Mushrooms in St. Joseph 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.
Usually recorded in February here:
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 February records since 2011
Too few past records in March here to list species.
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Too few past records in May here to list species.
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:
Pluteus podospileus3 August records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 August records since 2011
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 August records since 2011
Stinking Dapperling Lepiota cristata2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus4 September records since 2011
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus4 September records since 2011
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana3 September records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Psathyrella psammophila3 October records since 2011
- Phloeomana minutula2 October records since 2011
Giant Puffball Calvatia gigantea2 October records since 2011
Robust Clitocybe Clitocybe robusta2 October records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 October records since 2011
- Entoloma psammophilohebes2 October records since 2011
- Perenniporia bostonensis2 October records since 2011
Iodine Bonnet Mycena filopes2 October records since 2011- Volvariella surrecta2 October records since 2011
Cortinarius lucorum2 October records since 2011
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | |
| 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | 3 | |
| 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | 3 | |
| 8 | Psathyrella psammophila | 3 |
| 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | 2 | |
| 11 | 2 | |
| 12 | 2 | |
| 13 | Phloeomana minutula | 2 |
| 14 | 2 | |
| 15 | 2 |
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 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.
- 1Sep 27, 2026Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosusnear South Bend, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Sep 21, 2026Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegansin St. Patrick's County Park, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Aug 2, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Chain-O-Lakes, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Mar 21, 2026Poronidulus conchifernear South Bend, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Jan 10, 2026Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosusnear Granger, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Dec 25, 2025Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear South Bend, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Oct 25, 2025Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear South Bend, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
Sep 20, 2025Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstineinear Mishawaka, IN (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Apr 27, 2025Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosusnear South Bend, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
Oct 6, 2024Reddening Lepiota Leucoagaricus americanusnear South Bend, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
163 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 124 CC0 and 39 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.