Mushrooms in Suffolk 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.
Usually recorded in March here:
Rusty Porecrust Fuscoporia ferruginosa2 March records since 2011- Peniophora rufomarginata2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
- Tulasnella pruinosa2 April records across all years
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta4 May records across all years
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus4 May records across all years
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 May records across all years
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 May records across all years
Wine Roundhead Stropharia rugosoannulata2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi3 July records across all years
Coprinellus radians2 July records across all years
Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve2 July records across all years- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Tremellodendron merismatoides4 August records across all years- Russula serissima2 August records across all years
Chocolate Milky Lactarius lignyotus2 August records across all years- Tremellodendron hibbardii2 August records across all years
Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Shaggy Parasol Chlorophyllum rhacodes3 September records across all years- Lactarius colorascens2 September records across all years
Alder Scalycap Pholiota alnicola2 September records across all years- Tremellodendron hibbardii2 September records across all years
Deceiving Knight Tricholoma sejunctum2 September records across all years
Clavulina ornatipes2 September records across all years
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 September records across all years
Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
- Shaggy Parasol Chlorophyllum rhacodes10 October records across all years
Poison Champagne Amanita Amanita crenulata4 October records across all years- Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus4 October records across all years
Yellow Gymnopilus Gymnopilus luteus3 October records across all years
Willow Glue Hydnoporia tabacina3 October records across all years
Giant Puffball Calvatia gigantea3 October records across all years
Greville's Bolete Suillus grevillei2 October records across all years
Earpick Fungus Auriscalpium vulgare2 October records across all years- Alder Scalycap Pholiota alnicola2 October records across all years
Lactarius hibbardiae2 October records across all years
Chestnut Mushroom Pholiota adiposa2 October records across all years
Botryobasidium conspersum2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
Antrodia sinuosa2 November records across all years- Russula maculata2 November records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 November records across all years
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | |
| 2 | 13 | |
| 3 | 11 | |
| 4 | 10 | |
| 5 | 8 | |
| 6 | 8 | |
| 7 | 7 | |
| 8 | 7 | |
| 9 | 7 | |
| 10 | 7 | |
| 11 | 6 | |
| 12 | 6 | |
| 13 | 6 | |
| 14 | 6 | |
| 15 | 6 |
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: Oct, Sep, 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 9 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.
- 1Oct 4, 2026Giant Puffball Calvatia giganteanear Boston, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Sep 18, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Boston, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Aug 9, 2026Gyroporus borealisin Roslindale Wetlands Urban Wild, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Nov 8, 2025Fly Agaric Amanita muscarianear Boston, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Oct 26, 2025Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiariumnear Boston, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Oct 26, 2025Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Boston, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Oct 26, 2025Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosanear Boston, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Oct 23, 2025Giant Puffball Calvatia giganteanear Boston, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Sep 20, 2025Giant Puffball Calvatia giganteanear Boston, MA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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633 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 575 CC0 and 58 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.