Mushrooms in Atlantic County, New Jersey
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:
Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus Hydnoporia olivacea3 January records since 2011
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 January records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 January records since 2011
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Usually recorded in March here:
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum5 March records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 March records since 2011- Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus Hydnoporia olivacea3 March records since 2011
Asian Beauty Radulomyces copelandii2 March records since 2011
Pine Bracket Porodaedalea pini2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 April records since 2011
Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinum2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis3 May records since 2011
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea2 May records since 2011- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 May records since 2011
Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 May records since 2011- Pine Bracket Porodaedalea pini2 May records since 2011
Dead Man's Hand Scleroderma polyrhizum2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosa2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 July records since 2011
- Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosa4 July records since 2011
Old Man Of The Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceus3 July records since 2011
Green Cheese Polypore Niveoporofomes spraguei3 July records since 2011
Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia2 July records since 2011- Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 July records since 2011
- Pine Bracket Porodaedalea pini2 July records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 July records since 2011
Apple Bolete Exsudoporus frostii2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus5 August records since 2011
- Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii3 August records since 2011
Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus3 August records since 2011
Short-Stemmed Russula Russula brevipes3 August records since 2011- Old Man Of The Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceus3 August records since 2011
American Dyeball Pisolithus arenarius3 August records since 2011
Small Chanterelle Cantharellus minor3 August records since 2011
Pallid Bolete Imleria pallida2 August records since 2011
Golden Gilled Bolete Phylloporus rhodoxanthus2 August records since 2011
Zoned Tooth Hydnellum concrescens2 August records since 2011- Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosa2 August records since 2011
Reddening Lepiota Leucoagaricus americanus2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 September records since 2011
- Dead Man's Hand Scleroderma polyrhizum3 September records since 2011
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 September records since 2011
Russell's Bolete Aureoboletus russellii2 September records since 2011- Short-Stemmed Russula Russula brevipes2 September records since 2011
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Orange-Gilled Waxycap Humidicutis marginata12 October records since 2011
Spotted Cort Cortinarius iodes11 October records since 2011- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus10 October records since 2011
Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus9 October records since 2011
Funnel Chanterelle Craterellus tubaeformis8 October records since 2011
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria8 October records since 2011
Heath Waxcap Gliophorus laetus8 October records since 2011
Parrot Mushroom Gliophorus psittacinus8 October records since 2011
Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine8 October records since 2011
Plateful Of Pyramids Lepidella Amanita polypyramis8 October records since 2011
Brown American Star-Footed Amanita Amanita brunnescens7 October records since 2011
Blackening Wax-Cap Hygrocybe conica7 October records since 2011
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Usually recorded in December here:
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis5 December records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 December records since 2011
- Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 December records since 2011
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | |
| 2 | 21 | |
| 3 | 20 | |
| 4 | 16 | |
| 5 | 16 | |
| 6 | 16 | |
| 7 | 13 | |
| 8 | 13 | |
| 9 | 12 | |
| 10 | 12 | |
| 11 | 11 | |
| 12 | 11 | |
| 13 | 10 | |
| 14 | 10 | |
| 15 | 10 |
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 8 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
Aug 18, 2026White Coarsely-Ribbed Bolete Austroboletus subflavidusnear Folsom, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Jul 23, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Dorothy, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Jul 1, 2026Yellow Unicorn Entoloma Entoloma murrayinear Nesco, NJ (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Mar 27, 2026Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumin Clarks Mill Pond, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Mar 27, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolorin Clarks Mill Pond, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Feb 20, 2026Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulansin Wharton State Forest, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Oct 9, 2025Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Dorothy, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Sep 28, 2025Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumnear Dorothy, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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3,708 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 327 CC0 and 3,381 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.