Mushrooms in Broome County, New York
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.
Usually recorded in February here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 February records since 2011
Too few past records in March here to list species.
Usually recorded in April here:
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina6 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 May records since 2011
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 May records since 2011
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae2 May records since 2011- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 May records since 2011
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Usually recorded in July here:
Gerard Milky Lactarius gerardii2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus3 August records across all years
Blushing Bolete Leccinum scabrum2 August records across all years
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Floury Oyster Hohenbuehelia petaloides3 September records across all years- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus3 September records across all years
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 September records across all years
Stinky Squid Pseudocolus fusiformis2 September records across all years
Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
- Inocybe subdecipiens5 October records since 2011
- Hebeloma excedens4 October records since 2011
Inocybe nitidiuscula4 October records since 2011- Inocybe alpigenes3 October records since 2011
Clitocybe subditopoda3 October records since 2011
Iodine Bonnet Mycena filopes3 October records since 2011
Birch Knight Tricholoma fulvum3 October records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 October records since 2011
- Lepista regularis2 October records since 2011
Dirty Tricholoma Tricholoma terreum2 October records since 2011
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus2 October records since 2011
Tricholoma subsejunctum2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
Purple-Spored Puffball Calvatia cyathiformis3 November records since 2011
Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius2 November records since 2011
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina2 November records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 November records since 2011
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | |
| 2 | 14 | |
| 3 | 8 | |
| 4 | Inocybe subdecipiens | 5 |
| 5 | 4 | |
| 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | Hebeloma excedens | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | |
| 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | 3 | |
| 11 | Inocybe alpigenes | 3 |
| 12 | 3 | |
| 13 | 3 | |
| 14 | 3 | |
| 15 | 3 |
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.
- 1Sep 9, 2026Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosanear Binghamton, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Sep 6, 2026Phaeoclavulina myceliosanear Binghamton University, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Aug 26, 2026Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudensnear Binghamton University, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Jun 15, 2026Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatusnear Binghamton University, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5May 26, 2026Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugaenear Binghamton University, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Apr 29, 2026Oak Mazegill Daedalea quercinanear Binghamton University, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Apr 26, 2026Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulinanear Binghamton University, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Feb 28, 2026Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulinanear Binghamton University, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Oct 31, 2025Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Binghamton, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
Sep 24, 2025Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus raveneliinear Binghamton, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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244 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 153 CC0 and 91 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.