Mushrooms in Orange 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.
Too few past records in March here to list species.
Usually recorded in April here:
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 May records since 2011
Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve2 May records since 2011
Protohydnum album2 May records since 2011
Collared Parachute Marasmius rotula2 May records since 2011
Lentinus levis2 May records since 2011
Cinnabar Oysterling Crepidotus cinnabarinus2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
Old Potato Amanita Amanita solaniolens7 June records since 2011
American Floury Amanita Amanita farinosa6 June records since 2011
Goblet Waxcap Hygrocybe cantharellus6 June records since 2011
Destroying Angel Amanita bisporigera5 June records since 2011
Glutinous Waxcap Hygrocybe glutinipes5 June records since 2011
Marasmius sullivantii5 June records since 2011
Orange Pinwheel Marasmius siccus5 June records since 2011
Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia4 June records since 2011
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus4 June records since 2011
Blue-Green Cracking Russula Russula parvovirescens4 June records since 2011
Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegans4 June records since 2011
Small Chanterelle Cantharellus minor3 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus4 July records since 2011
- Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegans3 July records since 2011
American Abrupt-Bulbed Lepidella Amanita abrupta3 July records since 2011- Destroying Angel Amanita bisporigera2 July records since 2011
Lactarius subplinthogalus2 July records since 2011
Brown American Star-Footed Amanita Amanita brunnescens2 July records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 July records since 2011
Gloiodon strigosus2 July records since 2011
Pholiota polychroa2 July records since 2011
Green Cheese Polypore Niveoporofomes spraguei2 July records since 2011
Russula flavida2 July records since 2011
Hard's Stropharia Stropharia hardii2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana3 August records since 2011
Eastern Cauliflower Mushroom Sparassis spathulata2 August records since 2011- American Abrupt-Bulbed Lepidella Amanita abrupta2 August records since 2011
Reddish Brown Bitter Bolete Tylopilus rubrobrunneus2 August records since 2011
Cantharellus corallinus2 August records since 2011
American Slippery Jack Suillus americanus2 August records since 2011
Flaming Gold Bolete Aureoboletus auriflammeus2 August records since 2011
Oak Milk-Cap Lactarius quietus2 August records since 2011- Protohydnum album2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 September records since 2011- Leucocoprinus rubrotinctus3 September records since 2011
- Eastern Cauliflower Mushroom Sparassis spathulata2 September records since 2011
- Lentinus levis2 September records since 2011
False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca2 September records since 2011
Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum2 September records since 2011- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 September records since 2011
Glue Crust Fungus Hydnoporia diffissa2 September records since 2011- American Slippery Jack Suillus americanus2 September records since 2011
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Walnut Mycena Mycena crocea9 October records since 2011
Coker's Lavender Staining Amanita Amanita lavendula8 October records since 2011- Hard's Stropharia Stropharia hardii5 October records since 2011
Purple-And-White Deceiver Laccaria ochropurpurea5 October records since 2011
Redhead Russula Russula rhodocephala5 October records since 2011- American Floury Amanita Amanita farinosa5 October records since 2011
- Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana5 October records since 2011
- Hymenopellis limonispora5 October records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 October records since 2011
Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa4 October records since 2011
Hygrophorus occidentalis3 October records since 2011
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria3 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria5 November records since 2011
Spreading Phlebia Phlebia radiata2 November records since 2011
Byssomerulius incarnatus2 November records since 2011
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | |
| 2 | 11 | |
| 3 | 10 | |
| 4 | 9 | |
| 5 | 9 | |
| 6 | 9 | |
| 7 | 9 | |
| 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | 8 | |
| 10 | 8 | |
| 11 | 8 | |
| 12 | 8 | |
| 13 | 8 | |
| 14 | 7 | |
| 15 | 7 |
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, Jun, Jul.
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.
- 1Aug 11, 2026Eastern Cauliflower Mushroom Sparassis spathulatain Hoosier National Forest, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Oct 13, 2025Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus raveneliinear Paoli, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Sep 14, 2025Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudensin Hoosier National Forest, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Aug 22, 2025Pluteus saupeiin Hoosier National Forest, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Aug 2, 2025Xerocomus subilludensnear Paoli, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Aug 2, 2025Entoloma foliomarginatumnear Paoli, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Jul 27, 2025Pholiota polychroain Hoosier National Forest, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
Jul 24, 2025Zoned Hairy Parachute Crinipellis zonatain Hoosier National Forest, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
- 10Jul 21, 2025American Floury Amanita Amanita farinosain Hoosier National Forest, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
713 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 136 CC0 and 577 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.