1 | |
| 15 | 1 |
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, Apr.
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.
- 1
Feb 7, 2025Xylobolus subpileatusin Big Oak, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Aug 17, 2019Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitusnear Thomasville, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Aug 17, 2019Marasmius fulvoferrugineusnear Thomasville, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Aug 17, 2019Gerronema strombodesnear Thomasville, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Mar 22, 1976Lentinus badiusnear Thomasville, GA · museum/herbarium specimen (FLAS) · original record
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Mar 7, 1948Lentinus levisnear Thomasville, GA (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (NCU) · original record - 7
Jul 19, 1947Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisiinear Thomasville, GA (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (F) · original record - 8
Jul 10, 1947Brain Fungus Sparassis crispanear Thomasville, GA (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (BPI) · original record - 9
Jul 10, 1947Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Thomasville, GA (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (NY) · original record
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How we built this page
173 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 172 CC0 and 1 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.