Mushrooms in Walker 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:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 January records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 January records since 2011
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Usually recorded in March here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 April records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 April records since 2011
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Usually recorded in June here:
False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata3 June records since 2011
Cantharellus flavolateritius2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betula3 July records since 2011
Ornate-Stalked Bolete Retiboletus ornatipes2 July records since 2011
Coltricia montagnei2 July records since 2011
Apple Bolete Exsudoporus frostii2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betula5 August records since 2011
Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum3 August records since 2011
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 August records since 2011- Aspidella hesleri2 August records since 2011
Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicina2 August records since 2011
Fragile Dapperling Leucocoprinus fragilissimus2 August records since 2011
Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea5 September records since 2011- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis4 September records since 2011
- Ornate-Stalked Bolete Retiboletus ornatipes3 September records since 2011
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicina3 October records since 2011
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 October records since 2011
Purple-And-White Deceiver Laccaria ochropurpurea2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 December records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | |
| 2 | 12 | |
| 3 | 9 | |
| 4 | 9 | |
| 5 | 8 | |
| 6 | 7 | |
| 7 | 6 | |
| 8 | 6 | |
| 9 | 5 | |
| 10 | 5 | |
| 11 | 4 | |
| 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: Aug, Sep, Jul.
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 9, 2026Northern Cinnabar Polypore Trametes cinnabarinanear LaFayette, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Aug 8, 2026Fragile Dapperling Leucocoprinus fragilissimusnear West Brow, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Aug 8, 2026Fragrant Chanterelle Cantharellus odoratusnear West Brow, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Aug 8, 2026Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinumnear West Brow, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Aug 8, 2026Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigonear West Brow, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Aug 8, 2026Zoned Tooth Hydnellum concrescensnear West Brow, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Jun 9, 2026False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvatanear Chickamauga, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8May 28, 2026Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformisnear Lookout Mountain, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9
Mar 18, 2026Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisiinear LaFayette, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Mar 16, 2026Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformisin Crockford-Pigeon Mountain Wildlife Management Area, GA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
222 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 67 CC0 and 155 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.