Mushrooms in Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
1,684mushroom records
549species recorded
Sepbusiest month
1,684 records since 1896 (364 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:
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 January records across all years
Black Witch's Butter Exidia glandulosa2 January records across all years
Xylobolus subpileatus2 January records across all years- Corticium roseocarneum2 January records across all years
Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia2 January records across all years
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 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:
Phlebiopsis crassa2 March records across all years
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 March records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
Cultivated Mushroom Agaricus bisporus9 April records across all years- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 April records across all years
Alkaline Mycena Mycena alcalina2 April records across all years
Northern Cinnabar Polypore Trametes cinnabarina2 April records across all years- Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia2 April records across all years
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 May records since 2011- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis3 May records since 2011
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 May records since 2011
Protohydnum album2 May records since 2011
Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegans2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
European Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia platyphylla5 June records across all years- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus4 June records across all years
Saffron Crep Crepidotus crocophyllus3 June records across all years- Lachnella pollinaria3 June records across all years
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae3 June records across all years
Stinky Squid Pseudocolus fusiformis3 June records across all years
Fuzzy Foot Xeromphalina campanella2 June records across all years
Milky Conecap Conocybe apala2 June records across all years
Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia2 June records across all years- Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegans2 June records across all years
- Picipes admirabilis2 June records across all years
Wine Roundhead Stropharia rugosoannulata2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus4 July records since 2011
Orange-Gilled Waxycap Humidicutis marginata2 July records since 2011
Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei2 July records since 2011
Reddening Lepiota Leucoagaricus americanus2 July records since 2011
Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo2 July records since 2011
False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 August records since 2011
- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus3 August records since 2011
Eastern Cauliflower Mushroom Sparassis spathulata3 August records since 2011
Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve2 August records since 2011- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 August records since 2011
Old Man Of The Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceus2 August records since 2011
Byssomerulius incarnatus2 August records since 2011- Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegans2 August records since 2011
Gerronema strombodes2 August records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa4 September records since 2011- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus4 September records since 2011
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus3 September records since 2011
Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis3 September records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 September records since 2011
- Byssomerulius incarnatus2 September records since 2011
Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum2 September records since 2011- Old Man Of The Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceus2 September records since 2011
Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides2 September records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 September records since 2011
Pale Oyster Pleurotus pulmonarius2 September records since 2011
Parrot Mushroom Gliophorus psittacinus2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme6 October records since 2011- Byssomerulius incarnatus5 October records since 2011
- Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus5 October records since 2011
Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceus4 October records since 2011
Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa4 October records since 2011
Bleeding Fairy Helmet Mycena haematopus3 October records since 2011
Walnut Mycena Mycena crocea3 October records since 2011- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 October records since 2011
Smoky Spindles Clavaria fumosa2 October records since 2011
Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 October records since 2011
Bulbous Honey Fungus Armillaria gallica2 October records since 2011
Lilac Bonnet Mycena pura2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulans6 November records across all years
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva5 November records across all years- Suillus pinorigidus4 November records across all years
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 November records across all years
- Stump Puffball Lycoperdon pyriforme4 November records across all years
Herald Of Winter Hygrophorus hypothejus3 November records across all years
Drab Tooth Phellodon fuligineoalbus3 November records across all years
Dirty Tricholoma Tricholoma terreum3 November records across all years
Leopard Knight Tricholoma pardinum3 November records across all years- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 November records across all years
Lentinellus vulpinus3 November records across all years
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea3 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
Stringy Butt Rot Poriella subacida6 December records across all years- False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea3 December records across all years
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 December records across all years
Blistered Woodwax Hygrophorus pustulatus2 December records across all years
Amber Jelly Exidia recisa2 December records across all years
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 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 | 37 | |
| 2 | 21 | |
| 3 | 18 | |
| 4 | 17 | |
| 5 | 17 | |
| 6 | 16 | |
| 7 | 15 | |
| 8 | 12 | |
| 9 | 12 | |
| 10 | 12 | |
| 11 | 12 | |
| 12 | 12 | |
| 13 | 11 | |
| 14 | 11 | |
| 15 | 11 |
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, Oct, Aug.
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.
- 1Oct 3, 2026Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticusnear Croom, MD · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Sep 28, 2026Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laevenear Crofton, MD · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Aug 23, 2026Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyinear Annapolis Neck, MD · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Aug 19, 2026Leccinellum albellumnear South Laurel, MD (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Aug 17, 2026Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatusnear Severn, MD · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Aug 9, 2026Fragile Dapperling Leucocoprinus fragilissimusin Patuxent Research Refuge, MD · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Jul 16, 2026White Chicken Mushroom Berkcurtia persicinanear Severna Park, MD · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Jul 8, 2026Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatusnear Croom, MD · 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
1,684 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 1,431 CC0 and 253 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.