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Mushrooms in Bergen County, New Jersey
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
2,495mushroom records
1,298species recorded
Augbusiest month
2,495 records since 1885 (2,092 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 here:
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum31 January records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor11 January records since 2011- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis9 January records since 2011
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus8 January records since 2011
False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum7 January records since 2011
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta4 January records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus3 January records since 2011
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa3 January records since 2011
Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia3 January records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 January records since 2011
Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus Hydnoporia olivacea2 January records since 2011
Deer-Colored Trametes Trametopsis cervina2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum7 February records since 2011
- Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus6 February records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis4 February records since 2011
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus4 February records since 2011
- Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia3 February records since 2011
- Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta3 February records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 February records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 February records since 2011
- Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus Hydnoporia olivacea2 February records since 2011
- Poronidulus conchifer2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum11 March records since 2011
- Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus Hydnoporia olivacea6 March records since 2011
- Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa4 March records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 March records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis4 March records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune4 March records since 2011
- Poronidulus conchifer3 March records since 2011
- Acanthophysium oakesii3 March records since 2011
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus3 March records since 2011
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum6 April records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 April records since 2011
- Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus3 April records since 2011
- Acanthophysium oakesii3 April records since 2011
- False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum3 April records since 2011
- Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum3 May records across all years- Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus3 May records across all years
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 May records across all years
Deer Mushroom Pluteus cervinus2 May records across all years
Lilac Oysterling Panus conchatus2 May records across all years
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 May records across all years- Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta2 May records across all years
- Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 June records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 June records since 2011
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Mild Milkcap Lactarius subdulcis3 July records across all years
Purple-Bloom Russula Russula mariae3 July records across all years
Chestnut Bolete Gyroporus castaneus3 July records across all years
Bradley Lactifluus volemus3 July records across all years
Suede Bolete, Brown And Yellow Bolete, Boring Brown Bolete, Yellow-Cracked Bolete Xerocomus subtomentosus3 July records across all years
Deceiver Laccaria laccata3 July records across all years
Ganoderma resinaceum2 July records across all years- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 July records across all years
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 July records across all years
Green Russula Russula virescens2 July records across all years- Russula pectinata2 July records across all years
Peppery Milkcap Lactifluus piperatus2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Orange-Gilled Waxycap Humidicutis marginata6 August records since 2011
Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine4 August records since 2011
Parasitic Bolete Pseudoboletus parasiticus4 August records since 2011
Heath Waxcap Gliophorus laetus4 August records since 2011
Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus4 August records since 2011
Parrot Mushroom Gliophorus psittacinus4 August records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 August records since 2011
Funnel Chanterelle Craterellus tubaeformis4 August records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus4 August records since 2011- Ganoderma resinaceum3 August records since 2011
Brown American Star-Footed Amanita Amanita brunnescens3 August records since 2011
Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus3 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegans3 September records since 2011
Geastrum morganii3 September records since 2011
Stinky Squid Pseudocolus fusiformis3 September records since 2011- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 September records since 2011
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum8 October records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 October records since 2011
American Slippery Jack Suillus americanus3 October records since 2011- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis3 October records since 2011
Asian Beauty Radulomyces copelandii2 October records since 2011- Ganoderma resinaceum2 October records since 2011
Giant Puffball Calvatia gigantea2 October records since 2011
Sulphur Tuft Hypholoma fasciculare2 October records since 2011
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa2 October records since 2011- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus3 November records since 2011
- Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa3 November records since 2011
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 November records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 November records since 2011
- Poronidulus conchifer2 November records since 2011
- Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 November records since 2011
- Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta2 November records since 2011
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea2 November records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 November records since 2011
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum14 December records since 2011
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus6 December records since 2011
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus5 December records since 2011- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis5 December records since 2011
- Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus3 December records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 December records since 2011
- False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 December records since 2011
- Asian Beauty Radulomyces copelandii2 December records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 December records since 2011
- Ganoderma resinaceum2 December records since 2011
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Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 85 | |
| 2 | 40 | |
| 3 | 36 | |
| 4 | 30 | |
| 5 | 24 | |
| 6 | 19 | |
| 7 | 18 | |
| 8 | 18 | |
| 9 | 17 | |
| 10 | 16 | |
| 11 | 14 | |
| 12 | 14 | |
| 13 | 12 | |
| 14 | 12 | |
| 15 | 11 |
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: Aug, Oct, Jan.
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 9 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 3, 2026Fluted Bird's Nest Cyathus striatusin Van Saun County Park, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Sep 3, 2026Geastrum morganiiin Van Saun County Park, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Sep 3, 2026Stinky Squid Pseudocolus fusiformisin Van Saun County Park, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Sep 3, 2026Geastrum morganiiin Van Saun County Park, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
Sep 3, 2026Yellow American Blusher Amanita flavorubensin Van Saun County Park, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Sep 3, 2026Stinky Squid Pseudocolus fusiformisin Van Saun County Park, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Sep 3, 2026Geastrum morganiiin Van Saun County Park, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Sep 3, 2026Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegansin Van Saun County Park, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Sep 3, 2026Stinky Squid Pseudocolus fusiformisin Van Saun County Park, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
Many sightings are on private land. Always get the landowner's permission, and follow the rules of parks and forests, which often limit or ban collecting.
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How we built this page
2,495 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 481 CC0 and 2,014 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.