Mushrooms in Hampden 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.
Too few past records in March here to list species.
Usually recorded in April here:
- Dichostereum pallescens2 April records across all years
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum2 May records since 2011
Poplar Bracket Oxyporus populinus2 May records since 2011- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 May records since 2011
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 May records since 2011
Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
Common Fieldcap Agrocybe pediades4 June records across all years
Lilac Oysterling Panus conchatus3 June records across all years
Infundibulicybe squamulosa2 June records across all years
Agrocybe dura2 June records across all years
Spring Funnel Bonomyces sinopicus2 June records across all years
Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii2 June records across all years- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius2 June records across all years
Sheathed Woodtuft Kuehneromyces marginellus2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides2 July records across all years
Phlebiopsis gigantea2 July records across all years
Yellow Cobweb Xenasmatella vaga2 July records across all years
Stypella grilletii2 July records across all years
Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi2 July records across all years
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae2 July records across all years
Scaly Chanterelle Turbinellus floccosus2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus5 August records since 2011
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana4 August records since 2011
Red And Yellow Bolete Baorangia bicolor3 August records since 2011
Spotted Cort Cortinarius iodes3 August records since 2011
Old Man Of The Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceus3 August records since 2011
Apple Bolete Exsudoporus frostii2 August records since 2011
Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum2 August records since 2011
Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum2 August records since 2011- Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi2 August records since 2011
- Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii2 August records since 2011
Salmon-Colored Entoloma Entoloma quadratum2 August records since 2011
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus6 September records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 September records since 2011
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa3 September records since 2011- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius3 September records since 2011
- Old Man Of The Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceus2 September records since 2011
Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum2 September records since 2011
Ash Tree Bolete Boletinellus merulioides2 September records since 2011
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria2 September records since 2011
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 September records since 2011
Hymenopellis furfuracea2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Serpula himantioides10 October records across all years- Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum6 October records across all years
- Alysidium aureofulvum6 October records across all years
Pinkmottle Woodwax Hygrophorus russula5 October records across all years
Lepista tarda4 October records across all years- Skvortzovia furfuracea4 October records across all years
- Clitocybe sudorifica3 October records across all years
Lantern Stinkhorn Lysurus cruciatus3 October records across all years
Stinking Dapperling Lepiota cristata3 October records across all years
Hygrophorus sordidus2 October records across all years
Big Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera fumosa2 October records across all years
Dark Fieldcap Cyclocybe erebia2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 November records across all years
- Arrhenia hohensis2 November records across all years
- Hygrophorus sordidus2 November records across all years
- Clitocybe sudorifica2 November records across all years
Hydnocristella himantia2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
- Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 December records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 December records since 2011
Northern Cinnabar Polypore Trametes cinnabarina2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | |
| 2 | 12 | |
| 3 | 11 | |
| 4 | 11 | |
| 5 | 11 | |
| 6 | 10 | |
| 7 | 10 | |
| 8 | 9 | |
| 9 | Mycostilla vermiformis | 9 |
| 10 | 8 | |
| 11 | 8 | |
| 12 | 8 | |
| 13 | 8 | |
| 14 | 7 | |
| 15 | 7 |
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, 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 8 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 22, 2026Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinumnear Wales, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Sep 19, 2026Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosain Silvio O. Conte National Fish And Wildlife Refuge, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Sep 5, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusin Silvio O. Conte National Fish And Wildlife Refuge, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4
Sep 5, 2026Northern Tooth Climacodon septentrionalisnear Westfield, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Aug 27, 2026Old Man Of The Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceusnear Brimfield, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Aug 25, 2026Honey Fungus Armillaria melleanear Brimfield, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Aug 15, 2026Old Man Of The Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceusnear Wales, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Aug 14, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Hampden, MA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
588 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 508 CC0 and 80 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.