Mushrooms in Allegany County, Maryland
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.
Usually recorded in May here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 May records across all years
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus3 May records across all years
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Too few past records in July here to list species.
Too few past records in August here to list species.
Usually recorded in September here:
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens3 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceus3 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 November records across all years
Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius2 November records across all years
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | 3 | |
| 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | 3 | |
| 8 | 2 | |
| 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | 2 | |
| 11 | 2 | |
| 12 | 2 | |
| 13 | 2 | |
| 14 | 2 | |
| 15 | 2 |
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, May, Nov.
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 10 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 21, 2025Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusin Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, MD · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Jul 5, 2025Green Cheese Polypore Niveoporofomes spragueiin Dans Mountain State Park, MD · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3May 18, 2025Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosusin Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, MD · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Jan 4, 2025Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosanear Cumberland, MD · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Jan 4, 2025Northern Cinnabar Polypore Trametes cinnabarinanear Cumberland, MD · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Jan 4, 2025Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Cumberland, MD · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Sep 1, 2024Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudensnear Pleasant Grove, MD · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Sep 1, 2024Violet Webcap Cortinarius violaceusnear Flintstone, MD · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
Jun 14, 2024Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstineinear Flintstone, MD · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10
Oct 30, 2023White Cheese Polypore Tyromyces chioneusnear Little Orleans, MD · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
112 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 82 CC0 and 30 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.