Mushrooms in Albany County, New York
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
1,770mushroom records
501species recorded
Octbusiest month
1,770 records since 1872 (65 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:
Lopharia cinerascens7 January records across all years- Skeletocutis subincarnata2 January records across all years
Merismodes anomala2 January records across all years
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Usually recorded in March here:
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
Phellinopsis conchata5 April records across all years
Oak Curtain Crust Hymenochaete rubiginosa2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
- Acanthophysium oakesii6 May records across all years
- Merismodes anomala5 May records across all years
Black Witch's Butter Exidia glandulosa3 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Collared Parachute Marasmius rotula6 June records across all years
Magpie Fungus Coprinopsis picacea5 June records across all years
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana5 June records across all years
Silky Parchment Stereum striatum3 June records across all years
Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatus3 June records across all years
Hymenopellis radicata2 June records across all years
Urchin Earthfan Thelephora penicillata2 June records across all years- Hyphodontia spathulata2 June records across all years
Lilac Oysterling Panus conchatus2 June records across all years
Pale Brittlestem Candolleomyces candolleanus2 June records across all years
Spreading Yellow Tooth Hydnophlebia chrysorhiza2 June records across all years
Xylodon raduloides2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune6 July records across all years
Dendrothele nivosa5 July records across all years
Hollow Bolete Suillus cavipes5 July records across all years
Lacquered Bracket Ganoderma lucidum5 July records across all years- Lachnella tiliae5 July records across all years
Glistening Ink-Cap Coprinellus micaceus5 July records across all years
Common Collybia Gymnopus dryophilus5 July records across all years
Caesar Amanita caesarea4 July records across all years
Maple Whitewash Dendrothele acerina4 July records across all years- Pale Brittlestem Candolleomyces candolleanus3 July records across all years
Death Cap Amanita phalloides3 July records across all years- Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatus3 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Scarlet Splash Cytidia salicina10 August records across all years
Glue Crust Fungus Hydnoporia corrugata9 August records across all years
Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius9 August records across all years
Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolor9 August records across all years- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis7 August records across all years
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria7 August records across all years
Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei7 August records across all years
Gloeoporus thelephoroides7 August records across all years
Pleurotus cornucopiae6 August records across all years
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus6 August records across all years
Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum6 August records across all years- Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa6 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides10 September records across all years- Entoloma grayanum9 September records across all years
- Clavaria densa8 September records across all years
Stocking Webcap Cortinarius torvus7 September records across all years
Alder Bracket Xanthoporia radiata7 September records across all years
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea7 September records across all years
Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis6 September records across all years
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum6 September records across all years
Spreading Phlebia Phlebia radiata6 September records across all years
Deceiving Milkcap, Cottonroll Milkycap Lactarius deceptivus6 September records across all years
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta6 September records across all years
Field Bird's Nest Cyathus olla6 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
- Stump Puffball Lycoperdon pyriforme23 October records across all years
Tree Bacon Punctularia strigosozonata10 October records across all years
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum10 October records across all years- Glue Crust Fungus Hydnoporia corrugata10 October records across all years
- Black Witch's Butter Exidia glandulosa9 October records across all years
Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum9 October records across all years- Merismodes anomala9 October records across all years
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus9 October records across all years
Willow Glue Hydnoporia tabacina8 October records across all years
Smoked Oysterling Resupinatus applicatus7 October records across all years
Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum7 October records across all years
Alcohol Inky Cap Coprinopsis atramentaria7 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
- Peniophora versiformis8 November records across all years
Peniophora cinerea8 November records across all years
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum7 November records across all years
Fuzzy Foot Xeromphalina campanella5 November records across all years
Rosy Crust Peniophora incarnata5 November records across all years
Discrete Webcrust Mutatoderma mutatum5 November records across all years
Rosy Earthstar Geastrum rufescens4 November records across all years
Confluent Radulomyces Radulomyces confluens4 November records across all years- Resupinatus atropellitus3 November records across all years
- Atheliachaete sanguinea3 November records across all years
Cylindrobasidium evolvens3 November records across all years- Antrodia albida3 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
- Silky Parchment Stereum striatum11 December records across all years
Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum5 December records across all years- Confluent Radulomyces Radulomyces confluens3 December records across all years
- Peniophora cinerea3 December records across all years
- Merismodes anomala3 December records across all years
- Peniophora versiformis3 December records across all years
- Rosy Crust Peniophora incarnata2 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 | 28 | |
| 2 | 26 | |
| 3 | 22 | |
| 4 | 22 | |
| 5 | 21 | |
| 6 | 21 | |
| 7 | 21 | |
| 8 | 20 | |
| 9 | 18 | |
| 10 | 18 | |
| 11 | 16 | |
| 12 | 15 | |
| 13 | 14 | |
| 14 | 14 | |
| 15 | 13 |
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.
- 1
Sep 30, 2026Slimy Spike Gomphidius glutinosusin Partridge Run Wma, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Aug 20, 2026Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatusnear Duane Lake, NY (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Aug 20, 2026Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatusnear Altamont, NY (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Aug 20, 2026Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatusnear Altamont, NY (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Aug 20, 2026Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatusnear Altamont, NY (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Aug 18, 2026Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatusnear Albany, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Aug 18, 2026Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatusnear Albany, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Aug 18, 2026Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatusnear Albany, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9
May 28, 2026Wine Roundhead Stropharia rugosoannulatanear Preston-Potter Hollow, NY (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10
May 17, 2026Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosusnear Cohoes, NY · 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
1,770 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 1,710 CC0 and 60 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.