Mushrooms in Cape May 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 olivacea2 January records since 2011
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:
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 April records since 2011
Pine Bracket Porodaedalea pini2 April records since 2011
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Usually recorded in June here:
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 June records since 2011
Too few past records in July here to list species.
Usually recorded in August here:
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus4 August records across all years
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum2 August records across all years
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 August records across all years
Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii2 August records across all years
Too few past records in September here to list species.
Usually recorded in October here:
Orange-Gilled Waxycap Humidicutis marginata19 October records since 2011
Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus13 October records since 2011
Heath Waxcap Gliophorus laetus13 October records since 2011
Parrot Mushroom Gliophorus psittacinus12 October records since 2011
Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine12 October records since 2011
Funnel Chanterelle Craterellus tubaeformis12 October records since 2011
Crested Coral Clavulina coralloides11 October records since 2011- Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus Hydnoporia olivacea10 October records since 2011
Blackening Wax-Cap Hygrocybe conica10 October records since 2011
Golden Gilled Bolete Phylloporus rhodoxanthus10 October records since 2011
Salmon-Colored Entoloma Entoloma quadratum10 October records since 2011
Grisette Amanita vaginata9 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Orange-Gilled Waxycap Humidicutis marginata12 November records since 2011
- Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus8 November records since 2011
- Heath Waxcap Gliophorus laetus8 November records since 2011
- Parrot Mushroom Gliophorus psittacinus8 November records since 2011
- Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine8 November records since 2011
- Funnel Chanterelle Craterellus tubaeformis8 November records since 2011
Tawny Grisette Amanita fulva6 November records since 2011
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria6 November records since 2011- Salmon-Colored Entoloma Entoloma quadratum6 November records since 2011
Hedgehog Fungus Hydnum repandum6 November records since 2011
Lactifluus glaucescens6 November records since 2011- Golden Gilled Bolete Phylloporus rhodoxanthus6 November records since 2011
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 | |
| 2 | 21 | |
| 3 | 21 | |
| 4 | 21 | |
| 5 | 20 | |
| 6 | 20 | |
| 7 | 20 | |
| 8 | 18 | |
| 9 | 17 | |
| 10 | 17 | |
| 11 | 16 | |
| 12 | 16 | |
| 13 | 16 | |
| 14 | 16 | |
| 15 | 16 |
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, Nov, 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.
- 1
Sep 12, 2026Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegansnear Villas, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Aug 20, 2026Old Man Of The Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceusin Cape May Point State Park, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Aug 5, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear South Seaville, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Jul 2, 2026Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumin Cape May Point State Park, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
Feb 2, 2026Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceusin Belleplain State Forest, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Dec 28, 2025Pine Bracket Porodaedalea piniin Cape May National Wildlife Refuge, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Dec 28, 2025Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumin Cape May National Wildlife Refuge, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
Dec 17, 2025Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear South Dennis, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Nov 23, 2025Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumnear Marmora, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
Oct 29, 2025Purple-Spored Puffball Calvatia cyathiformisin Higbee Beach Wildlife Management Area, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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8,247 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 55 CC0 and 8,192 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.