Mushrooms in York 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.
Usually recorded in March here:
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 March records across all years
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum2 March records across all years
Hardwood Trunk Rot Phellinus igniarius2 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius3 April records across all years
Earth-Fan Thelephora terrestris2 April records across all years
Oak Mazegill Daedalea quercina2 April records across all years- Hardwood Trunk Rot Phellinus igniarius2 April records across all years
- Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum2 April records across all years
Red Belted Conk Fomitopsis pinicola2 April records across all years
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 April records across all years
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Usually recorded in June here:
- Inocybe ventricosa2 June records since 2011
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
- Licrostroma subgiganteum8 July records across all years
Stringy Butt Rot Poriella subacida6 July records across all years
Lachnella alboviolascens5 July records across all years
American Caesar's Mushroom Amanita jacksonii3 July records across all years
Shaggy Legged Ringless Amanita Amanita rhacopus2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Yellow Unicorn Entoloma Entoloma murrayi4 August records since 2011
Ash Tree Bolete Boletinellus merulioides3 August records since 2011
Garlic-Odored Death Cap Amanita suballiacea2 August records since 2011
Lilac-Brown Bolete Sutorius eximius2 August records since 2011
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens2 August records since 2011
Orange-Gilled Waxycap Humidicutis marginata2 August records since 2011
Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Coral Tooth Hericium coralloides5 September records across all years
Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis3 September records across all years
Junghuhnia nitida2 September records across all years- Cerioporus scutellatus2 September records across all years
Rusty Porecrust Fuscoporia ferruginosa2 September records across all years
Burnt-Sugar Milky Lactarius helvus2 September records across all years
Related Milky Lactarius affinis2 September records across all years
Rosy Conk Rhodofomes cajanderi2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
- Pseudospongipellis delectans3 October records across all years
- Tricholoma subacutum2 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 | 13 | |
| 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | 7 | |
| 5 | 6 | |
| 6 | 6 | |
| 7 | 5 | |
| 8 | 5 | |
| 9 | 5 | |
| 10 | 5 | |
| 11 | 5 | |
| 12 | 5 | |
| 13 | 4 | |
| 14 | Protogaster rhizophilus | 4 |
| 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: Sep, Aug, 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.
- 1Jul 31, 2026Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentariusnear South Berwick, ME · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Jul 31, 2026Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosanear South Berwick, ME · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
May 27, 2026Northern Cinnabar Polypore Trametes cinnabarinanear Berwick, ME (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4May 1, 2026Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulinanear Kennebunk, ME · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Aug 10, 2025Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudensnear Sanford, ME · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Apr 28, 2025Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulinanear Sanford, ME · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Apr 15, 2025Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosanear York, ME · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Apr 15, 2025Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear York, ME · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
343 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 253 CC0 and 90 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.