Mushrooms in Tippecanoe County, Indiana
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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:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea4 February records across all years
Clustered Bracket Inonotus cuticularis2 February records across all years
Usually recorded in March here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 April records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 April records since 2011
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
Protohydnum album3 May records since 2011- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus3 May records since 2011
Feltscale Inky Cap Coprinopsis variegata2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- Protohydnum album6 June records since 2011
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 June records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
- Amanita thiersii3 July records across all years
Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Stinking Dapperling Lepiota cristata4 August records since 2011- Leucocoprinus rubrotinctus4 August records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 August records since 2011
Reddening Lepiota Leucoagaricus americanus2 August records since 2011
Onion-Stalk Parasol Leucocoprinus cepistipes2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus4 September records across all years- Leucocoprinus rubrotinctus3 September records across all years
Bonnet Mycena Mycena galericulata2 September records across all years
Weeping Widow Lacrymaria lacrymabunda2 September records across all years- Stinking Dapperling Lepiota cristata2 September records across all years
- Onion-Stalk Parasol Leucocoprinus cepistipes2 September records across all years
- Amanita thiersii2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus4 October records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 October records since 2011
Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulans2 October records since 2011
Giant Puffball Calvatia gigantea2 October records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 October records since 2011- Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus3 November records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 November records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 November records since 2011
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | |
| 2 | 14 | |
| 3 | 9 | |
| 4 | 7 | |
| 5 | 7 | |
| 6 | 6 | |
| 7 | 5 | |
| 8 | 5 | |
| 9 | 5 | |
| 10 | 5 | |
| 11 | 5 | |
| 12 | 4 | |
| 13 | 4 | |
| 14 | 4 | |
| 15 | 4 |
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 8 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 28, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear West Lafayette, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Jun 28, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Lafayette, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Jun 19, 2026Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatusnear Lafayette, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Jun 19, 2026Protohydnum albumnear Lafayette, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
Jun 13, 2026Byssomerulius incarnatusin Ross Camp and Ross Hills, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Jun 7, 2026Protohydnum albumnear West Lafayette, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7May 29, 2026Protohydnum albumnear West Lafayette, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
May 12, 2026Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatusnear Lafayette, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
321 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 126 CC0 and 195 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.