Mushrooms in Prince George's County, Maryland
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
3,059mushroom records
708species recorded
Octbusiest month
3,059 records since 1879 (665 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:
Byssomerulius incarnatus2 January records since 2011- Poronidulus conchifer2 January records since 2011
Asian Beauty Radulomyces copelandii2 January records since 2011
Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 January records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum5 February records since 2011
Green-Tipped Coral Ramaria apiculata4 February records since 2011- Russula katarinae3 February records since 2011
Clustered Domecap Lyophyllum decastes3 February records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 February records since 2011
Lactarius psammicola2 February records since 2011
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea2 February records since 2011
Modest Russula Russula modesta2 February records since 2011- Poronidulus conchifer2 February records since 2011
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus5 March records across all years- False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea5 March records across all years
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa4 March records across all years
False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum3 March records across all years
Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia3 March records across all years
Botryobasidium vagum2 March records across all years
Bleeding Oak Crust Stereum gausapatum2 March records across all years
Rosy Crust Peniophora incarnata2 March records across all years- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 March records across all years
Pavement Mushroom Agaricus bitorquis2 March records across all years
Lacquered Bracket Ganoderma lucidum2 March records across all years
Brown Patch Disease Rhizoctonia solani2 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
Cultivated Mushroom Agaricus bisporus25 April records since 2011
Shiitake Lentinula edodes5 April records since 2011
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus5 April records since 2011- Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus5 April records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis4 April records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 April records since 2011
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus3 April records since 2011- Pleurotus nebrodensis2 April records since 2011
- Agaricus padanus2 April records since 2011
Phellinus robiniae2 April records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 April records since 2011
Lentinus levis2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis4 May records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 May records since 2011
Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius2 May records since 2011
Weeping Widow Lacrymaria lacrymabunda2 May records since 2011
Spring Fieldcap Agrocybe praecox2 May records since 2011- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 May records since 2011
Northern Cinnabar Polypore Trametes cinnabarina2 May records since 2011
Glistening Ink-Cap Coprinellus micaceus2 May records since 2011
Deer Mushroom Pluteus cervinus2 May records since 2011
Scaly Sawgill Neolentinus lepideus2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites5 June records since 2011- Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii4 June records since 2011
False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata4 June records since 2011
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus3 June records since 2011- Byssomerulius incarnatus3 June records since 2011
- Scaly Sawgill Neolentinus lepideus2 June records since 2011
Lantern Stinkhorn Lysurus mokusin2 June records since 2011
Stinky Squid Pseudocolus fusiformis2 June records since 2011- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
- False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata8 July records since 2011
White Chicken Mushroom Berkcurtia persicina7 July records since 2011
Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei3 July records since 2011
Protohydnum album3 July records since 2011- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites3 July records since 2011
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 July records since 2011
- Lentinus levis2 July records since 2011
- Byssomerulius incarnatus2 July records since 2011
Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosa2 July records since 2011
Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii2 July records since 2011
Eastern Cauliflower Mushroom Sparassis spathulata2 July records since 2011- Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Eastern Cauliflower Mushroom Sparassis spathulata8 August records since 2011
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus4 August records since 2011
- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus4 August records since 2011
- Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei4 August records since 2011
- Protohydnum album3 August records since 2011
- Lentinus levis3 August records since 2011
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 August records since 2011
Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus2 August records since 2011
Old Man Of The Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceus2 August records since 2011
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens2 August records since 2011
Violet Gray Bolete Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus2 August records since 2011- Byssomerulius incarnatus2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus6 September records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor6 September records since 2011
Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis5 September records since 2011- Old Man Of The Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceus5 September records since 2011
- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa5 September records since 2011
- Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei3 September records since 2011
- Northern Cinnabar Polypore Trametes cinnabarina3 September records since 2011
- Scaly Sawgill Neolentinus lepideus2 September records since 2011
Tawny Grisette Amanita fulva2 September records since 2011
Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiarium2 September records since 2011
Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi2 September records since 2011
Purple-And-White Deceiver Laccaria ochropurpurea2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Byssomerulius incarnatus6 October records since 2011
Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa6 October records since 2011- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus5 October records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 October records since 2011
The Gypsy Cortinarius caperatus4 October records since 2011
Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceus4 October records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus4 October records since 2011
- Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens3 October records since 2011
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa3 October records since 2011- Protohydnum album3 October records since 2011
- Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi3 October records since 2011
White Green-Algae Coral Multiclavula mucida3 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
Fairy Ring Champignon Marasmius oreades12 November records across all years
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum9 November records across all years- Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa7 November records across all years
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor7 November records across all years
Herald Of Winter Hygrophorus hypothejus7 November records across all years- False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea6 November records across all years
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis6 November records across all years
- Pavement Mushroom Agaricus bitorquis6 November records across all years
- Brown Patch Disease Rhizoctonia solani6 November records across all years
Brownish Chroogomphus Chroogomphus rutilus6 November records across all years
Yellowdrop Milkcap Lactarius chrysorrheus4 November records across all years
False Deathcap Amanita citrina4 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor9 December records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune6 December records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus3 December records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 December records since 2011
- Cubamyces lactineus2 December records since 2011
Marshmallow Polypore Irpiciporus pachyodon2 December records since 2011
⚠ 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 | 59 | |
| 2 | 41 | |
| 3 | 41 | |
| 4 | 40 | |
| 5 | 38 | |
| 6 | 34 | |
| 7 | 31 | |
| 8 | 30 | |
| 9 | 26 | |
| 10 | 23 | |
| 11 | 22 | |
| 12 | 22 | |
| 13 | 22 | |
| 14 | 22 | |
| 15 | 21 |
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 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
Oct 3, 2026Walnut Mycena Mycena croceanear Croom, MD · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Sep 13, 2026Collared Earthstar Geastrum triplexnear Konterra, MD · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Sep 12, 2026Ganoderma resinaceumnear College Park, MD · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Aug 31, 2026Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstineinear Greenbelt, MD · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
Aug 25, 2026Fistulina americananear South Laurel, MD (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Aug 1, 2026Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinusnear Greenbelt, MD (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Jul 24, 2026Lentinus levisin Patuxent Research Refuge, MD · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Jul 18, 2026False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvatain T. Howard Duckett Watershed, MD · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9
Jul 12, 2026Gerronema strombodesnear Cedarville, MD · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Jul 12, 2026White Chicken Mushroom Berkcurtia persicinanear Cedarville, 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
3,059 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 2,528 CC0 and 531 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.