Mushrooms in Bronx County, New York
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
2,774mushroom records
766species recorded
Augbusiest month
2,774 records since 1877 (710 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:
Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus Hydnoporia olivacea4 January records since 2011
Hairy Long Stem Marasmius Rhizomarasmius pyrrhocephalus2 January records since 2011
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa2 January records since 2011
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 January records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 February records since 2011
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum4 March records since 2011
Dentocorticium portoricense3 March records since 2011
Peniophora cinerea2 March records since 2011- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 March records since 2011
- Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 April records since 2011
- Pholiota castanea2 April records since 2011
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 April records since 2011- Poronidulus conchifer2 April records since 2011
- False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 April records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus4 May records since 2011
Wine Roundhead Stropharia rugosoannulata3 May records since 2011
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus3 May records since 2011- Yuchengia narymica2 May records since 2011
Lilac Oysterling Panus conchatus2 May records since 2011
Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- Inocybe radiata3 June records since 2011
- Gymnopus junquilleus3 June records since 2011
Blackfoot Polypore Cerioporus leptocephalus3 June records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 June records since 2011
Agrocybe acericola2 June records since 2011- Inocybe subfulva2 June records since 2011
- Lilac Oysterling Panus conchatus2 June records since 2011
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 June records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 June records since 2011
Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi4 July records since 2011
Leccinellum albellum3 July records since 2011
Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei3 July records since 2011
Byssomerulius incarnatus3 July records since 2011
Mallocybe unicolor3 July records since 2011
Purple-Edged Lute Callistosporium purpureomarginatum3 July records since 2011
Yellow American Blusher Amanita flavorubens3 July records since 2011
Clitocybula lacerata2 July records since 2011- Pluteus velutinus2 July records since 2011
Chestnut Bolete Gyroporus castaneus2 July records since 2011
Black Velvet Bolete Tylopilus alboater2 July records since 2011
Clustered Brown Bolete Aureoboletus innixus2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Burnt-Orange Bolete Tylopilus balloui6 August records since 2011- Black Velvet Bolete Tylopilus alboater4 August records since 2011
Fungi Neoporphyrellus alboater3 August records since 2011- Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi3 August records since 2011
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 August records since 2011
Green Cheese Polypore Niveoporofomes spraguei3 August records since 2011
Xerocomus illudens2 August records since 2011
Corrugated Bolete Hemileccinum hortonii2 August records since 2011- Pluteus heteromarginatus2 August records since 2011
Ashtray Bolete Hemileccinum rubropunctum2 August records since 2011- Russula odorata2 August records since 2011
Russula pectinatoides2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa7 September records since 2011- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus7 September records since 2011
Oak Bracket Pseudoinonotus dryadeus5 September records since 2011
Boletus subluridellus4 September records since 2011
Rooting Polypore Polyporus radicatus4 September records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 September records since 2011
Ganoderma resinaceum3 September records since 2011- Burnt-Orange Bolete Tylopilus balloui2 September records since 2011
- Inosperma maculatum2 September records since 2011
Destroying Angel Amanita bisporigera2 September records since 2011
Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii2 September records since 2011
Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 October records since 2011
Inosperma lanatodiscum4 October records since 2011- Byssomerulius incarnatus4 October records since 2011
Phellinus robiniae4 October records since 2011
Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa4 October records since 2011
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa3 October records since 2011- Pluteus punctatus3 October records since 2011
White Cheese Polypore Tyromyces chioneus3 October records since 2011
Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum3 October records since 2011
Giant Puffball Calvatia gigantea3 October records since 2011- Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi3 October records since 2011
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria3 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 November records since 2011
- Ganoderma resinaceum3 November records since 2011
Woolly Oyster Hohenbuehelia mastrucata2 November records since 2011
Shadowy Oysterling Hohenbuehelia grisea2 November records since 2011
Glistening Ink-Cap Coprinellus micaceus2 November records since 2011
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 November records since 2011
Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum2 November records since 2011- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
Ear Fungus Auricularia cornea2 December records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 December records since 2011
Cortinarius decipiens2 December records since 2011
Fairy-Cakes Hebeloma crustuliniforme2 December records since 2011- Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 December records since 2011
Ochre Bracket Trametes ochracea2 December records since 2011- Phellinus robiniae2 December records since 2011
- Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 December records since 2011
Deer-Colored Trametes Trametopsis cervina2 December records since 2011- Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 December records since 2011
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 December records since 2011
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea2 December records since 2011
⚠ 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 | 42 | |
| 2 | 42 | |
| 3 | 34 | |
| 4 | 33 | |
| 5 | 30 | |
| 6 | 29 | |
| 7 | 26 | |
| 8 | 23 | |
| 9 | 23 | |
| 10 | 22 | |
| 11 | 22 | |
| 12 | 21 | |
| 13 | 19 | |
| 14 | 19 | |
| 15 | 18 |
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 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.
- 1Oct 2, 2026Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatusin Pelham Bay Park, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Oct 2, 2026Asian Beauty Radulomyces copelandiiin Pelham Bay Park, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Oct 2, 2026Byssomerulius incarnatusin Pelham Bay Park, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Oct 2, 2026Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosain Pelham Bay Park, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Sep 8, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear New York, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Sep 2, 2026Goldenhaired Inkcap Parasola auricomain Bronx Park, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Aug 3, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolorin Van Cortlandt Park, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
Aug 2, 2026Parasols Macrolepiota macilentanear New York, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Jul 15, 2026Phellinus robiniaein Van Cortlandt Park, 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
2,774 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 2,448 CC0 and 326 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.