Mushrooms in Barnstable County, Massachusetts
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:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 March records since 2011
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum4 April records across all years- Skvortzovia furfuracea2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatus5 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatus6 June records since 2011
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria3 June records since 2011
Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiarium3 June records since 2011
Pale Brittlestem Candolleomyces candolleanus2 June records since 2011
Rosy Conk Rhodofomes cajanderi2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosa6 July records since 2011
Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei4 July records since 2011- Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatus4 July records since 2011
Old Man Of The Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceus4 July records since 2011
Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus2 July records since 2011
Chrome-Footed Bolete Harrya chromipes2 July records since 2011
Salmon-Colored Entoloma Entoloma quadratum2 July records since 2011
Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 July records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Apple Bolete Exsudoporus frostii4 August records across all years
Leccinellum griseum2 August records across all years
Red Cracking Bolete Xerocomellus chrysenteron2 August records across all years
Barometer Earthstar Astraeus hygrometricus2 August records across all years
Grey Bolete Retiboletus griseus2 August records across all years
Bitter Bolete Tylopilus felleus2 August records across all years
Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides2 August records across all years
Red And Yellow Bolete Baorangia bicolor2 August records across all years
Russula ventricosipes2 August records across all years- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 August records across all years
Spotted Cort Cortinarius iodes2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria36 September records since 2011
Leccinum longicurvipes9 September records since 2011
Aureoboletus projectellus9 September records since 2011- Red And Yellow Bolete Baorangia bicolor9 September records since 2011
- Retiboletus vinaceipes9 September records since 2011
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus9 September records since 2011
- Sandy Laccaria Laccaria trullissata7 September records since 2011
- Boletus billieae6 September records since 2011
Slippery Jill Suillus salmonicolor6 September records since 2011- Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides5 September records since 2011
Poison Champagne Amanita Amanita crenulata5 September records since 2011
Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei5 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria20 October records since 2011
- Russula ventricosipes8 October records since 2011
- Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei6 October records since 2011
- Slippery Jill Suillus salmonicolor6 October records since 2011
- Tricholoma apium5 October records since 2011
- Sandy Laccaria Laccaria trullissata5 October records since 2011
Earth-Fan Thelephora terrestris4 October records since 2011- Aureoboletus projectellus4 October records since 2011
- Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus3 October records since 2011
- Spotted Cort Cortinarius iodes3 October records since 2011
Short-Stalked Suillus Suillus brevipes3 October records since 2011- Poison Champagne Amanita Amanita crenulata3 October records since 2011
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 61 | |
| 2 | 24 | |
| 3 | 18 | |
| 4 | 16 | |
| 5 | 16 | |
| 6 | 15 | |
| 7 | 13 | |
| 8 | 12 | |
| 9 | 12 | |
| 10 | 11 | |
| 11 | 11 | |
| 12 | 11 | |
| 13 | 9 | |
| 14 | 9 | |
| 15 | 9 |
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, Jul.
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 30, 2026Fly Agaric Amanita muscarianear Sandwich, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Sep 30, 2026Death Cap Amanita phalloidesnear Falmouth, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Sep 28, 2026Veiled Lady Phallus indusiatusnear Sandwich, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Aug 31, 2026Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstineinear Falmouth, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
Aug 20, 2026Honey Fungus Armillaria melleain Pilgrim Lake Recreation & Conservation Area, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Jul 23, 2026Old Man Of The Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceusnear Falmouth, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Jul 23, 2026Red And Yellow Bolete Baorangia bicolornear Falmouth, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8May 26, 2026Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatusnear Wellfleet, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Nov 10, 2025Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiariumnear Orleans, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
Nov 4, 2025Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus raveneliinear Chatham, MA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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891 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 701 CC0 and 190 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.