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Mushrooms in Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
633mushroom records
320species recorded
Augbusiest month
633 records since 1882 (222 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.
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:
Willow Glue Hydnoporia tabacina3 March records across all years
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 March records across all years
Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum2 March records across all years
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 March records across all years
Asian Beauty Radulomyces copelandii2 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
Northern Cinnabar Polypore Trametes cinnabarina2 April records across all years
Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolor2 April records across all years- Mycoacia livida2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus4 May records across all years
Fragrant Bracket Trametes suaveolens2 May records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 May records across all years
Rusty Porecrust Fuscoporia ferruginosa2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana5 June records since 2011
Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius4 June records since 2011- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus3 June records since 2011
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina3 June records since 2011
Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii2 June records since 2011
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae2 June records since 2011
Chaga Inonotus obliquus2 June records since 2011
Spotted Collybia Rhodocollybia maculata2 June records since 2011
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 June records since 2011
Sheathed Woodtuft Kuehneromyces marginellus2 June records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Collybiopsis dichroa5 July records across all years- Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii3 July records across all years
- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus3 July records across all years
Olive Lute Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum2 July records across all years
Shiny Cinnamon Polypore Coltricia cinnamomea2 July records across all years
Crepidotus nephrodes2 July records across all years
Pluteus admirabilis2 July records across all years
Scaly Chanterelle Turbinellus floccosus2 July records across all years
Poplar Bracket Oxyporus populinus2 July records across all years
Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi2 July records across all years- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus6 August records since 2011- Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae3 August records since 2011
- Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana3 August records since 2011
- Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi3 August records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 August records since 2011
Spotted Cort Cortinarius iodes3 August records since 2011- Scaly Chanterelle Turbinellus floccosus2 August records since 2011
Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis2 August records since 2011
Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei2 August records since 2011
Ornate-Stalked Bolete Retiboletus ornatipes2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei4 September records since 2011
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus4 September records since 2011- Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum3 September records since 2011
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 September records since 2011
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria3 September records since 2011- Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae3 September records since 2011
Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo2 September records since 2011
Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum2 September records since 2011
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa2 September records since 2011- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 September records since 2011
Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii2 September records since 2011
Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus4 October records across all years
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina4 October records across all years
Club Foot Ampulloclitocybe clavipes3 October records across all years
Frosty Funnel Clitocybe phyllophila2 October records across all years
Clitocybe subditopoda2 October records across all years- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria2 October records across all years
- Clavaria murina2 October records across all years
- Willow Glue Hydnoporia tabacina2 October records across all years
Oak Mazegill Daedalea quercina2 October records across all years- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae2 November records across all years
Red Belted Conk Fomitopsis pinicola2 November records across all years
Too few past records in December here to list species.
⚠ 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 | 12 | |
| 2 | 11 | |
| 3 | 11 | |
| 4 | 11 | |
| 5 | 11 | |
| 6 | 10 | |
| 7 | 9 | |
| 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | 8 | |
| 10 | 8 | |
| 11 | 7 | |
| 12 | 7 | |
| 13 | 7 | |
| 14 | 6 | |
| 15 | 6 |
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: Aug, Sep, 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.
- 1
Sep 25, 2026Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudensnear Williamstown, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Sep 19, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Lenox, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Sep 19, 2026Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugaenear Lenox, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4
Sep 19, 2026Dusky Bolete Porphyrellus porphyrosporusnear Lenox, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Sep 19, 2026Old Man Of The Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceusnear Lenox, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Sep 19, 2026Cat's Tongue Pseudohydnum gelatinosumnear Lenox, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Sep 18, 2026Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatusnear Hancock, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Sep 18, 2026Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatusnear Pittsfield, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Sep 12, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Stockbridge, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
Sep 12, 2026Blackening Wax-Cap Hygrocybe conicanear Stockbridge, MA · 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
633 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 468 CC0 and 165 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.