Mushrooms in Piscataquis County, Maine
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.
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Usually recorded in June here:
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus3 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Infundibulicybe squamulosa8 July records across all years- Clitocybe ramigena8 July records across all years
- Pale Oysterling Crepidotus caspari4 July records across all years
Corticium minnsiae4 July records across all years
Flat Crep Crepidotus applanatus3 July records across all years
Brown Goblet Arrhenia epichysium2 July records across all years
Lavender Baeospora Baeospora myriadophylla2 July records across all years
Cinnamon Bracket Hapalopilus rutilans2 July records across all years
White Cheese Polypore Tyromyces chioneus2 July records across all years- Picipes admirabilis2 July records across all years
Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius2 July records across all years- Crepidotus fusisporus2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Scaly Chanterelle Turbinellus floccosus7 August records across all years
Flame Chanterelle Craterellus ignicolor5 August records across all years
Surprise Webcap Cortinarius semisanguineus4 August records across all years
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta4 August records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 August records across all years
Funnel Chanterelle Craterellus tubaeformis4 August records across all years- White Cheese Polypore Tyromyces chioneus3 August records across all years
Suillus hirtellus3 August records across all years
Northern Cinnabar Polypore Trametes cinnabarina3 August records across all years
Rosy Conk Rhodofomes cajanderi3 August records across all years
Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiarium3 August records across all years
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea3 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Blue Chanterelle Polyozellus multiplex3 September records since 2011
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria2 September records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 September records since 2011
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 September records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii2 October records since 2011
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 | 13 | |
| 2 | 9 | |
| 3 | 9 | |
| 4 | 9 | |
| 5 | 8 | |
| 6 | 8 | |
| 7 | 7 | |
| 8 | 6 | |
| 9 | 6 | |
| 10 | 6 | |
| 11 | 6 | |
| 12 | 6 | |
| 13 | 6 | |
| 14 | 6 | |
| 15 | 6 |
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, Sep, 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 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.
- 1
Aug 7, 2025Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceaenear Northeast Piscataquis, ME · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Aug 5, 2025Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceaenear Northeast Piscataquis, ME · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Jul 6, 2025Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceaein Borestone Mountain Audubon Center, ME · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Oct 16, 2024Funnel Chanterelle Craterellus tubaeformisnear Northeast Piscataquis, ME (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
Aug 27, 2024Violet Webcap Cortinarius violaceusnear Northeast Piscataquis, ME (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Jun 27, 2024Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceaenear Northeast Piscataquis, ME · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Jun 13, 2024Orange Mycena Mycena leaiananear Northeast Piscataquis, ME · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Nov 3, 2023Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Wellington, ME · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
559 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 477 CC0 and 82 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.