Mushrooms in Grant 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.
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:
Black Witch's Butter Exidia glandulosa4 April records across all years
Glue Crust Fungus Hydnoporia corrugata4 April records across all years
Amber Jelly Exidia recisa2 April records across all years
Oxyporus obducens2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius4 May records across all years
Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceus2 May records across all years- Black Witch's Butter Exidia glandulosa2 May records across all years
Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
- Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius3 June records across all years
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea3 June records across all years
Rhizochaete filamentosa2 June records across all years
Lopharia cinerascens2 June records across all years
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta2 June records across all years
Crystal Brain Fungus Myxarium nucleatum2 June records across all years- Hymenochaete spreta2 June records across all years
- Vitreoporus dichrous2 June records across all years
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
- Rhizochaete filamentosa4 July records across all years
Arachnion album3 July records across all years
Purple-Spored Puffball Calvatia cyathiformis2 July records across all years
Calvatia Lilacina Calvatia lilacina2 July records across all years
Steccherinum fimbriatum2 July records across all years- Trechispora candidissima2 July records across all years
- Marasmius campanulatus2 July records across all years
- Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Rusty Porecrust Fuscoporia ferruginosa4 August records across all years- Rhizochaete filamentosa3 August records across all years
- Elfvingia reniformis2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
- Tomentella botryoides7 September records across all years
- Poronidulus conchifer5 September records across all years
Tomentella ferruginea4 September records across all years
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva4 September records across all years
Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus Hydnoporia olivacea4 September records across all years- Fungi Xanthoperenniporia tenuis4 September records across all years
- Rusty Porecrust Fuscoporia ferruginosa4 September records across all years
- Phlebiopsis flavidoalba4 September records across all years
- Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius4 September records across all years
Timber Mazegill Gloeophyllum trabeum3 September records across all years
Tyromyces galactinus3 September records across all years
Yellow Cobweb Xenasmatella vaga3 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
- Rusty Porecrust Fuscoporia ferruginosa7 October records across all years
- Rhizochaete filamentosa6 October records across all years
Sooty Crust Hymenochaete fuliginosa5 October records across all years- Brunneoporus malicola5 October records across all years
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis4 October records across all years
Rosy Crust Peniophora incarnata3 October records across all years- Fungi Xanthoperenniporia tenuis3 October records across all years
- Tyromyces galactinus3 October records across all years
- Vitreoporus dichrous3 October records across all years
- Glue Crust Fungus Hydnoporia corrugata3 October records across all years
- Atheliachaete sanguinea3 October records across all years
Spreading Phlebia Phlebia radiata3 October records across all years
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 | 21 | |
| 2 | 17 | |
| 3 | 16 | |
| 4 | 12 | |
| 5 | 12 | |
| 6 | 11 | |
| 7 | 11 | |
| 8 | 10 | |
| 9 | 10 | |
| 10 | 10 | |
| 11 | 9 | |
| 12 | 8 | |
| 13 | 8 | |
| 14 | 8 | |
| 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: Sep, Oct, 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 9 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.
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Oct 15, 2023Giant Puffball Calvatia giganteanear Crittenden, KY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Oct 15, 2023Giant Puffball Calvatia giganteanear Crittenden, KY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Jul 8, 2023Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laevenear Williamstown, KY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Dec 7, 2006Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegansnear Crittenden, KY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 51996-10Antrodia albidanear Crittenden, KY (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (PH) · original record
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1934-11Parasol Macrolepiota procerain or near Curtis Gates Lloyd Wildlife Management Area, KY (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (CINC) · original record - 71928-05Spring Polypore Lentinus arculariusnear Crittenden, KY (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (BPI) · original record
- 81924-09False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostreanear Crittenden, KY (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (BPI) · original record
- 9Sep 8, 1923Arachnion albumnear Crittenden, KY (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (BPI) · original record
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How we built this page
1,038 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 1,034 CC0 and 4 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.