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Mushrooms in New Hampshire
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
5,563mushroom records
10county pages
Augbusiest month
5,563 records since 1849 (1,871 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:
Brown American Star-Footed Amanita Amanita brunnescens28 January records since 2011
Chaga Inonotus obliquus6 January records since 2011
Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius6 January records since 2011
Funnel Chanterelle Craterellus tubaeformis5 January records since 2011
Too few past records in February in this state to list species.
Usually recorded in March in this state:
Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae7 March records since 2011
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina5 March records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 March records since 2011- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius5 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April in this state:
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina17 April records since 2011
- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius16 April records since 2011
- Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae10 April records since 2011
- Chaga Inonotus obliquus7 April records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor6 April records since 2011
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae5 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May in this state:
- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius19 May records since 2011
- Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae13 May records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor12 May records since 2011
- Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae12 May records since 2011
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina11 May records since 2011
- Chaga Inonotus obliquus8 May records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis7 May records since 2011
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus5 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June in this state:
- Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae20 June records since 2011
- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius13 June records since 2011
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus10 June records since 2011- Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae9 June records since 2011
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina8 June records since 2011
- Chaga Inonotus obliquus8 June records since 2011
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana8 June records since 2011- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus6 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July in this state:
Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei25 July records since 2011- Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae14 July records since 2011
Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia13 July records since 2011
Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides10 July records since 2011
Scaly Chanterelle Turbinellus floccosus9 July records since 2011- Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae8 July records since 2011
- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius7 July records since 2011
- Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana7 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August in this state:
- Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei24 August records since 2011
Salmon-Colored Entoloma Entoloma quadratum16 August records since 2011- Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae13 August records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor11 August records since 2011
Yellow Unicorn Entoloma Entoloma murrayi11 August records since 2011
Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis10 August records since 2011
Spotted Cort Cortinarius iodes10 August records since 2011- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina10 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September in this state:
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus20 September records since 2011- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina17 September records since 2011
- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius16 September records since 2011
- Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei16 September records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor13 September records since 2011
Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii11 September records since 2011
Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa10 September records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus9 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October in this state:
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina13 October records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor11 October records since 2011
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina11 October records since 2011
Grayling Cantharellula umbonata10 October records since 2011- Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii10 October records since 2011
- Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus9 October records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme7 October records since 2011- Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae6 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November in this state:
- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius8 November records since 2011
- Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina7 November records since 2011
- Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae5 November records since 2011
- Chaga Inonotus obliquus5 November records since 2011
- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme5 November records since 2011
False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca5 November records since 2011
Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum5 November records since 2011- Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus5 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December in this state:
- Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus9 December records across all years
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina8 December records across all years
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis5 December records across all years
- Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina5 December records across all years
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 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: Aug, Sep, Jul.
Counties
Counties with fewer than 100 records (0) are listed here without their own page.
| County | Records |
|---|---|
| Carroll County | 1,244 |
| Grafton County | 1,108 |
| Cheshire County | 922 |
| Coos County | 691 |
| Sullivan County | 474 |
| Hillsborough County | 361 |
| Rockingham County | 283 |
| Strafford County | 226 |
| Merrimack County | 137 |
| Belknap County | 117 |
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