Mushrooms in Marion 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:
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus3 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
- Chlorophyllum morganii4 March records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 March records across all years
Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulans2 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus10 April records across all years
Bay Polypore Picipes badius2 April records across all years- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus6 May records since 2011
Pale Brittlestem Candolleomyces candolleanus2 May records since 2011- Panus neostrigosus2 May records since 2011
Protohydnum album2 May records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- Protohydnum album5 June records since 2011
Feltscale Inky Cap Coprinopsis variegata2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
- Feltscale Inky Cap Coprinopsis variegata3 July records since 2011
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus3 July records since 2011
Reddish Brown Bitter Bolete Tylopilus rubrobrunneus2 July records since 2011
Pale Oyster Pleurotus pulmonarius2 July records since 2011
Cantharellus flavolateritius2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Protohydnum album4 August records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 August records since 2011
Reddening Lepiota Leucoagaricus americanus3 August records since 2011
Blushing Rosette Abortiporus biennis3 August records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 August records since 2011
Purple-Spored Puffball Calvatia cyathiformis2 August records since 2011- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 August records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 August records since 2011
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana2 August records since 2011
Fairies' Bonnets Coprinellus disseminatus2 August records since 2011
Saffron Crep Crepidotus crocophyllus2 August records since 2011
Byssomerulius incarnatus2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor7 September records across all years
Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii3 September records across all years- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 September records across all years
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae2 September records across all years
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta2 September records across all years
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 September records across all years- Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Tulostoma fimbriatum4 October records across all years
Tulostoma striatum3 October records across all years
Giant Puffball Calvatia gigantea3 October records across all years- Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae2 October records across all years
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 October records across all years
Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes2 October records across all years- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 October records across all years
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
- Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes5 November records since 2011
Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii2 November records since 2011
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus2 November records since 2011
Wood Blewit Lepista nuda2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus4 December records since 2011
Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata2 December records since 2011- Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | |
| 2 | 21 | |
| 3 | 13 | |
| 4 | 11 | |
| 5 | 10 | |
| 6 | 9 | |
| 7 | 9 | |
| 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | 8 | |
| 10 | 8 | |
| 11 | 8 | |
| 12 | 6 | |
| 13 | 6 | |
| 14 | 6 | |
| 15 | 5 |
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, Sep, 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 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.
- 1Oct 4, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communein Watkins Park, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Oct 3, 2026Bleeding Fairy Helmet Mycena haematopusnear Indianapolis city (balance), IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Sep 12, 2026Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus raveneliinear Indianapolis city (balance), IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Aug 30, 2026Protohydnum albumnear Indianapolis city (balance), IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Aug 30, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Indianapolis city (balance), IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6May 24, 2026Protohydnum albumnear Indianapolis city (balance), IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Nov 25, 2025Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipesnear Indianapolis city (balance), IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Oct 5, 2025Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusin Marott Park Woods Nature Preserve, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Aug 11, 2025Fairies' Bonnets Coprinellus disseminatusin Southeastway Park, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
426 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 249 CC0 and 177 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.