Mushrooms in Jefferson County, Indiana
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:
Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata4 January records since 2011
Aspen Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus populinus3 January records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 January records since 2011
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus2 January records since 2011
Warlock's Butter Exidia nigricans2 January records since 2011- Resupinatus americanus2 January records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 January records since 2011
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Too few past records in March here to list species.
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:
Collared Parachute Marasmius rotula2 June records since 2011
Too few past records in July here to list species.
Usually recorded in August here:
- Lepiota maculans7 August records since 2011
Eastern Cauliflower Mushroom Sparassis spathulata3 August records since 2011- Gymnopus barbipes2 August records since 2011
False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 August records since 2011
Pseudosperma friabile2 August records since 2011
Crucibulum parvulum2 August records since 2011
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana2 August records since 2011
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum2 August records since 2011
Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii2 August records since 2011
Enveloping Crust Sebacina incrustans2 August records since 2011
Lactarius psammicola2 August records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Daedalea ambigua2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Russula pulverulenta2 October records since 2011
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | Lepiota maculans | 7 |
| 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | 5 | |
| 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | 4 | |
| 8 | 4 | |
| 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | 3 | |
| 11 | 3 | |
| 12 | 3 | |
| 13 | 3 | |
| 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, Jan, Oct.
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.
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Aug 18, 2023Green Cheese Polypore Niveoporofomes spragueinear Hanover, IN (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Aug 18, 2023Clustered Waxcap Hygrocybe caespitosanear Hanover, IN (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Aug 18, 2023Hymenopellis rugosocepsnear Kent, IN (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Aug 18, 2023Marasmiellus tenerrimusnear Kent, IN (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Aug 18, 2023Cinnamon Bracket Hapalopilus rutilansnear Kent, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Aug 18, 2023Pseudosperma friabilenear Kent, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Aug 18, 2023Pseudosperma friabilenear Kent, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
256 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 123 CC0 and 133 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.