Mushrooms in Baltimore city, 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.
Usually recorded in March here:
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 March records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 March records since 2011
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
Wine Roundhead Stropharia rugosoannulata3 May records across all years
Lantern Stinkhorn Lysurus mokusin3 May records across all years
Weeping Widow Lacrymaria lacrymabunda2 May records across all years
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta2 May records across all years
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Usually recorded in July here:
- Lantern Stinkhorn Lysurus mokusin2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 August records since 2011- Lantern Stinkhorn Lysurus mokusin2 August records since 2011
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 September records across all years
Sessile Earthstar Geastrum saccatum2 September records across all years
Ganoderma resinaceum2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
- Tulostoma squamosum2 October records across all years
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum2 October records across all years
Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa2 October records across all years
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Usually recorded in December here:
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 December records across all years
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | 4 | |
| 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | 4 | |
| 8 | 4 | |
| 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | 3 | |
| 11 | 3 | |
| 12 | 3 | |
| 13 | 3 | |
| 14 | 3 | |
| 15 | 3 |
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: Oct, Sep, 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 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.
- 1Aug 25, 2026Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosanear Baltimore, MD · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Aug 18, 2026Nigroporus vinosusnear Baltimore, MD · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Aug 6, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Baltimore, MD · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Aug 4, 2026Lantern Stinkhorn Lysurus mokusinnear Baltimore, MD · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Jul 29, 2026Lantern Stinkhorn Lysurus mokusinnear Baltimore, MD · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Mar 7, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communein Masonville Cove Environmental Center, MD · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Mar 7, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communein Masonville Cove Environmental Center, MD · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Mar 7, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Baltimore, MD · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Mar 7, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Baltimore, MD · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
201 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 170 CC0 and 31 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.