Mushrooms in Perry County, Mississippi
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:
Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicina2 January records since 2011
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Usually recorded in March here:
- Skvortzovia meridionalis2 March records across all years
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Usually recorded in June here:
Tawny Grisette Amanita fulva6 June records across all years
Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine5 June records across all years
Bradley Lactifluus volemus3 June records across all years
Ornate-Stalked Bolete Retiboletus ornatipes3 June records across all years- Panus tephroleucus3 June records across all years
Blusher Amanita rubescens3 June records across all years
Tylopilus ferrugineus2 June records across all years
Peppery Milkcap Lactifluus piperatus2 June records across all years
Goblet Waxcap Hygrocybe cantharellus2 June records across all years
Corrugated-Cap Milky Lactarius corrugis2 June records across all years
Deceptive Jack Suillus decipiens2 June records across all years
Tylopilus tabacinus2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
- Marasmius ilicicola2 July records across all years
Coker's Amanita Amanita cokeri2 July records across all years- Multifurca furcata2 July records across all years
Cortinarius lewisii2 July records across all years
Too few past records in August here to list species.
Too few past records in September here to list species.
Too few past records in October here to list species.
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Usually recorded in December here:
Bulbous Honey Fungus Armillaria gallica2 December records across all years
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | 5 | |
| 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | |
| 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | Skvortzovia meridionalis | 3 |
| 8 | 2 | |
| 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | 2 | |
| 11 | 2 | |
| 12 | 2 | |
| 13 | 2 | |
| 14 | Marasmius ilicicola | 2 |
| 15 | 2 |
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: Jun, Jul, Dec.
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 7 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.
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Jan 10, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear New Augusta, MS · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Jan 7, 2026Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicinanear New Augusta, MS · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Jan 7, 2026Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicinanear New Augusta, MS · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Jan 3, 2025Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumin De Soto National Forest, MS · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Jul 16, 2022Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinusin Perry County, MS · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Mar 15, 2022Cyphellostereum jamesianumnear New Augusta, MS · museum/herbarium specimen · original record
- 7Mar 15, 2022Dictyonema lawreyinear New Augusta, MS · museum/herbarium specimen · original record
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How we built this page
153 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 138 CC0 and 15 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.