Mushrooms in Lake 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.
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
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus Hydnoporia olivacea21 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
Brown Hay Cap Panaeolina foenisecii3 June records since 2011
Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Northern Cinnabar Polypore Trametes cinnabarina2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Amethyst Deceiver Laccaria amethystina4 August records since 2011
Crepidotus malachius3 August records since 2011
Green Cheese Polypore Niveoporofomes spraguei2 August records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 August records since 2011
Blusher Amanita rubescens2 August records since 2011
Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii2 August records since 2011
Old Man Of The Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceus2 August records since 2011
Narrow Entoloma Entoloma strictius2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa3 September records since 2011
Pholiota polychroa2 September records since 2011
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta2 September records since 2011
Yellow Gymnopilus Gymnopilus luteus2 September records since 2011
Bay Polypore Picipes badius2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Inosperma lanatodiscum6 October records since 2011
Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa4 October records since 2011
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus3 October records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 October records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme3 October records since 2011
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus3 October records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 October records since 2011
Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum2 October records since 2011
Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum2 October records since 2011- Gymnopilus subdryophilus2 October records since 2011
- Hebeloma sordidum2 October records since 2011
- Russula albimarginata2 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 | 21 | |
| 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | 5 | |
| 6 | 5 | |
| 7 | 4 | |
| 8 | 4 | |
| 9 | 4 | |
| 10 | 4 | |
| 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, Oct, 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.
- 1
- 2Aug 16, 2025Old Man Of The Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceusin Oak Ridge Prairie Co. Park, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Aug 2, 2025Green Cheese Polypore Niveoporofomes spragueinear St. John, IN (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4
Aug 2, 2025Cinnamon Bracket Hapalopilus rutilansnear Hammond, IN (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Aug 2, 2025Peppery Milkcap Lactifluus piperatusnear Schererville, IN (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Jul 19, 2025Neofavolus americanusnear Hammond, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Jul 19, 2025Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosusnear Hammond, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
May 18, 2025Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatusin Indiana Dunes National Park, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Apr 12, 2025Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteusnear Hammond, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
328 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 196 CC0 and 132 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.