Mushrooms in Jackson County, Illinois
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
2,213mushroom records
467species recorded
Octbusiest month
2,213 records since 1881 (59 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.
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:
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta3 March records across all years
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 March records across all years
Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius2 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
- Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius9 April records across all years
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae4 April records across all years
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 April records across all years
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 April records across all years
Tropical Cinnabar Bracket, Orange Polypore Pycnoporus sanguineus2 April records across all years
Deer Mushroom Pluteus cervinus2 April records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
- Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius10 May records across all years
- Deer Mushroom Pluteus cervinus6 May records across all years
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus4 May records across all years
Deceiver Laccaria laccata4 May records across all years
Amethyst Deceiver Laccaria amethystina4 May records across all years
Marasmius sullivantii3 May records across all years
Common Fieldcap Agrocybe pediades3 May records across all years
Xeromphalina tenuipes3 May records across all years
Collared Parachute Marasmius rotula3 May records across all years
Brown Hay Cap Panaeolina foenisecii3 May records across all years
Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve3 May records across all years
Collybiopsis subnuda2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Old Man Of The Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceus4 June records across all years- Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae4 June records across all years
Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii4 June records across all years- Brown Hay Cap Panaeolina foenisecii4 June records across all years
- Deceiver Laccaria laccata4 June records across all years
Pluteus admirabilis4 June records across all years
Flat Crep Crepidotus applanatus3 June records across all years
Destroying Angel Amanita bisporigera3 June records across all years
European Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia platyphylla3 June records across all years
Fluted Bird's Nest Cyathus striatus3 June records across all years
Milky Conecap Conocybe apala3 June records across all years- White Jelly Fungus Ductifera pululahuana3 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
- Destroying Angel Amanita bisporigera10 July records across all years
- Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve8 July records across all years
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus7 July records across all years
Smooth Chanterelle Cantharellus lateritius6 July records across all years
Blusher Amanita rubescens6 July records across all years- Boletus bicolor5 July records across all years
- Deer Mushroom Pluteus cervinus4 July records across all years
- Amanita thiersii4 July records across all years
Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine3 July records across all years
Ash Tree Bolete Boletinellus merulioides3 July records across all years- Old Man Of The Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceus3 July records across all years
Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii3 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
- Ash Tree Bolete Boletinellus merulioides8 August records across all years
- Smooth Chanterelle Cantharellus lateritius8 August records across all years
Hymenopellis radicata7 August records across all years
False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites7 August records across all years- Blusher Amanita rubescens5 August records across all years
- Leucocoprinus rubrotinctus5 August records across all years
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 August records across all years
- Boletus flammans4 August records across all years
- Deceiver Laccaria laccata4 August records across all years
Ruby Bolete Hortiboletus rubellus4 August records across all years
Stinking Dapperling Lepiota cristata4 August records across all years
Chestnut Bolete Gyroporus castaneus4 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
- Old Man Of The Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceus9 September records across all years
Purple-And-White Deceiver Laccaria ochropurpurea9 September records across all years- Amanita thiersii8 September records across all years
Ringless Honey Fungus Desarmillaria tabescens7 September records across all years- Leucocoprinus rubrotinctus7 September records across all years
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites7 September records across all years
- Stinking Dapperling Lepiota cristata6 September records across all years
- Hymenopellis radicata6 September records across all years
Aniseed Funnel Clitocybe odora6 September records across all years- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus5 September records across all years
Lacquered Bracket Ganoderma lucidum5 September records across all years- Ash Tree Bolete Boletinellus merulioides4 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
- Purple-And-White Deceiver Laccaria ochropurpurea18 October records across all years
Slippery Jack Suillus luteus12 October records across all years
American Slippery Jack Suillus americanus10 October records across all years- Lacquered Bracket Ganoderma lucidum9 October records across all years
- Deer Mushroom Pluteus cervinus8 October records across all years
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus7 October records across all years
Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes6 October records across all years
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa6 October records across all years
Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceus6 October records across all years
Bonnet Mycena Mycena galericulata6 October records across all years- Stump Puffball Lycoperdon pyriforme5 October records across all years
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens5 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
Dead Man's Hand Scleroderma polyrhizum9 November records across all years
Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum7 November records across all years
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea6 November records across all years- Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes6 November records across all years
Dirty Tricholoma Tricholoma terreum5 November records across all years
Pleurotus cornucopiae4 November records across all years- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 November records across all years
- Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus4 November records across all years
Peeling Puffball Lycoperdon marginatum4 November records across all years
Pandas Thumb Phallus impudicus3 November records across all years
Pine Spikes Chroogomphus vinicolor3 November records across all years- Slippery Jack Suillus luteus3 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 December records across all years
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus3 December records across all years
Gloeostereum incarnatum3 December records across all years- Dead Man's Hand Scleroderma polyrhizum3 December records across all years
- Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa2 December records across all years
- Deer Mushroom Pluteus cervinus2 December records across all years
Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata2 December records across all years
Mycena subcaerulea2 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 | 30 | |
| 2 | 29 | |
| 3 | 27 | |
| 4 | 26 | |
| 5 | 26 | |
| 6 | 24 | |
| 7 | 24 | |
| 8 | 21 | |
| 9 | 21 | |
| 10 | 19 | |
| 11 | 19 | |
| 12 | 18 | |
| 13 | 18 | |
| 14 | 17 | |
| 15 | 17 |
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, 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 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
Aug 29, 2026Pholiota polychroain Shawnee National Forest, IL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Aug 29, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolorin Shawnee National Forest, IL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Aug 28, 2026Pholiota polychroanear Makanda, IL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4
Aug 28, 2026Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosanear Makanda, IL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Aug 28, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Makanda, IL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Aug 28, 2026Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosanear Makanda, IL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Aug 9, 2026Pawpaw Polypore Phylloporia amplectensin Giant City State Park, IL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Aug 9, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolorin Giant City State Park, IL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Jul 20, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Carbondale, 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
2,213 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 2,154 CC0 and 59 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.