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Mushrooms in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
1,158mushroom records
436species recorded
Augbusiest month
1,158 records since 1884 (149 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:
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis3 January records across all years
Usually recorded in February here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
- Polyporus pocula6 March records across all years
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 March records across all years
Pendulous-Disc Polypore Porodisculus pendulus2 March records across all years
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 March records across all years
Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius2 March records across all years
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
- Aleurodiscus botryosus8 April records across all years
Stypella grilletii5 April records across all years
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus5 April records across all years
Peniophora cinerea2 April records across all years
Glue Crust Fungus Hydnoporia corrugata2 April records across all years
Rosy Crust Peniophora incarnata2 April records across all years- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
Moss Club Multiclavula vernalis9 May records across all years
Scopuloides hydnoides3 May records across all years- Sistotrema coronilla2 May records across all years
Candelabra Duster Athelia arachnoidea2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Brown Funnel Polypore Coltricia perennis3 July records across all years
Swarming Spine Mucronella calva2 July records across all years
Phanerochaete sordida2 July records across all years
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea2 July records across all years- Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Buff Fishy Milky Lactifluus luteolus9 August records across all years
Goblet Waxcap Hygrocybe cantharellus7 August records across all years
Cratered Duster Amphinema byssoides5 August records across all years- Butyriboletus peckii5 August records across all years
Pallid Bolete Imleria pallida5 August records across all years- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 August records across all years
Poison Champagne Amanita Amanita crenulata4 August records across all years
Deceptive Jack Suillus decipiens4 August records across all years
Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis4 August records across all years
Lilac-Brown Bolete Sutorius eximius3 August records across all years
Chocolate Milky Lactarius lignyotus3 August records across all years
Bitter Bolete Tylopilus felleus3 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides11 September records across all years
Byssocorticium atrovirens7 September records across all years
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus6 September records across all years
Ivory Coral Ramariopsis kunzei5 September records across all years- Poronidulus conchifer4 September records across all years
Spotted Collybia Rhodocollybia maculata4 September records across all years- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina3 September records across all years
Peeling Puffball Lycoperdon marginatum3 September records across all years
Golden Coral Fungus Ramaria aurea3 September records across all years
Deer Mushroom Pluteus cervinus2 September records across all years- Bitter Bolete Tylopilus felleus2 September records across all years
Cinnamon Webcap Cortinarius cinnamomeus2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina3 October records since 2011
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria3 October records since 2011
Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa2 October records since 2011- Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 October records since 2011
Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
Fibroporia vaillantii8 November records across all years
Hydnocristella himantia6 November records across all years
Orange Netcrust Pseudomerulius aureus5 November records across all years- Jaapia argillacea5 November records across all years
Spreading Yellow Tooth Hydnophlebia chrysorhiza5 November records across all years
Spreading Phlebia Phlebia radiata5 November records across all years- Peniophora versiformis5 November records across all years
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa3 November records across all years
Cellar Fungus Coniophora puteana3 November records across all years
Slippery Jack Suillus luteus3 November records across all years
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina3 November records across all years- Vitreoporus dichrous2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
- Cellar Fungus Coniophora puteana7 December records across all years
Fuscoporia contigua2 December records across all years
Phellinidium ferrugineofuscum2 December records across all years- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 December records across all years
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 December records across all years
Crimped Gill Plicaturopsis crispa2 December records across all years
Merismodes anomala2 December records across all years
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 December records across all years
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 December records across all years
⚠ 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 | 21 | |
| 2 | 20 | |
| 3 | 16 | |
| 4 | 15 | |
| 5 | 14 | |
| 6 | 13 | |
| 7 | 12 | |
| 8 | 11 | |
| 9 | 11 | |
| 10 | 11 | |
| 11 | 11 | |
| 12 | 11 | |
| 13 | 11 | |
| 14 | 10 | |
| 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, Oct, Sep.
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 28, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Randolph Town, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Sep 28, 2026Fistulina americananear Randolph Town, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Sep 6, 2026Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus raveneliinear Sharon, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Sep 6, 2026Spotted Cort Cortinarius iodesnear Sharon, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Aug 24, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Canton, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Jul 19, 2026Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticusnear Sharon, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Jul 8, 2026Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatusnear Sharon, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Jul 8, 2026Eastern Cauliflower Mushroom Sparassis spathulatanear Sharon, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
May 28, 2026Glistening Ink-Cap Coprinellus micaceusnear Sharon, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Apr 21, 2026Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulinanear Canton, 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
1,158 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 1,001 CC0 and 157 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.