Mushrooms in Washington 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:
Rosy Brown Waxy Cap Hygrophorus roseobrunneus2 January records across all years
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Too few past records in March here to list species.
Usually recorded in April here:
- Phellinus spiculosus2 April records across all years
Oak Bracket Pseudoinonotus dryadeus2 April records across all years
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Usually recorded in July here:
Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine4 July records across all years
Scopuloides hydnoides2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Oxyporus corticola3 August records across all years
Fuscoporia licnoides3 August records across all years
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 August records across all years- Amanita thiersii2 August records across all years
- Hydnophlebia alachuana2 August records across all years
Elmerina caryae2 August records across all years
Elbowpatch Crust Fomitiporia punctata2 August records across all years
Blackfoot Polypore Cerioporus leptocephalus2 August records across all years
Too few past records in September here to list species.
Usually recorded in October here:
Ringless Honey Fungus Desarmillaria tabescens7 October records across all years- Boreostereum sulphuratum5 October records across all years
Amber Jelly Exidia recisa5 October records across all years- Eichleriella shearii5 October records across all years
Subulicystidium longisporum4 October records across all years
Lacquered Bracket Ganoderma lucidum4 October records across all years
Southern Clam Shell Fomes fasciatus3 October records across all years
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 October records across all years- Hymenochaete pinnatifida3 October records across all years
Spiny Webcrust Hyphodontia arguta3 October records across all years
Corticium roseum3 October records across all years
Vanderbylia robiniophila3 October records across all years
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | Boreostereum sulphuratum | 5 |
| 3 | 5 | |
| 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | Eichleriella shearii | 5 |
| 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | 4 | |
| 8 | 4 | |
| 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | 3 | |
| 11 | 3 | |
| 12 | 3 | |
| 13 | 3 | |
| 14 | 3 | |
| 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: Oct, Aug, Jul.
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.
- 1
Sep 22, 2024Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosanear Greenville, MS · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Oct 18, 2020Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriformenear Hollandale, MS · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Aug 20, 1982Amanita thiersiinear Greenville, MS (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (UTC) · original record
- 4Aug 20, 1982Amanita thiersiinear Greenville, MS (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (NY) · original record
- 5Apr 24, 1981Lacquered Bracket Ganoderma lucidumnear Greenville, MS (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (CUP) · original record
- 6Apr 24, 1981Oak Bracket Pseudoinonotus dryadeusnear Leland, MS (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (CUP) · original record
- 7Apr 24, 1981Phellinus spiculosusnear Stoneville, MS (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (CUP) · original record
- 8
Apr 24, 1981Shaggy Bracket Inonotus hispidusnear Stoneville, MS (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (CUP) · original record - 9Jan 5, 1980Rosy Brown Waxy Cap Hygrophorus roseobrunneusin or near LeRoy Percy State Park, MS (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (SFSU) · original record
- 10Jan 5, 1980Rosy Brown Waxy Cap Hygrophorus roseobrunneusin or near LeRoy Percy State Park, MS (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (CUP) · original record
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How we built this page
182 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 176 CC0 and 6 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.