Mushrooms in Towns 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:
Calostoma ravenelii2 January records since 2011
Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 February records since 2011- Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius2 March records since 2011
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:
Thelephora vialis2 June records since 2011
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea2 June records since 2011
Corrugated-Cap Milky Lactarius corrugis2 June records since 2011
Mycorrhaphium adustum2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus5 July records since 2011- Thelephora vialis5 July records since 2011
Coltricia montagnei4 July records since 2011
False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata3 July records since 2011
Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii3 July records since 2011
Velvet Tooth Hydnellum spongiosipes3 July records since 2011
Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosa3 July records since 2011- Corrugated-Cap Milky Lactarius corrugis3 July records since 2011
Gerronema strombodes3 July records since 2011
Spotted Cort Cortinarius iodes2 July records since 2011
Rosy Conk Rhodofomes cajanderi2 July records since 2011
Stinky Squid Pseudocolus fusiformis2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Velvet Tooth Hydnellum spongiosipes3 August records since 2011
Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo3 August records since 2011
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.
Usually recorded in December here:
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis4 December records since 2011
- Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum3 December records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | 7 | |
| 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | 6 | |
| 5 | 5 | |
| 6 | 5 | |
| 7 | 5 | |
| 8 | 5 | |
| 9 | 5 | |
| 10 | 5 | |
| 11 | 5 | |
| 12 | 4 | |
| 13 | 4 | |
| 14 | 3 | |
| 15 | 3 |
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, Aug, Dec.
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.
- 1
Aug 18, 2026Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticusnear Young Harris, GA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Aug 15, 2026Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosanear Young Harris, GA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Aug 11, 2026Zoned Tooth Hydnellum concrescensnear Young Harris, GA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Aug 10, 2026Mycorrhaphium adustumnear Young Harris, GA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
Aug 10, 2026Nigroporus vinosusnear Young Harris, GA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Aug 10, 2026Velvet Tooth Hydnellum spongiosipesnear Young Harris, GA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Aug 10, 2026Painted Suillus Suillus spragueinear Young Harris, GA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Aug 10, 2026Velvet Tooth Hydnellum spongiosipesnear Young Harris, GA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9
Aug 10, 2026Dead Man's Hand Scleroderma polyrhizumnear Young Harris, GA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Aug 6, 2026Gerronema strombodesnear Young Harris, GA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
203 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 17 CC0 and 186 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.