Mushrooms in Madison 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.
Usually recorded in January here:
Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata4 January records across all years
Ganoderma lobatum2 January records across all years
Asian Beauty Radulomyces copelandii2 January records across all years
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Usually recorded in March here:
- Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata4 March records across all years
Glistening Ink-Cap Coprinellus micaceus3 March records across all years
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum2 March records across all years
Stringy Butt Rot Poriella subacida2 March records across all years
Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius2 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
- Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius3 April records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 April records since 2011
Auricularia angiospermarum2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
Weeping Widow Lacrymaria lacrymabunda2 May records since 2011
Diamond Polypore Neofavolus alveolaris2 May records since 2011
Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegans2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
Yellow American Blusher Amanita flavorubens2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata4 July records since 2011
Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betula4 July records since 2011
Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo3 July records since 2011- Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegans3 July records since 2011
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 July records since 2011
Apple Bolete Exsudoporus frostii2 July records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata5 August records since 2011
- Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betula2 August records since 2011
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 August records since 2011
Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi2 August records since 2011
Pulveroboletus curtisii2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus5 September records across all years
- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa5 September records across all years
Phellinus rimosus3 September records across all years- Pulveroboletus curtisii2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceus4 October records since 2011
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens4 October records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme4 October records since 2011
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea3 October records since 2011
Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa3 October records since 2011- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 October records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 October records since 2011- Weeping Widow Lacrymaria lacrymabunda2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata4 November records since 2011
- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme3 November records since 2011
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus3 November records since 2011- Diamond Polypore Neofavolus alveolaris2 November records since 2011
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa2 November records since 2011- Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceus2 November records since 2011
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes3 December records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 December records since 2011
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | |
| 2 | 12 | |
| 3 | 10 | |
| 4 | 10 | |
| 5 | 8 | |
| 6 | 8 | |
| 7 | 7 | |
| 8 | 7 | |
| 9 | 7 | |
| 10 | 6 | |
| 11 | 6 | |
| 12 | 6 | |
| 13 | 6 | |
| 14 | 5 | |
| 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, Nov, 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.
- 1Aug 30, 2026Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyinear Berea, KY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Aug 26, 2026Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosanear Berea, KY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Jul 29, 2026Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegansnear Berea, KY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4
Jun 25, 2026Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosanear Berea, KY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
- 6
Jan 17, 2026False Turkeytail Stereum lobatumnear Berea, KY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Jan 17, 2026Deadly Galerina Galerina marginatanear Berea, KY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Oct 4, 2025Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegansnear Berea, KY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
271 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 42 CC0 and 229 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.