Mushrooms in Montgomery 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
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus3 March records across all years
Northern Cinnabar Polypore Trametes cinnabarina2 March records across all years
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 March records across all years- Daedalea ambigua2 March records across all years
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 March records across all years
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 March records across all years
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
- Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta3 May records across all years
Bald Cavalier Melanoleuca melaleuca2 May records across all years
Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius2 May records across all years
Dung Roundhead Protostropharia semiglobata2 May records across all years
Petticoat Mottlegill Panaeolus papilionaceus2 May records across all years
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Too few past records in July here to list species.
Usually recorded in August here:
- Asterostroma andinum8 August records across all years
Yellow American Blusher Amanita flavorubens3 August records across all years
Fluted Bird's Nest Cyathus striatus3 August records across all years
Stinking Dapperling Lepiota cristata3 August records across all years
Limacella glischra2 August records across all years- Xylodon asper2 August records across all years
Peniophora cinerea2 August records across all years
Vararia investiens2 August records across all years
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 August records across all years
Yellow Cobweb Xenasmatella vaga2 August records across all years- Cystolepiota eriophora2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
- Irpex subrawakensis2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum3 November records across all years
Sessile Earthstar Geastrum saccatum2 November records across all years- White Jelly Fungus Ductifera pululahuana2 November records across all years
- Corticium roseocarneum2 November records across all years
Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes2 November records across all years
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asterostroma andinum | 8 |
| 2 | 7 | |
| 3 | 5 | |
| 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | 4 | |
| 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | 4 | |
| 8 | 4 | |
| 9 | 4 | |
| 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, Nov, May.
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.
- 1Jun 19, 2026Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosain Shades State Park, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Mar 29, 2026Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosanear Alamo, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Mar 29, 2026Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosanear Alamo, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4
Nov 15, 2025Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosumin Shades State Park, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Nov 15, 2025Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosain Shades State Park, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Aug 10, 2025Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyinear Alamo, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Aug 10, 2025Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosusin Pine Hills Nature Preserve, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8May 1, 2025Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosusnear Alamo, IN (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Nov 16, 2024Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipesnear Alamo, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Nov 10, 2024Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipesin Shades State Park, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
273 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 223 CC0 and 50 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.