Mushrooms in Plymouth 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.
Usually recorded in January here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum4 February records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 February records since 2011
Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus Hydnoporia olivacea3 February records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum5 March records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 April records across all years
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina3 April records across all years
Phellinus rimosus2 April records across all years- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina5 May records across all years
Barometer Earthstar Astraeus hygrometricus2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Botryobasidium vagum3 June records across all years
Elder Whitewash Lyomyces sambuci3 June records across all years- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine2 July records across all years
Blusher Amanita rubescens2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Bleeding Conifer Crust Stereum sanguinolentum2 August records across all years
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria2 August records across all years
Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei2 August records across all years
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Wrinkled Cortinarius Cortinarius corrugatus4 September records since 2011- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 September records since 2011
Northern Tooth Climacodon septentrionalis2 September records since 2011- Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei2 September records since 2011
American Cauliflower Mushroom Sparassis americana2 September records since 2011
Apple Bolete Exsudoporus frostii2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria4 October records since 2011
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 October records since 2011
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina3 October records since 2011
Spotted Cort Cortinarius iodes3 October records since 2011
Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum2 October records since 2011- Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum3 November records since 2011
- False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 November records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 November records since 2011
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum3 December records since 2011
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | |
| 2 | 14 | |
| 3 | 12 | |
| 4 | 10 | |
| 5 | 9 | |
| 6 | 8 | |
| 7 | 7 | |
| 8 | 7 | |
| 9 | 7 | |
| 10 | 5 | |
| 11 | 5 | |
| 12 | 4 | |
| 13 | 4 | |
| 14 | 4 | |
| 15 | 3 |
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, Oct, Aug.
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 5, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusin Boston Harbor Islands State Park, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Oct 11, 2025False Turkeytail Stereum lobatumnear Plymouth, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Oct 11, 2025Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Plymouth, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Oct 11, 2025Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulinanear Plymouth, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Oct 11, 2025Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulinanear Plymouth, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Oct 11, 2025Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulinanear Plymouth, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Oct 4, 2025Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstineinear Plymouth, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Aug 12, 2025Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Hingham, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Jul 16, 2025Blusher Amanita rubescensin Myles Standish State Forest, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
Jul 4, 2025Small Chanterelle Cantharellus minornear Norwell, MA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
294 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 130 CC0 and 164 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.