Mushrooms in Dutchess County, New York
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
586mushroom records
242species recorded
Octbusiest month
586 records since 1871 (390 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:
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus4 January records since 2011
Crimped Gill Plicaturopsis crispa3 January records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 January records since 2011
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Usually recorded in March here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 March records since 2011
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus3 April records since 2011
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 April records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 April records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus7 May records since 2011
Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatus6 May records since 2011
Northern Cinnabar Polypore Trametes cinnabarina2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii2 June records since 2011
Yellow American Blusher Amanita flavorubens2 June records since 2011- Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatus2 June records since 2011
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 June records since 2011
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae2 June records since 2011- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Scaly Chanterelle Turbinellus floccosus4 July records since 2011
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens3 July records since 2011- Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatus3 July records since 2011
Lactarius hygrophoroides3 July records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 July records since 2011
American Caesar's Mushroom Amanita jacksonii3 July records since 2011
Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii3 July records since 2011
Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei2 July records since 2011- Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii2 July records since 2011
Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia2 July records since 2011
Pale Oyster Pleurotus pulmonarius2 July records since 2011
Ballerina Waxcap Porpolomopsis calyptriformis2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus3 August records since 2011- Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens2 August records since 2011
Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei2 August records since 2011
Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis2 August records since 2011- Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatus2 August records since 2011
Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum2 August records since 2011
Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi2 August records since 2011
Spotted Cort Cortinarius iodes2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus4 September records since 2011
- Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens2 September records since 2011
Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum2 September records since 2011
Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii2 September records since 2011- Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum2 September records since 2011
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 September records since 2011
- Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria5 October records since 2011
American Slippery Jack Suillus americanus3 October records since 2011
Purple-And-White Deceiver Laccaria ochropurpurea3 October records since 2011
Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo2 October records since 2011- Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 October records since 2011
Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve2 October records since 2011
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus2 October records since 2011- Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens2 October records since 2011
- Crimped Gill Plicaturopsis crispa2 October records since 2011
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 October records since 2011
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum2 October records since 2011
Wood Blewit Lepista nuda2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 November records across all years
Bleeding Oak Crust Stereum gausapatum2 November records across all years- Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 November records across all years
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 November records across all years
- Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 December records since 2011
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina4 December records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 December records since 2011
Spreading Phlebia Phlebia radiata2 December records since 2011
Bay Polypore Picipes badius2 December records since 2011- Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 December records since 2011
Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum2 December records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 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 | 16 | |
| 2 | 15 | |
| 3 | 13 | |
| 4 | 13 | |
| 5 | 12 | |
| 6 | 11 | |
| 7 | 10 | |
| 8 | 9 | |
| 9 | 8 | |
| 10 | 8 | |
| 11 | 8 | |
| 12 | 7 | |
| 13 | 7 | |
| 14 | 7 | |
| 15 | 7 |
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 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 5, 2026Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus raveneliinear Vassar College, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Oct 2, 2026Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivumnear Pawling, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Oct 2, 2026Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosumnear Pawling, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Sep 15, 2026Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus raveneliinear Vassar College, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Sep 5, 2026Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformisnear Pawling, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Sep 4, 2026Black-Stalked Marasmius Tetrapyrgos nigripesnear Putnam Lake, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Sep 4, 2026Collybiopsis subnudanear Putnam Lake, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Sep 4, 2026Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinusnear Putnam Lake, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9
Sep 4, 2026Yellowdrop Milkcap Lactarius chrysorrheusnear Putnam Lake, 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
586 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 364 CC0 and 222 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.