Mushrooms in Hancock County, Maine
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
941mushroom records
327species recorded
Augbusiest month
941 records since 1891 (372 in the last 10 years)
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:
Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae3 January records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 January records since 2011
Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius2 January records since 2011
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Usually recorded in March here:
Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolor2 March records across all years
Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinum2 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
- Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae11 April records since 2011
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina4 April records since 2011
Rosy Conk Rhodofomes cajanderi2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae5 May records across all years
Red Belted Conk Fomitopsis pinicola3 May records across all years
Orange Disco Aleurodiscus amorphus2 May records across all years
Chaga Inonotus obliquus2 May records across all years- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria4 June records since 2011- Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae4 June records since 2011
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae3 June records since 2011
Aspen Bracket Phellinus tremulae2 June records since 2011
Chrome-Footed Bolete Harrya chromipes2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
- Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae17 July records since 2011
- Chrome-Footed Bolete Harrya chromipes10 July records since 2011
- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria9 July records since 2011
Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia8 July records since 2011
Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei4 July records since 2011
Orange-Gilled Waxycap Humidicutis marginata4 July records since 2011
Bare-Toothed Russula Russula vesca3 July records since 2011- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina3 July records since 2011
- Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae3 July records since 2011
Russula montana2 July records since 2011
Russula hypofragilis2 July records since 2011
Brown American Star-Footed Amanita Amanita brunnescens2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae8 August records since 2011
Salmon-Colored Entoloma Entoloma quadratum6 August records since 2011
Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosa5 August records since 2011- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius4 August records since 2011
Poplar Bracket Oxyporus populinus4 August records since 2011- Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei4 August records since 2011
- Chrome-Footed Bolete Harrya chromipes3 August records since 2011
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens3 August records since 2011- Cantharellus enelensis3 August records since 2011
Surprise Webcap Cortinarius semisanguineus3 August records since 2011- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 August records since 2011
Peck's Yellow Dust Amanita Amanita elongata2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria8 September records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 September records since 2011
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina4 September records since 2011
Red Banded Webcap Cortinarius armillatus3 September records since 2011- Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens3 September records since 2011
Tawny Grisette Amanita fulva3 September records since 2011- Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei2 September records since 2011
Yellow Unicorn Entoloma Entoloma murrayi2 September records since 2011- Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae2 September records since 2011
- Chrome-Footed Bolete Harrya chromipes2 September records since 2011
Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis2 September records since 2011- Rosy Conk Rhodofomes cajanderi2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae6 October records since 2011
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina5 October records since 2011
Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa5 October records since 2011
Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii3 October records since 2011- Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei3 October records since 2011
- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria2 October records since 2011
American Slippery Jack Suillus americanus2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus3 November records across all years
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 November records across all years- Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinum2 November records across all years
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 November records across all years
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 November records across all years
- Scleroderma lycoperdoides2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
- Red Belted Conk Fomitopsis pinicola4 December records across all years
Pine Bracket Porodaedalea pini3 December records across all years
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum2 December records across all years- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 December records across all years
⚠ Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site. We show where fungi have been recorded, nothing more. We never say any mushroom is edible or safe, and you shouldn't decide that from any website, app or photo. Many deadly mushrooms look like harmless ones. If someone may have eaten a wild mushroom, call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 right away.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 | |
| 2 | 27 | |
| 3 | 26 | |
| 4 | 23 | |
| 5 | 20 | |
| 6 | 15 | |
| 7 | 14 | |
| 8 | 12 | |
| 9 | 11 | |
| 10 | 10 | |
| 11 | 9 | |
| 12 | 9 | |
| 13 | 9 | |
| 14 | 8 | |
| 15 | 8 |
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: Aug, Jul, 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 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.
- 1Sep 15, 2026Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulinain Acadia National Park, ME · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Sep 6, 2026Yellow Unicorn Entoloma Entoloma murrayiin Acadia National Park, ME · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Sep 6, 2026Rosy Conk Rhodofomes cajanderiin Acadia National Park, ME · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4
Sep 5, 2026False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiacanear Northeast Harbor, ME (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Sep 3, 2026Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugaenear East Hancock, ME · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Sep 3, 2026Salmon Amanita Amanita wellsiinear East Hancock, ME · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Aug 6, 2026Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceaein Acadia National Park, ME · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Aug 5, 2026Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceaein Acadia National Park, ME · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Aug 5, 2026Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceaein Acadia National Park, ME · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
Many sightings are on private land. Always get the landowner's permission, and follow the rules of parks and forests, which often limit or ban collecting.
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How we built this page
941 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 636 CC0 and 305 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.