Mushrooms in Sussex 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.
Too few past records in March here to list species.
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus5 May records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
Orange-Gilled Waxycap Humidicutis marginata54 June records since 2011
Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine36 June records since 2011
Funnel Chanterelle Craterellus tubaeformis36 June records since 2011
Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus36 June records since 2011
Heath Waxcap Gliophorus laetus36 June records since 2011
Parrot Mushroom Gliophorus psittacinus36 June records since 2011
Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus Hydnoporia olivacea29 June records since 2011
Grisette Amanita vaginata28 June records since 2011
Brown American Star-Footed Amanita Amanita brunnescens27 June records since 2011
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria27 June records since 2011
American Amidella Amanita volvata27 June records since 2011
Bay Bolete Imleria badia27 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
- Orange-Gilled Waxycap Humidicutis marginata36 July records since 2011
- Heath Waxcap Gliophorus laetus25 July records since 2011
- Funnel Chanterelle Craterellus tubaeformis24 July records since 2011
- Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus24 July records since 2011
- Parrot Mushroom Gliophorus psittacinus24 July records since 2011
- Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine24 July records since 2011
- Brown American Star-Footed Amanita Amanita brunnescens19 July records since 2011
Clustered Brown Bolete Aureoboletus innixus19 July records since 2011
Willow Glue Hydnoporia tabacina19 July records since 2011
Bradley Lactifluus volemus19 July records since 2011
Crested Coral Clavulina coralloides19 July records since 2011- American Amidella Amanita volvata18 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Orange-Gilled Waxycap Humidicutis marginata19 August records since 2011
- Funnel Chanterelle Craterellus tubaeformis13 August records since 2011
- Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine13 August records since 2011
- Heath Waxcap Gliophorus laetus13 August records since 2011
- Parrot Mushroom Gliophorus psittacinus13 August records since 2011
- Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus12 August records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus12 August records since 2011- Brown American Star-Footed Amanita Amanita brunnescens10 August records since 2011
- American Amidella Amanita volvata10 August records since 2011
Hedgehog Fungus Hydnum repandum10 August records since 2011- Bradley Lactifluus volemus10 August records since 2011
Golden Gilled Bolete Phylloporus rhodoxanthus10 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Orange-Gilled Waxycap Humidicutis marginata60 September records since 2011
- Funnel Chanterelle Craterellus tubaeformis40 September records since 2011
- Heath Waxcap Gliophorus laetus40 September records since 2011
- Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus40 September records since 2011
- Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine40 September records since 2011
- Parrot Mushroom Gliophorus psittacinus40 September records since 2011
Chrome-Footed Bolete Harrya chromipes31 September records since 2011- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria30 September records since 2011
- Brown American Star-Footed Amanita Amanita brunnescens30 September records since 2011
- American Amidella Amanita volvata30 September records since 2011
- Grisette Amanita vaginata30 September records since 2011
- Bay Bolete Imleria badia30 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Orange-Gilled Waxycap Humidicutis marginata6 October records since 2011
- Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine4 October records since 2011
- Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus4 October records since 2011
- Heath Waxcap Gliophorus laetus4 October records since 2011
- Funnel Chanterelle Craterellus tubaeformis4 October records since 2011
- Parrot Mushroom Gliophorus psittacinus4 October records since 2011
- Grisette Amanita vaginata3 October records since 2011
- American Amidella Amanita volvata3 October records since 2011
- Crested Coral Clavulina coralloides3 October records since 2011
Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata3 October records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus3 October records since 2011
- Golden Gilled Bolete Phylloporus rhodoxanthus3 October records since 2011
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 | 217 | |
| 2 | 146 | |
| 3 | 145 | |
| 4 | 145 | |
| 5 | 145 | |
| 6 | 144 | |
| 7 | 111 | |
| 8 | 110 | |
| 9 | 110 | |
| 10 | 110 | |
| 11 | 109 | |
| 12 | 109 | |
| 13 | 109 | |
| 14 | 109 | |
| 15 | 109 |
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: Sep, Jun, Jul.
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
Dec 23, 2025False Turkeytail Stereum lobatumin Allamuchy Mountain State Park, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Nov 26, 2025Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticusnear Ogdensburg, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Oct 31, 2025Golden Pholiota Pholiota aurivellanear Newton, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Sep 11, 2025Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosain Stokes State Forest, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Sep 10, 2025Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosanear Layton, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Sep 10, 2025Asian Beauty Radulomyces copelandiiin Stokes State Forest, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Sep 10, 2025Oak Mazegill Daedalea quercinain Stokes State Forest, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Aug 25, 2025Asian Beauty Radulomyces copelandiinear Upper Greenwood Lake, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Aug 25, 2025Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusin High Point State Park, NJ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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58,290 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 148 CC0 and 58,142 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.