Mushrooms in Cortland 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.
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Too few past records in March here to list species.
Usually recorded in April here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 April records since 2011
Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatus2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei6 July records across all years
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria2 July records across all years
Deceiver Laccaria laccata2 July records across all years
Agaricus abruptibulbus2 July records across all years
Mild Milkcap Lactarius subdulcis2 July records across all years
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 July records across all years
Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosa2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Blusher Amanita rubescens3 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa4 September records since 2011
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum4 September records since 2011
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae3 September records since 2011
Bitter Bolete Tylopilus felleus3 September records since 2011
Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius3 September records since 2011
Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum3 September records since 2011
Piercing Marasmius Paragymnopus perforans2 September records since 2011- Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana2 September records since 2011
American Caesar's Mushroom Amanita jacksonii2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Alder Scalycap Pholiota alnicola17 October records across all years
Fuzzy Foot Xeromphalina campanella3 October records across all years
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme3 October records across all years
Pholiota lenta2 October records across all years
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina2 October records across all years
Pholiota limonella2 October records across all years
Slender Pholiota Pholiota spumosa2 October records across all years
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa2 October records across all years
Brick Cap Hypholoma lateritium2 October records across all years
Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiarium2 October records across all years
Shaggy Parasol Chlorophyllum rhacodes2 October records across all years- Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius3 November records since 2011
- Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina2 November records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 November records since 2011
- Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa2 November records since 2011
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | |
| 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | 9 | |
| 4 | 9 | |
| 5 | 8 | |
| 6 | 8 | |
| 7 | 7 | |
| 8 | 6 | |
| 9 | 6 | |
| 10 | 5 | |
| 11 | 5 | |
| 12 | 5 | |
| 13 | 4 | |
| 14 | 4 | |
| 15 | 4 |
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, 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 7 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 3, 2026Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriformenear Cortland West, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Oct 3, 2026Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatumnear Cortland West, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Mar 26, 2026Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinusnear Cortland West, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Aug 31, 2025Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformisin James Kennedy State Forest, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Aug 30, 2025Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Cortland West, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Aug 30, 2025Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosanear Cortland West, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Jul 28, 2025Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosanear Cortland West, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
324 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 144 CC0 and 180 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.