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Mushrooms in Mississippi
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
3,176mushroom records
7county pages
Decbusiest month
3,176 records since 1880 (646 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 in this state:
Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatus12 January records across all years
Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicina11 January records across all years
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune10 January records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor6 January records across all years
Surprise Webcap Cortinarius semisanguineus5 January records across all years
False Deathcap Amanita citrina5 January records across all years
Usually recorded in February in this state:
Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinum8 February records across all years
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta8 February records across all years- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor7 February records across all years
Stereum ochraceoflavum6 February records across all years- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune6 February records across all years
Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia6 February records across all years
Tropical Cinnabar Bracket, Orange Polypore Pycnoporus sanguineus5 February records across all years- Hohenbuehelia silvana5 February records across all years
Usually recorded in March in this state:
- Skvortzovia meridionalis9 March records across all years
- Dictyonema lawreyi6 March records across all years
- Panus rudis5 March records across all years
Too few past records in April in this state to list species.
Too few past records in May in this state to list species.
Usually recorded in June in this state:
Blusher Amanita rubescens13 June records across all years
Bradley Lactifluus volemus11 June records across all years
Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine11 June records across all years
Tawny Grisette Amanita fulva10 June records across all years
Peppery Milkcap Lactifluus piperatus8 June records across all years
Corrugated-Cap Milky Lactarius corrugis6 June records across all years
Tylopilus tabacinus6 June records across all years
Grisette Amanita vaginata5 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July in this state:
- Gymnopus neobrevipes8 July records since 2011
Marasmiellus tenerrimus5 July records since 2011
Too few past records in August in this state to list species.
Usually recorded in September in this state:
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa6 September records across all years- Bradley Lactifluus volemus5 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October in this state:
- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa14 October records across all years
Ringless Honey Fungus Desarmillaria tabescens8 October records across all years- Boreostereum sulphuratum5 October records across all years
Subulicystidium longisporum5 October records across all years
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum5 October records across all years
Lacquered Bracket Ganoderma lucidum5 October records across all years
Amber Jelly Exidia recisa5 October records across all years- Lauriliella taxodii5 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November in this state:
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus14 November records across all years- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa7 November records across all years
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December in this state:
- Laccaria oblongospora32 December records across all years
Laccaria trichodermophora24 December records across all years- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum21 December records across all years
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune18 December records across all years
- Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicina18 December records across all years
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum14 December records across all years
Glue Crust Fungus Hydnoporia corrugata13 December records across all years
Pancake Crust Perenniporia medulla-panis13 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.
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Ranked by how often each appears in county top-40 lists. This is a guide to what gets recorded, not to what is common or safe.
Best months to look
Records by month, all years. Busiest: Dec, Jun, Jul.
Counties
Counties with fewer than 100 records (65) are listed here without their own page.
| County | Records |
|---|---|
| Harrison County | 1,097 |
| Jackson County | 384 |
| Washington County | 182 |
| Perry County | 153 |
| Hinds County | 147 |
| Madison County | 141 |
| Pearl River County | 104 |
| Stone County | 99 |
| Hancock County | 93 |
| Oktibbeha County | 63 |
| Simpson County | 57 |
| George County | 56 |
| Adams County | 45 |
| Lafayette County | 43 |
| Lauderdale County | 35 |
| Warren County | 27 |
| Scott County | 27 |
| Amite County | 25 |
| Attala County | 25 |
| DeSoto County | 25 |
| Marion County | 23 |
| Pike County | 22 |
| Forrest County | 20 |
| Bolivar County | 19 |
| Choctaw County | 18 |
| Wilkinson County | 17 |
| Webster County | 16 |
| Jones County | 14 |
| Claiborne County | 13 |
| Franklin County | 13 |
| Lincoln County | 13 |
| Lee County | 11 |
| Wayne County | 10 |
| Pontotoc County | 10 |
| Jefferson Davis County | 9 |
| Yazoo County | 8 |
| Rankin County | 8 |
| Tishomingo County | 7 |
| Panola County | 6 |
| Lamar County | 6 |
| Clarke County | 6 |
| Monroe County | 5 |
| Chickasaw County | 4 |
| Winston County | 4 |
| Neshoba County | 4 |
| Jefferson County | 4 |
| Clay County | 4 |
| Tippah County | 4 |
| Coahoma County | 4 |
| Holmes County | 3 |
| Union County | 3 |
| Grenada County | 3 |
| Greene County | 3 |
| Marshall County | 3 |
| Lowndes County | 3 |
| Noxubee County | 3 |
| Smith County | 3 |
| Walthall County | 2 |
| Jasper County | 2 |
| Alcorn County | 2 |
| Tallahatchie County | 2 |
| Copiah County | 2 |
| Leflore County | 2 |
| Montgomery County | 2 |
| Issaquena County | 1 |
| Tate County | 1 |
| Newton County | 1 |
| Yalobusha County | 1 |
| Tunica County | 1 |
| Sharkey County | 1 |
| Benton County | 1 |
| Sunflower County | 1 |
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