Mushrooms in Howard 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.
Usually recorded in January here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 January records since 2011
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Usually recorded in March here:
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea3 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune6 April records since 2011
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus6 April records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 April records since 2011
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa4 April records since 2011
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus3 April records since 2011
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 April records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 April records since 2011
Black Witch's Butter Exidia glandulosa2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus4 May records since 2011
Diamond Polypore Neofavolus alveolaris3 May records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 May records since 2011- Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 May records since 2011
- Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 May records since 2011
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 May records since 2011
- Panus neostrigosus2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
Protohydnum album4 June records since 2011
Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei3 June records since 2011
Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiarium2 June records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 June records since 2011
Scaly Sawgill Neolentinus lepideus2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
- Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei8 July records since 2011
- Protohydnum album3 July records since 2011
Oak Bracket Pseudoinonotus dryadeus3 July records since 2011
White Chicken Mushroom Berkcurtia persicina2 July records since 2011- Panus neostrigosus2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 August records since 2011
- Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei5 August records since 2011
- Protohydnum album5 August records since 2011
Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo2 August records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 August records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 August records since 2011
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 August records since 2011
False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 August records since 2011- Meiorganum curtisii2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa6 September records since 2011
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus6 September records since 2011
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa5 September records since 2011
Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus4 September records since 2011
Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides3 September records since 2011
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens2 September records since 2011
Bleeding Fairy Helmet Mycena haematopus2 September records since 2011
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 September records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 September records since 2011
Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosa2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme10 October records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor9 October records since 2011
Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa8 October records since 2011- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus6 October records since 2011
- Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa5 October records since 2011
Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum4 October records since 2011- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus3 October records since 2011
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus3 October records since 2011- Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens3 October records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis3 October records since 2011
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa3 October records since 2011
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus3 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor7 November records since 2011
- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme4 November records since 2011
Bulbous Honey Fungus Armillaria gallica2 November records since 2011
Byssomerulius incarnatus2 November records since 2011- Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 December records since 2011
Spreading Phlebia Phlebia radiata2 December records since 2011- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 December records since 2011
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 37 | |
| 2 | 23 | |
| 3 | 19 | |
| 4 | 17 | |
| 5 | 17 | |
| 6 | 15 | |
| 7 | 13 | |
| 8 | 12 | |
| 9 | 12 | |
| 10 | 8 | |
| 11 | 8 | |
| 12 | 7 | |
| 13 | 6 | |
| 14 | 5 | |
| 15 | 5 |
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, 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.
- 1Sep 16, 2026Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosanear Columbia, MD · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
- 3Aug 29, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Columbia, MD · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Aug 27, 2026Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosusnear North Laurel, MD · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
Aug 27, 2026Hare'Sfoot Inkcap Coprinopsis lagopusnear Columbia, MD (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Aug 23, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Highland, MD · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Aug 22, 2026Silky Rosegill Volvariella bombycinanear Laurel, MD · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Aug 19, 2026Lactarius hygrophoroidesnear Fulton, MD (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Aug 7, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Ilchester, MD · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
Aug 7, 2026Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilvanear Ilchester, MD · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
472 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 310 CC0 and 162 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.