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Mushrooms in Burlington County, New Jersey
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
31,567mushroom records
1,335species recorded
Octbusiest month
31,567 records since 1879 (8,877 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:
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus5 January records since 2011
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina3 January records since 2011- Oxyporus cuneatus2 January records since 2011
- Fungi Xanthoperenniporia tenuis2 January records since 2011
Cat's Tongue Pseudohydnum gelatinosum2 January records since 2011
Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 January records since 2011
Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiarium2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
- Ceraceomyces simulans3 February records across all years
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 February records across all years
Usually recorded in March here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor7 March records since 2011
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
- Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus5 April records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 April records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 April records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus3 April records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 April records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 April records since 2011
Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatus2 April records since 2011
Pine Bracket Porodaedalea pini2 April records since 2011
Dead Man's Hand Scleroderma polyrhizum2 April records since 2011- Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 May records across all years
Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinum3 May records across all years- Pholiota veris2 May records across all years
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta2 May records across all years- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Orange-Gilled Waxycap Humidicutis marginata13 July records since 2011
Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine9 July records since 2011
Funnel Chanterelle Craterellus tubaeformis8 July records since 2011
Parrot Mushroom Gliophorus psittacinus8 July records since 2011
Heath Waxcap Gliophorus laetus8 July records since 2011
Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosa8 July records since 2011
Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus8 July records since 2011
Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus Hydnoporia olivacea7 July records since 2011
Yellow Unicorn Entoloma Entoloma murrayi7 July records since 2011
Short-Stemmed Russula Russula brevipes7 July records since 2011
Lanmaoa pseudosensibilis6 July records since 2011
Brown American Star-Footed Amanita Amanita brunnescens6 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Orange-Gilled Waxycap Humidicutis marginata6 August records since 2011
- Funnel Chanterelle Craterellus tubaeformis4 August records since 2011
- Heath Waxcap Gliophorus laetus4 August records since 2011
- Dead Man's Hand Scleroderma polyrhizum4 August records since 2011
- Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine4 August records since 2011
- Parrot Mushroom Gliophorus psittacinus4 August records since 2011
- Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus4 August records since 2011
- Lanmaoa pseudosensibilis3 August records since 2011
Xerocomus illudens3 August records since 2011
Chocolate Milky Lactarius lignyotus3 August records since 2011
Grisette Amanita vaginata3 August records since 2011
Lactifluus glaucescens3 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Orange-Gilled Waxycap Humidicutis marginata7 September records since 2011
Salmon-Colored Entoloma Entoloma quadratum6 September records since 2011- Dead Man's Hand Scleroderma polyrhizum6 September records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor6 September records since 2011
- Heath Waxcap Gliophorus laetus5 September records since 2011
Tawny Grisette Amanita fulva5 September records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus5 September records since 2011
Fairies' Bonnets Coprinellus disseminatus4 September records since 2011- Parrot Mushroom Gliophorus psittacinus4 September records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis4 September records since 2011
- Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus4 September records since 2011
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva4 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Orange-Gilled Waxycap Humidicutis marginata42 October records since 2011
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria31 October records since 2011- Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine30 October records since 2011
- Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus29 October records since 2011
- Funnel Chanterelle Craterellus tubaeformis28 October records since 2011
- Parrot Mushroom Gliophorus psittacinus28 October records since 2011
- Heath Waxcap Gliophorus laetus28 October records since 2011
Blackening Wax-Cap Hygrocybe conica23 October records since 2011- Brown American Star-Footed Amanita Amanita brunnescens22 October records since 2011
Crested Coral Clavulina coralloides22 October records since 2011
False Yellowfoot Chrysomphalina chrysophylla22 October records since 2011- Salmon-Colored Entoloma Entoloma quadratum22 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
Acrid Knight Tricholoma aestuans5 November records since 2011
Orange Webcap Cortinarius mucosus5 November records since 2011- Pholiota castanea4 November records since 2011
Tricholoma albobrunneum4 November records since 2011- Cortinarius tinctorum4 November records since 2011
Yellowleg Bonnet Mycena epipterygia4 November records since 2011
The Gypsy Cortinarius caperatus4 November records since 2011
Man-On-Horseback Tricholoma equestre4 November records since 2011
Surprise Webcap Cortinarius semisanguineus4 November records since 2011
Lactarius imperceptus3 November records since 2011
Russula perlactea3 November records since 2011- Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii3 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii4 December records since 2011
- Yellowleg Bonnet Mycena epipterygia4 December records since 2011
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus3 December records since 2011
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina3 December records since 2011
- Cortinarius fulvescens2 December records since 2011
Coppery Waxcap Hygrophorus siccipes2 December records since 2011
Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulans2 December records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 December records since 2011
⚠ 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.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 116 | |
| 2 | 79 | |
| 3 | 78 | |
| 4 | 77 | |
| 5 | 76 | |
| 6 | 76 | |
| 7 | 68 | |
| 8 | 66 | |
| 9 | 63 | |
| 10 | 61 | |
| 11 | 61 | |
| 12 | 60 | |
| 13 | 60 | |
| 14 | 59 | |
| 15 | 59 |
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, Sep, Aug.
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.
- 1Jul 25, 2026Yellow Unicorn Entoloma Entoloma murrayinear Hammonton, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Jul 11, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Country Lake Estates, NJ (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Jul 8, 2026Flocculose Inkcap Coprinellus flocculosusnear Wrightstown, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Jun 16, 2026Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosanear Moorestown-Lenola, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5May 27, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolorin Wharton State Forest, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6May 27, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolorin Wharton State Forest, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7May 13, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Leisuretowne, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Apr 28, 2026Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinusnear Leisuretowne, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Apr 27, 2026Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinusnear Hammonton, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Apr 27, 2026Dead Man's Hand Scleroderma polyrhizumnear Hammonton, 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
31,567 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 437 CC0 and 31,130 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.