Mushrooms in Monroe County, Indiana
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
561mushroom records
206species recorded
Octbusiest month
561 records since 1881 (418 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:
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 January records since 2011
Scurfy Twiglet Tubaria furfuracea2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 March records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 March records since 2011- Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus3 April records since 2011
Tiger Sawgill Lentinus tigrinus2 April records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 April records since 2011
Diamond Polypore Neofavolus alveolaris2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 May records across all years
Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii2 May records across all years
Hairy Long Stem Marasmius Rhizomarasmius pyrrhocephalus2 May records across all years
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana2 May records across all years- Diamond Polypore Neofavolus alveolaris2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
- Diamond Polypore Neofavolus alveolaris3 June records across all years
Dung Bird's Nest Cyathus stercoreus2 June records across all years
Protohydnum album2 June records across all years
Reddish Brown Bitter Bolete Tylopilus rubrobrunneus2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo3 July records since 2011
Ornate-Stalked Bolete Retiboletus ornatipes2 July records since 2011
Ruby Bolete Hortiboletus rubellus2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Pale Oyster Pleurotus pulmonarius5 August records since 2011- Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana5 August records since 2011
Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii3 August records since 2011
Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi3 August records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 August records since 2011
Reddening Lepiota Leucoagaricus americanus3 August records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 August records since 2011
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 August records since 2011
Green Cheese Polypore Niveoporofomes spraguei2 August records since 2011
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens2 August records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 August records since 2011
Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 September records since 2011
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa4 September records since 2011- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 September records since 2011
- Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens3 September records since 2011
Yellow American Blusher Amanita flavorubens2 September records since 2011
Ball Gown Amanita Amanita submaculata2 September records since 2011
Northern Tooth Climacodon septentrionalis2 September records since 2011
Fluted Bird's Nest Cyathus striatus2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus7 October records since 2011
Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum6 October records since 2011
Walnut Mycena Mycena crocea5 October records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme4 October records since 2011- Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana4 October records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis4 October records since 2011
Bay Polypore Picipes badius3 October records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 October records since 2011
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus3 October records since 2011
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa3 October records since 2011
Brown Goblet Arrhenia epichysium3 October records since 2011- Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 November records across all years
Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes3 November records across all years- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme3 November records across all years
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
- Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes3 December records since 2011
- Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 December records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 December records since 2011
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina2 December records since 2011
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus2 December records since 2011- Hairy Long Stem Marasmius Rhizomarasmius pyrrhocephalus2 December records since 2011
Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata2 December records since 2011- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 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 | 27 | |
| 2 | 17 | |
| 3 | 16 | |
| 4 | 13 | |
| 5 | 10 | |
| 6 | 9 | |
| 7 | 9 | |
| 8 | 9 | |
| 9 | 8 | |
| 10 | 8 | |
| 11 | 7 | |
| 12 | 7 | |
| 13 | 7 | |
| 14 | 7 | |
| 15 | 6 |
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, Aug, 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.
- 1Oct 4, 2026Walnut Mycena Mycena croceanear Bloomington, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Oct 2, 2026Phellinus robiniaenear Bloomington, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Sep 25, 2026Peeling Puffball Lycoperdon marginatumnear Bloomington, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Sep 23, 2026Fluted Bird's Nest Cyathus striatusnear Bloomington, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Sep 23, 2026Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumnear Bloomington, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Sep 13, 2026Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosanear Bloomington, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Sep 2, 2026Enveloping Crust Sebacina incrustansnear Bloomington, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Aug 27, 2026Orange Mycena Mycena leaiananear Bloomington, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9
Aug 27, 2026Lactarius mutabilisnear Bloomington, 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
561 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 193 CC0 and 368 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.