Mushrooms in Monmouth 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.
Too few past records in January here to list species.
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Usually recorded in March here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Orange-Gilled Waxycap Humidicutis marginata6 June records since 2011
Funnel Chanterelle Craterellus tubaeformis4 June records since 2011
Heath Waxcap Gliophorus laetus4 June records since 2011
Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine4 June records since 2011
Parrot Mushroom Gliophorus psittacinus4 June records since 2011
Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus4 June records since 2011
Yellow American Blusher Amanita flavorubens3 June records since 2011
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus3 June records since 2011
Crested Coral Clavulina coralloides3 June records since 2011
Willow Glue Hydnoporia tabacina3 June records since 2011
Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus Hydnoporia olivacea3 June records since 2011
Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius3 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
- Orange-Gilled Waxycap Humidicutis marginata24 July records since 2011
- Funnel Chanterelle Craterellus tubaeformis16 July records since 2011
- Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus16 July records since 2011
- Heath Waxcap Gliophorus laetus16 July records since 2011
- Parrot Mushroom Gliophorus psittacinus16 July records since 2011
- Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine16 July records since 2011
Short-Stemmed Russula Russula brevipes13 July records since 2011
Brown American Star-Footed Amanita Amanita brunnescens12 July records since 2011
Bay Bolete Imleria badia12 July records since 2011- Crested Coral Clavulina coralloides12 July records since 2011
False Yellowfoot Chrysomphalina chrysophylla12 July records since 2011
Slimy Waxcap Gliophorus irrigatus12 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Orange-Gilled Waxycap Humidicutis marginata18 August records since 2011
- Parrot Mushroom Gliophorus psittacinus12 August records since 2011
- Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine12 August records since 2011
- Heath Waxcap Gliophorus laetus12 August records since 2011
- Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus12 August records since 2011
- Funnel Chanterelle Craterellus tubaeformis12 August records since 2011
- Brown American Star-Footed Amanita Amanita brunnescens10 August records since 2011
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria9 August records since 2011- Boletus bicolor9 August records since 2011
American Amidella Amanita volvata9 August records since 2011- Bay Bolete Imleria badia9 August records since 2011
- False Yellowfoot Chrysomphalina chrysophylla9 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Orange-Gilled Waxycap Humidicutis marginata6 September records since 2011
- Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus4 September records since 2011
- Funnel Chanterelle Craterellus tubaeformis4 September records since 2011
- Heath Waxcap Gliophorus laetus4 September records since 2011
- Parrot Mushroom Gliophorus psittacinus4 September records since 2011
- Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine4 September records since 2011
- Boletus bicolor3 September records since 2011
- Willow Glue Hydnoporia tabacina3 September records since 2011
Golden Gilled Bolete Phylloporus rhodoxanthus3 September records since 2011
Blackening Russula Russula adusta3 September records since 2011- White Jelly Fungus Ductifera pululahuana3 September records since 2011
Rusty Bolete Xerocomus ferrugineus3 September records since 2011
Too few past records in October here to list species.
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 78 | |
| 2 | 53 | |
| 3 | 53 | |
| 4 | 52 | |
| 5 | 52 | |
| 6 | 52 | |
| 7 | 40 | |
| 8 | 40 | |
| 9 | 40 | |
| 10 | 40 | |
| 11 | 40 | |
| 12 | 40 | |
| 13 | 40 | |
| 14 | 39 | |
| 15 | 39 |
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, Jul, Sep.
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.
- 1Sep 21, 2026Globifomes graveolensin Holmdel Park, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Sep 19, 2026Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatusnear Morganville, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Aug 30, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Lakewood, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Aug 6, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Manasquan, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Apr 10, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communein Clayton Park, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Apr 4, 2026Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinusin Clayton Park, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Apr 4, 2026Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinusin Clayton Park, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
Apr 2, 2026Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticusin Clayton Park, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
Apr 2, 2026Smith's Earthstar Astraeus smithiiin Clayton Park, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Apr 2, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolorin Clayton Park, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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21,042 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 113 CC0 and 20,929 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.