Mushrooms in Erie 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.
Usually recorded in January here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 January records since 2011
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Usually recorded in March here:
- Lachnella pollinaria2 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 April records across all years
Botryobasidium subcoronatum2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus5 May records since 2011
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae3 May records since 2011
Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatus2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae4 June records since 2011
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus3 June records since 2011- Sagaranella tylicolor2 June records since 2011
Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii2 June records since 2011- Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatus2 June records since 2011
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Bothia castanella3 July records across all years- Hyphodontia stipata3 July records across all years
Xanthoconium purpureum2 July records across all years
Boletus variipes2 July records across all years
Reddish Brown Bitter Bolete Tylopilus rubrobrunneus2 July records across all years
Caloboletus firmus2 July records across all years
Ash Tree Bolete Boletinellus merulioides2 July records across all years
Orange-Gilled Waxycap Humidicutis marginata2 July records across all years
Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi2 July records across all years
Goblet Waxcap Hygrocybe cantharellus2 July records across all years
Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei2 July records across all years
Pale Oyster Pleurotus pulmonarius2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 August records since 2011
- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 August records since 2011
Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum2 August records since 2011
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 August records since 2011- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Chestnut Bolete Gyroporus castaneus3 September records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 September records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 September records since 2011
American Slippery Jack Suillus americanus2 September records since 2011
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 September records since 2011
Yellow Unicorn Entoloma Entoloma murrayi2 September records since 2011
Giant Puffball Calvatia gigantea2 September records since 2011
Bear's Head Tooth Hericium americanum2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus6 October records since 2011- Giant Puffball Calvatia gigantea3 October records since 2011
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 October records since 2011
Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa2 October records since 2011- Bear's Head Tooth Hericium americanum2 October records since 2011
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria2 October records since 2011
Wood Blewit Lepista nuda2 October records since 2011- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 October records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulans2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulans3 December records across all years
Cellar Fungus Coniophora puteana2 December records across all years
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | |
| 2 | 11 | |
| 3 | 10 | |
| 4 | 9 | |
| 5 | 8 | |
| 6 | 8 | |
| 7 | 8 | |
| 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | 8 | |
| 10 | 7 | |
| 11 | 7 | |
| 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: Sep, Jun, 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 13, 2026Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosanear North Tonawanda, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Sep 7, 2026Bleeding Fairy Helmet Mycena haematopusin Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve And Environmental Education Center, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Sep 7, 2026Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinumin Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve And Environmental Education Center, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4
Sep 6, 2026Orange Mycena Mycena leaiananear North Boston, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Sep 6, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear North Boston, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Jun 25, 2026Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatusnear Strykersville, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
May 25, 2026Neofavolus americanusnear North Boston, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
May 23, 2026Tulasnella aurantiacanear North Boston, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
May 23, 2026Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticusnear North Boston, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10
May 23, 2026False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostreanear North Boston, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
796 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 657 CC0 and 139 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.