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Mushrooms in Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
1,116mushroom records
452species recorded
Augbusiest month
1,116 records since 1845 (208 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:
Stringy Butt Rot Poriella subacida4 January records across all years
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina4 January records across all years
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta3 January records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 January records across all years
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa3 January records across all years
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae3 January records across all years
Rosy Crust Peniophora incarnata2 January records across all years- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 January records across all years
Usually recorded in February here:
- Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa3 February records across all years
Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius3 February records across all years- Acanthophysium oakesii2 February records across all years
Usually recorded in March here:
- Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa6 March records across all years
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina6 March records across all years
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 March records across all years
Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinum4 March records across all years
Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolor3 March records across all years- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus3 March records across all years
Winter Polypore Lentinus brumalis3 March records across all years
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta3 March records across all years
Ochre Spreading Tooth Steccherinum ochraceum3 March records across all years
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 March records across all years
Round Puffball Bovista pila2 March records across all years
Oak Curtain Crust Hymenochaete rubiginosa2 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 April records since 2011
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina4 April records since 2011
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 April records since 2011- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 May records across all years
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus3 May records across all years- Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae3 May records across all years
Diamond Polypore Neofavolus alveolaris2 May records across all years
Alkaline Mycena Mycena alcalina2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
- Pholiota veris4 June records across all years
Mycena subcaerulea3 June records across all years- Pseudohydropus floccipes3 June records across all years
Pavement Mushroom Agaricus bitorquis2 June records across all years
Bleeding Bonnet Mycena sanguinolenta2 June records across all years
Scaly Sawgill Neolentinus lepideus2 June records across all years
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus2 June records across all years
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Smoothish-Stemmed Bolete Hemileccinum subglabripes5 July records across all years
Small Chanterelle Cantharellus minor5 July records across all years
Dry Rot Serpula lacrymans5 July records across all years- Boletus bicolor3 July records across all years
Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus3 July records across all years
Flat Crep Crepidotus applanatus3 July records across all years
Strigose-Stemmed Bolete Boletus subvelutipes2 July records across all years- Clitopilus caelatus2 July records across all years
Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi2 July records across all years
Peeling Puffball Lycoperdon marginatum2 July records across all years
Apple Bolete Exsudoporus frostii2 July records across all years
Scaly Chanterelle Turbinellus floccosus2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Leccinum longicurvipes2 August records since 2011
American Slippery Jack Suillus americanus2 August records since 2011
Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum2 August records since 2011
Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei2 August records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei3 September records since 2011
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria3 September records since 2011- Protostropharia alcis2 September records since 2011
Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides2 September records since 2011
Northern Tooth Climacodon septentrionalis2 September records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Greville's Bolete Suillus grevillei8 October records across all years
Slippery Jack Suillus luteus3 October records across all years
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus3 October records across all years- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina3 October records across all years
Weeping Widow Lacrymaria lacrymabunda2 October records across all years
Clustered Bracket Inonotus cuticularis2 October records across all years- Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum2 October records across all years
- Clitocybe sudorifica2 October records across all years
Northern Cinnabar Polypore Trametes cinnabarina2 October records across all years
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea2 October records across all years- Winter Polypore Lentinus brumalis2 October records across all years
- Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
Shaggy Parasol Chlorophyllum rhacodes2 November records across all years- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 November records across all years
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 November records across all years
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 December records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 December records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 December records since 2011
- Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae2 December records since 2011
Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes2 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 | 36 | |
| 2 | 26 | |
| 3 | 16 | |
| 4 | 14 | |
| 5 | 12 | |
| 6 | 11 | |
| 7 | 11 | |
| 8 | 11 | |
| 9 | 11 | |
| 10 | 10 | |
| 11 | 10 | |
| 12 | 10 | |
| 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: 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 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 1, 2026Purple-Bloom Russula Russula mariaenear Amherst Town, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Oct 1, 2026Purple-Bloom Russula Russula mariaenear Amherst Town, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Sep 5, 2026Old Man Of The Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceusin Mount Holyoke Range State Park, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Sep 5, 2026Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatusnear South Hadley, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Aug 25, 2026Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegansnear Williamsburg, MA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
May 25, 2026Orange Mycena Mycena leaiananear Williamsburg, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Sep 27, 2025Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus raveneliinear Southampton, MA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Sep 24, 2025Fly Agaric Amanita muscariain Florence Fields Recreation Area, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Sep 13, 2025Fly Agaric Amanita muscariain Quabbin Reservoir Watershed, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Sep 13, 2025Fly Agaric Amanita muscariain Quabbin Reservoir Watershed, 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
1,116 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 1,069 CC0 and 47 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.