Mushrooms in Fayette County, Kentucky
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
Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia2 February records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 March records since 2011
Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus12 April records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune5 May records since 2011
Protohydnum album5 May records since 2011
Marchandiomyces corallinus4 May records since 2011
Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegans4 May records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 May records since 2011
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus3 May records since 2011
Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolor2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- Protohydnum album4 June records across all years
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 June records across all years
Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius2 June records across all years
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta2 June records across all years- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 June records across all years
Pale Brittlestem Candolleomyces candolleanus2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 July records since 2011
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 July records since 2011
Ganoderma lobatum2 July records since 2011- Protohydnum album2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites3 August records across all years- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 August records across all years
Hedgehog Fungus Hydnum repandum2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus3 September records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 September records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Giant Puffball Calvatia gigantea4 October records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 October records since 2011
Dead Man's Hand Scleroderma polyrhizum3 October records since 2011- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Giant Puffball Calvatia gigantea4 November records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme4 November records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 November records since 2011
Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii2 November records since 2011- Dead Man's Hand Scleroderma polyrhizum2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
Peniophora cinerea3 December records across all years
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | |
| 2 | 23 | |
| 3 | 15 | |
| 4 | 11 | |
| 5 | 8 | |
| 6 | 8 | |
| 7 | 8 | |
| 8 | 7 | |
| 9 | 6 | |
| 10 | 6 | |
| 11 | 5 | |
| 12 | 5 | |
| 13 | 5 | |
| 14 | 5 | |
| 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: May, Jun, Nov.
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 19, 2026Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus raveneliiin University of Kentucky & Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Arboretum, KY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Aug 6, 2026False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybditesnear Lexington-Fayette, KY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Jul 22, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Lexington-Fayette, KY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Jul 16, 2026Protohydnum albumin Raven Run Nature Sanctuary, KY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Jul 15, 2026Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatusnear Lexington-Fayette, KY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Jun 11, 2026Pleated Inkcap Parasola plicatilisin Raven Run Nature Sanctuary, KY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Jun 9, 2026Ganoderma resinaceumnear Lexington-Fayette, KY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Apr 24, 2026Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosusin Raven Run Nature Sanctuary, KY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Apr 23, 2026Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosusin Raven Run Nature Sanctuary, KY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Feb 28, 2026Deadly Galerina Galerina marginatain Raven Run Nature Sanctuary, KY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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298 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 174 CC0 and 124 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.