Mushrooms in Putnam 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:
Poplar Bracket Oxyporus populinus2 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
Glistening Ink-Cap Coprinellus micaceus3 April records across all years
Stringy Butt Rot Poriella subacida3 April records across all years
Round Puffball Bovista pila2 April records across all years
Purple-Spored Puffball Calvatia cyathiformis2 April records across all years- Stump Puffball Lycoperdon pyriforme2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius6 May records across all years
Collared Parachute Marasmius rotula4 May records across all years
Perenniporia fraxinophila3 May records across all years- Panus neostrigosus2 May records across all years
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 May records across all years
Common Fieldcap Agrocybe pediades2 May records across all years
Diamond Polypore Neofavolus alveolaris2 May records across all years
Common Collybia Gymnopus dryophilus2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Pale Brittlestem Candolleomyces candolleanus2 June records across all years
Laxitextum bicolor2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata3 July records across all years
Dog Stinkhorn Mutinus caninus2 July records across all years
Fluted Bird's Nest Cyathus striatus2 July records across all years- Diamond Polypore Neofavolus alveolaris2 July records across all years
Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides2 July records across all years
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Bitter Bolete Tylopilus felleus2 August records across all years- Butyriboletus peckii2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus5 September records across all years
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea3 September records across all years
Northern Cinnabar Polypore Trametes cinnabarina2 September records across all years
Deceiver Laccaria laccata2 September records across all years
Field Mushroom Agaricus campestris2 September records across all years
Reddening Lepiota Leucoagaricus americanus2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolor11 October records across all years- Poronidulus conchifer5 October records across all years
- Field Mushroom Agaricus campestris4 October records across all years
Timber Mazegill Gloeophyllum trabeum4 October records across all years
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta4 October records across all years
Brain Puffball Calvatia craniiformis4 October records across all years
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus4 October records across all years
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea3 October records across all years
Weeping Widow Lacrymaria lacrymabunda3 October records across all years- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis3 October records across all years
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus3 October records across all years
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum3 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 November records across all years
Perenniporia ohiensis2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
- Laxitextum bicolor5 December records across all years
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum4 December records across all years
Byssomerulius incarnatus3 December records across all years- False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea3 December records across all years
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 December records across all years
Phellinopsis conchata2 December records across all years
Rosy Crust Peniophora incarnata2 December records across all years
Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulans2 December records across all years- Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolor2 December records across all years
Bear Lentinus Lentinellus ursinus2 December records across all years
Laddered Webcrust Hyphoderma setigerum2 December records across all years
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 December records across all years
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | |
| 2 | 9 | |
| 3 | 9 | |
| 4 | 8 | |
| 5 | 8 | |
| 6 | 8 | |
| 7 | 8 | |
| 8 | 7 | |
| 9 | 7 | |
| 10 | 7 | |
| 11 | 7 | |
| 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: Oct, Dec, 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.
- 1
Sep 30, 2025Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Putnamville, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Jul 18, 2025Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegansnear Putnamville, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Jul 4, 2025Protohydnum albumnear Bainbridge, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Jul 19, 2024False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvatanear Poland, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Jul 19, 2024False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvatanear Cloverdale, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Jul 19, 2024False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvatanear Cloverdale, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Jul 19, 2024Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatusnear Poland, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Jul 19, 2024Orange Mycena Mycena leaiananear Poland, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Jul 19, 2024Orange Mycena Mycena leaiananear Poland, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
Jan 1, 2024Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriformenear Bainbridge, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
444 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 440 CC0 and 4 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.