Mushrooms in Brown County, Indiana
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
3,242mushroom records
582species recorded
Augbusiest month
3,242 records since 1893 (3,028 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 versicolor3 January records since 2011
Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata3 January records since 2011
Auricularia angiospermarum2 January records since 2011
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus2 January records since 2011- Poronidulus conchifer2 January records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 January records since 2011
Hairy Long Stem Marasmius Rhizomarasmius pyrrhocephalus2 January records since 2011
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina2 January records since 2011
Crystal Brain Fungus Myxarium nucleatum2 January records since 2011
Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulans2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
Serpula himantioides4 February records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 February records since 2011
Scurfy Twiglet Tubaria furfuracea2 February records since 2011- Auricularia angiospermarum2 February records since 2011
Bonnet Mycena Mycena galericulata2 February records since 2011- Crystal Brain Fungus Myxarium nucleatum2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
- Auricularia angiospermarum9 March records since 2011
- Crystal Brain Fungus Myxarium nucleatum3 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
Diamond Polypore Neofavolus alveolaris7 April records since 2011
Entoloma vernum6 April records since 2011- Auricularia angiospermarum5 April records since 2011
Glistening Ink-Cap Coprinellus micaceus4 April records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 April records since 2011
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus3 April records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 April records since 2011
- Panus neostrigosus2 April records since 2011
Deer Mushroom Pluteus cervinus2 April records since 2011
Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
Gymnopus semihirtipes12 May records since 2011
Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii12 May records since 2011
Sheathed Woodtuft Kuehneromyces marginellus12 May records since 2011
Mycena subcaerulea11 May records since 2011- Hairy Long Stem Marasmius Rhizomarasmius pyrrhocephalus11 May records since 2011
Deceiver Laccaria laccata9 May records since 2011
Xeromphalina tenuipes9 May records since 2011
Webcaps Cortinarius distans8 May records since 2011
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus7 May records since 2011
Wrinkled Psathyrella Typhrasa gossypina7 May records since 2011
Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides7 May records since 2011
Agrocybe acericola7 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
Cantharellus flavolateritius19 June records since 2011- Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides17 June records since 2011
- Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii12 June records since 2011
Old Potato Amanita Amanita solaniolens9 June records since 2011
Appalachian Chanterelle Cantharellus appalachiensis7 June records since 2011- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus7 June records since 2011
Yellow American Blusher Amanita flavorubens7 June records since 2011
Blue-Green Cracking Russula Russula parvovirescens7 June records since 2011
Cantharellus corallinus5 June records since 2011- Hymenopellis incognita5 June records since 2011
Fungi Neoporphyrellus alboater5 June records since 2011- Entoloma olivaceomarginatum5 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei32 July records since 2011- Cantharellus flavolateritius15 July records since 2011
- Fungi Neoporphyrellus alboater15 July records since 2011
- Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides14 July records since 2011
Eastern Cauliflower Mushroom Sparassis spathulata12 July records since 2011
Pale Oyster Pleurotus pulmonarius11 July records since 2011- Blue-Green Cracking Russula Russula parvovirescens10 July records since 2011
Ornate-Stalked Bolete Retiboletus ornatipes10 July records since 2011
Mallocybe unicolor10 July records since 2011
Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo9 July records since 2011
Pale Brittlestem Candolleomyces candolleanus8 July records since 2011
Russula pectinatoides7 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Eastern Cauliflower Mushroom Sparassis spathulata23 August records since 2011
- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus17 August records since 2011
- Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides14 August records since 2011
Pick-A-Back Toadstool Asterophora lycoperdoides14 August records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor13 August records since 2011
- Cantharellus flavolateritius12 August records since 2011
- Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo12 August records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune11 August records since 2011
Green Cheese Polypore Niveoporofomes spraguei10 August records since 2011
Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi10 August records since 2011
Pseudosperma friabile10 August records since 2011- Fungi Neoporphyrellus alboater10 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Purple-And-White Deceiver Laccaria ochropurpurea8 September records since 2011
Aspen Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus populinus7 September records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus6 September records since 2011
Walnut Mycena Mycena crocea5 September records since 2011
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea4 September records since 2011
Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum4 September records since 2011
Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceus4 September records since 2011- Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides4 September records since 2011
Agaricus pocillator4 September records since 2011
Hymenopellis furfuracea3 September records since 2011
Acidic Gold-Pored Bolete Aureoboletus auriporus3 September records since 2011- Pick-A-Back Toadstool Asterophora lycoperdoides3 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor19 October records since 2011
- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme17 October records since 2011
- Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum13 October records since 2011
Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum12 October records since 2011- Walnut Mycena Mycena crocea11 October records since 2011
Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa11 October records since 2011- Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceus10 October records since 2011
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa9 October records since 2011- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus8 October records since 2011
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus8 October records since 2011
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva7 October records since 2011- Hairy Long Stem Marasmius Rhizomarasmius pyrrhocephalus7 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus3 November records since 2011
- Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata3 November records since 2011
- Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulans2 November records since 2011
Brick Cap Hypholoma lateritium2 November records since 2011- Auricularia angiospermarum2 November records since 2011
- Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Hairy Long Stem Marasmius Rhizomarasmius pyrrhocephalus6 December records since 2011
- Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata5 December records since 2011
Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes5 December records since 2011
Mauve Bonnet Mycena meliigena4 December records since 2011- Brick Cap Hypholoma lateritium4 December records since 2011
- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme4 December records since 2011
- Aspen Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus populinus3 December records since 2011
- Bonnet Mycena Mycena galericulata3 December records since 2011
Mycena overholtsii3 December records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 December records since 2011
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus3 December records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 December records since 2011
⚠ 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 | 59 | |
| 2 | 50 | |
| 3 | 47 | |
| 4 | 39 | |
| 5 | 38 | |
| 6 | 37 | |
| 7 | 37 | |
| 8 | 37 | |
| 9 | 37 | |
| 10 | 36 | |
| 11 | 35 | |
| 12 | 34 | |
| 13 | 29 | |
| 14 | 25 | |
| 15 | 25 |
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, Oct, 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 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
Oct 3, 2026Neofavolus americanusnear Cordry Sweetwater Lakes, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Oct 3, 2026Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteusnear Cordry Sweetwater Lakes, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Oct 2, 2026Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceusnear Cordry Sweetwater Lakes, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Oct 2, 2026Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticusnear Cordry Sweetwater Lakes, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Sep 2, 2026Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivumnear Cordry Sweetwater Lakes, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Aug 24, 2026Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosanear Cordry Sweetwater Lakes, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Aug 23, 2026Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigonear Cordry Sweetwater Lakes, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Aug 17, 2026Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyinear Cordry Sweetwater Lakes, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Aug 14, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Cordry Sweetwater Lakes, IN · 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
3,242 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 166 CC0 and 3,076 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.