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Mushrooms in Franklin County, Massachusetts
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
1,556mushroom records
504species recorded
Sepbusiest month
1,556 records since 1888 (138 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.
Usually recorded in February here:
Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae2 February records since 2011
Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius2 February records since 2011
Too few past records in March here to list species.
Usually recorded in April here:
Oak Curtain Crust Hymenochaete rubiginosa2 April records across all years- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius2 April records across all years
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 April records across all years
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta2 April records across all years
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
- Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae4 May records across all years
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus3 May records across all years
Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolor3 May records across all years- Pholiota vernalis2 May records across all years
Yellow Cobweb Xenasmatella vaga2 May records across all years
Peniophora cinerea2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Plums And Custard Tricholomopsis rutilans7 June records across all years- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus5 June records across all years
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus5 June records across all years
Common Collybia Gymnopus dryophilus4 June records across all years
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana4 June records across all years
Infundibulicybe squamulosa4 June records across all years
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune4 June records across all years
Bleeding Fairy Helmet Mycena haematopus3 June records across all years
Brown Hay Cap Panaeolina foenisecii3 June records across all years
Scaly Sawgill Neolentinus lepideus3 June records across all years- Pholiota subfulva3 June records across all years
Pseudolaccaria fellea2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
- Pseudolaccaria fellea8 July records across all years
Chanterelle Cantharellus cibarius7 July records across all years
Dapper Funnel Spodocybe trulliformis7 July records across all years- Clitocybe ramigena7 July records across all years
Common Funnel Infundibulicybe gibba5 July records across all years
Scaly Chanterelle Turbinellus floccosus5 July records across all years
Smoothish-Stemmed Bolete Hemileccinum subglabripes5 July records across all years- Common Collybia Gymnopus dryophilus4 July records across all years
Small Chanterelle Cantharellus minor4 July records across all years
Blusher Amanita rubescens3 July records across all years- Amanita flavorubescens3 July records across all years
Flat Crep Crepidotus applanatus3 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
- Common Funnel Infundibulicybe gibba11 August records across all years
Spotted Cort Cortinarius iodes9 August records across all years
Funnel Chanterelle Craterellus tubaeformis8 August records across all years
Flame Chanterelle Craterellus ignicolor7 August records across all years
Aniseed Funnel Clitocybe odora7 August records across all years- Pseudoomphalina compressipes6 August records across all years
Wood Mushroom Agaricus sylvicola6 August records across all years
Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosa5 August records across all years
Apple Bolete Exsudoporus frostii5 August records across all years- Scaly Chanterelle Turbinellus floccosus5 August records across all years
Clitocybe hydrogramma5 August records across all years
Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides5 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
- Aniseed Funnel Clitocybe odora15 September records across all years
Clustered Clitocybe Lepista subconnexa11 September records across all years
Moss Club Multiclavula vernalis8 September records across all years
Clitocybe diatreta7 September records across all years
Red Banded Webcap Cortinarius armillatus6 September records across all years- Clitocybe hydrogramma6 September records across all years
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea6 September records across all years
Pink Bonnet Mycena rosella6 September records across all years
Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei5 September records across all years
Clitocybe subditopoda5 September records across all years
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus5 September records across all years
Lentil Shanklet Collybia tuberosa5 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
- Clitocybe subditopoda21 October records across all years
- Clitocybe diatreta16 October records across all years
Wood Blewit Lepista nuda11 October records across all years- Armillaria viscidipes9 October records across all years
Short-Stalked Suillus Suillus brevipes8 October records across all years
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina7 October records across all years- Lyophyllum multiforme7 October records across all years
Slippery Jill Suillus salmonicolor6 October records across all years
Brick Cap Hypholoma lateritium6 October records across all years
Leucocybe candicans6 October records across all years
The Granulated Bolete Suillus granulatus5 October records across all years- Sandy Laccaria Laccaria trullissata5 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
- Clitocybe subditopoda8 November records across all years
Yellow-Centered Waxy Cap Hygrophorus flavodiscus4 November records across all years- Clitocybe diatreta4 November records across all years
Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum2 November records across all years
Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum2 November records across all years
Pholiota lenta2 November records across all years
Tricholoma niveipes2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
White Cheese Polypore Tyromyces chioneus2 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 | 34 | |
| 2 | 27 | |
| 3 | 23 | |
| 4 | 20 | |
| 5 | 15 | |
| 6 | 14 | |
| 7 | 13 | |
| 8 | 13 | |
| 9 | 13 | |
| 10 | 12 | |
| 11 | 12 | |
| 12 | 11 | |
| 13 | 11 | |
| 14 | 11 | |
| 15 | 11 |
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, Aug, Oct.
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.
- 1Aug 23, 2026Honey Fungus Armillaria melleanear Northfield, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Aug 23, 2026Northern Tooth Climacodon septentrionalisnear Northfield, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Jul 9, 2026Northern Tooth Climacodon septentrionalisnear Ashfield, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4May 17, 2026Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceaein Mohawk Trail State Forest, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Jan 18, 2026Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentariusnear Ashfield, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Nov 16, 2025Yellow-Centered Waxy Cap Hygrophorus flavodiscusin Tully Mountain Wildlife Management Area, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Nov 16, 2025Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotinain Tully Mountain Wildlife Management Area, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
Jul 10, 2025Stinky Squid Pseudocolus fusiformisnear Ashfield, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
Jun 30, 2025Bitter Bolete Tylopilus felleusnear Wendell, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10
Jun 25, 2025Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatusnear Ashfield, 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
1,556 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 1,494 CC0 and 62 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.