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Mushrooms in Morris County, New Jersey
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
35,998mushroom records
1,308species recorded
Julbusiest month
35,998 records since 1883 (6,851 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:
Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulans2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 March records since 2011
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
Wine Roundhead Stropharia rugosoannulata4 April records since 2011
Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius3 April records since 2011- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina3 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus4 May records since 2011
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria3 May records since 2011
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus3 May records since 2011- Wine Roundhead Stropharia rugosoannulata2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi2 June records since 2011
American Floury Amanita Amanita farinosa2 June records since 2011
Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii2 June records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 June records since 2011
Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii2 June records since 2011
Banded Mottlegill Panaeolus cinctulus2 June records since 2011
Turf Mottlegill Panaeolus fimicola2 June records since 2011- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 June records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 June records since 2011
Stinky Squid Pseudocolus fusiformis2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Orange-Gilled Waxycap Humidicutis marginata56 July records since 2011
Funnel Chanterelle Craterellus tubaeformis36 July records since 2011
Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus36 July records since 2011
Heath Waxcap Gliophorus laetus36 July records since 2011
Parrot Mushroom Gliophorus psittacinus36 July records since 2011
Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine36 July records since 2011- White Jelly Fungus Ductifera pululahuana29 July records since 2011
Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus Hydnoporia olivacea29 July records since 2011
Willow Glue Hydnoporia tabacina29 July records since 2011
Grisette Amanita vaginata28 July records since 2011
Bradley Lactifluus volemus28 July records since 2011
Golden Gilled Bolete Phylloporus rhodoxanthus28 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Orange-Gilled Waxycap Humidicutis marginata18 August records since 2011
- Funnel Chanterelle Craterellus tubaeformis12 August records since 2011
- Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus12 August records since 2011
- Parrot Mushroom Gliophorus psittacinus12 August records since 2011
- Heath Waxcap Gliophorus laetus12 August records since 2011
- Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine12 August records since 2011
- Bradley Lactifluus volemus10 August records since 2011
Parasitic Bolete Pseudoboletus parasiticus10 August records since 2011- Golden Gilled Bolete Phylloporus rhodoxanthus10 August records since 2011
- Boletus bicolor9 August records since 2011
- Willow Glue Hydnoporia tabacina9 August records since 2011
Slimy Waxcap Gliophorus irrigatus9 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Orange-Gilled Waxycap Humidicutis marginata6 September records since 2011
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus6 September records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 September records since 2011
- Parrot Mushroom Gliophorus psittacinus4 September records since 2011
- Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus4 September records since 2011
- Heath Waxcap Gliophorus laetus4 September records since 2011
- Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine4 September records since 2011
- Funnel Chanterelle Craterellus tubaeformis4 September records since 2011
Bay Polypore Picipes badius4 September records since 2011
Crested Coral Clavulina coralloides3 September records since 2011
Chrome-Footed Bolete Harrya chromipes3 September records since 2011- Bradley Lactifluus volemus3 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Orange-Gilled Waxycap Humidicutis marginata6 October records since 2011
- Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus4 October records since 2011
- Heath Waxcap Gliophorus laetus4 October records since 2011
- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria4 October records since 2011
- Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine4 October records since 2011
- Funnel Chanterelle Craterellus tubaeformis4 October records since 2011
- Parrot Mushroom Gliophorus psittacinus4 October records since 2011
Brown American Star-Footed Amanita Amanita brunnescens3 October records since 2011- Boletus bicolor3 October records since 2011
- Grisette Amanita vaginata3 October records since 2011
False Yellowfoot Chrysomphalina chrysophylla3 October records since 2011
Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius3 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina4 November records since 2011- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina3 November records since 2011
- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 November records since 2011
- Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulans2 November records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 December records across all years- Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina2 December records across all years
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 December records across all years
⚠ 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 | 134 | |
| 2 | 88 | |
| 3 | 88 | |
| 4 | 88 | |
| 5 | 88 | |
| 6 | 88 | |
| 7 | 72 | |
| 8 | 70 | |
| 9 | 68 | |
| 10 | 68 | |
| 11 | 68 | |
| 12 | 68 | |
| 13 | 68 | |
| 14 | 68 | |
| 15 | 68 |
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: Jul, Aug, 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.
- 1
Oct 2, 2026Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipesin Frelinghuysen Arboretum, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Sep 9, 2026Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegansin Kittatinny Valley State Park, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Sep 9, 2026Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformisin Kittatinny Valley State Park, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Sep 9, 2026Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinumin Kittatinny Valley State Park, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Sep 6, 2026Spotted Cort Cortinarius iodesin Berkshire Valley Wildlife Management Area, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Sep 3, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Stirling, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Aug 27, 2026Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumin Willowwood Arboretum, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
Aug 14, 2026Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumiiin Willowwood Arboretum, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
Aug 14, 2026Purple-Spored Puffball Calvatia cyathiformisin Willowwood Arboretum, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Aug 13, 2026Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatusnear Flanders, 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
35,998 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 285 CC0 and 35,713 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.