Mushrooms in Champaign County, Illinois
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
1,644mushroom records
372species recorded
Octbusiest month
1,644 records since 1878 (87 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:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor6 January records across all years
Xylobolus subpileatus2 January records across all years
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 January records across all years
Rosy Crust Peniophora incarnata2 January records across all years
Usually recorded in February here:
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta4 February records across all years
Usually recorded in March here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune5 March records across all years
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 March records across all years
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 March records across all years- Haplotrichum croceum2 March records across all years
Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes2 March records across all years- Rosy Crust Peniophora incarnata2 March records across all years
Botryobasidium conspersum2 March records across all years- Radulomyces cremoricolor2 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
Botryobasidium vagum7 April records across all years
Black Witch's Butter Exidia glandulosa5 April records across all years- Tulasnella violacea4 April records across all years
- Tulasnella pruinosa4 April records across all years
Fluted Bird's Nest Cyathus striatus4 April records across all years- Tulasnella bifrons3 April records across all years
- Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus3 April records across all years
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus3 April records across all years- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 April records across all years
Swarming Spine Mucronella calva3 April records across all years- Protomerulius minor3 April records across all years
Sistotrema brinkmannii3 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus7 May records across all years
Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius6 May records across all years- Botryobasidium vagum4 May records across all years
- Panus rudis3 May records across all years
- Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta3 May records across all years
Brown Patch Disease Rhizoctonia solani2 May records across all years
Dendrothele nivosa2 May records across all years
Agrocybe dura2 May records across all years
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum2 May records across all years
Spring Fieldcap Agrocybe praecox2 May records across all years
Tree Bacon Punctularia strigosozonata2 May records across all years
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Petticoat Mottlegill Panaeolus papilionaceus4 June records across all years
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 June records across all years
Glistening Ink-Cap Coprinellus micaceus3 June records across all years
Pandas Thumb Phallus impudicus3 June records across all years
Yellow Fieldcap Bolbitius titubans3 June records across all years
Hymenopellis radicata2 June records across all years- Marasmius tritici2 June records across all years
- Funalia hispida2 June records across all years
Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinum2 June records across all years- Hypochnicium punctulatum2 June records across all years
Collared Parachute Marasmius rotula2 June records across all years
Pale Brittlestem Candolleomyces candolleanus2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
- Botryobasidium vagum13 July records across all years
- Brown Patch Disease Rhizoctonia solani6 July records across all years
Deer Mushroom Pluteus cervinus4 July records across all years- White Jelly Fungus Ductifera pululahuana3 July records across all years
- Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus3 July records across all years
Hollow Bolete Suillus cavipes3 July records across all years
Ash Tree Bolete Boletinellus merulioides2 July records across all years
Lacquered Bracket Ganoderma lucidum2 July records across all years
Sessile Earthstar Geastrum saccatum2 July records across all years
Reddening Lepiota Leucoagaricus americanus2 July records across all years
Fairy Ring Champignon Marasmius oreades2 July records across all years
Ceriporia spissa2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites7 August records across all years- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune5 August records across all years
- Reddening Lepiota Leucoagaricus americanus5 August records across all years
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 August records across all years
Arachnion album4 August records across all years- Coprinus ebulbosus4 August records across all years
Dung Bird's Nest Cyathus stercoreus4 August records across all years- Brown Patch Disease Rhizoctonia solani3 August records across all years
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens3 August records across all years- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 August records across all years
- Pandas Thumb Phallus impudicus3 August records across all years
Oak Bracket Pseudoinonotus dryadeus3 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites10 September records across all years
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor6 September records across all years
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum6 September records across all years
Leucocoprinus leucothites5 September records across all years
Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve4 September records across all years
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana4 September records across all years- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus4 September records across all years
- Ash Tree Bolete Boletinellus merulioides4 September records across all years
Field Mushroom Agaricus campestris4 September records across all years
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa4 September records across all years
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus3 September records across all years
Bleeding Fairy Helmet Mycena haematopus3 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor18 October records across all years
- Stump Puffball Lycoperdon pyriforme14 October records across all years
- Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus10 October records across all years
Brick Cap Hypholoma lateritium9 October records across all years- Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta8 October records across all years
Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolor8 October records across all years
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa6 October records across all years- Lacquered Bracket Ganoderma lucidum6 October records across all years
Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum6 October records across all years- Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva6 October records across all years
Lopharia cinerascens6 October records across all years- Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens6 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
- Acanthophysium oakesii7 November records across all years
Pleurotus cornucopiae7 November records across all years- Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes6 November records across all years
- Brick Cap Hypholoma lateritium6 November records across all years
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus6 November records across all years- Peniophora puberula5 November records across all years
- Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus5 November records across all years
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea5 November records across all years
Alcohol Inky Cap Coprinopsis atramentaria4 November records across all years- Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve4 November records across all years
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune4 November records across all years
Big Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera fumosa4 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
- Rosy Crust Peniophora incarnata3 December records across all years
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 December records across all years
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta2 December records across all years- Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta2 December records across all years
Stereum versicolor2 December records across all years
⚠ 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 | 50 | |
| 2 | 31 | |
| 3 | 28 | |
| 4 | 28 | |
| 5 | 26 | |
| 6 | 24 | |
| 7 | 21 | |
| 8 | 19 | |
| 9 | 18 | |
| 10 | 18 | |
| 11 | 17 | |
| 12 | 16 | |
| 13 | 16 | |
| 14 | 16 | |
| 15 | 16 |
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: Oct, Nov, 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 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.
- 1Aug 21, 2026False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybditesnear Champaign, IL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Jun 9, 2026Protohydnum albumin Trelease Woods, IL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
May 5, 2026Feltscale Inky Cap Coprinopsis variegatanear Urbana, IL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Aug 30, 2025Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosusnear Urbana, IL (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Aug 2, 2025Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Urbana, IL (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6May 17, 2025Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosusin Homer Lake Forest Preserve, IL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Mar 12, 2025Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Urbana, IL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Mar 12, 2025Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Urbana, IL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9
Nov 6, 2024Auricularia angiospermarumnear Urbana, IL · 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
1,644 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 1,587 CC0 and 57 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.