Mushrooms in Genesee 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.
Usually recorded in March here:
Rosy Crust Peniophora incarnata2 March records across all years- Ramaricium alboflavescens2 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum2 April records across all years
Red Tree Brain Fungus Peniophora rufa2 April records across all years
Merismodes anomala2 April records across all years
Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulans2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
- Dendrothele macrodens2 May records across all years
Petticoat Mottlegill Panaeolus papilionaceus2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Rusty Porecrust Fuscoporia ferruginosa2 June records across all years
Vermilion Waxcap Hygrocybe miniata2 June records across all years
Collared Parachute Marasmius rotula2 June records across all years
Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum2 June records across all years
Lacquered Bracket Ganoderma lucidum2 June records across all years
Blackfoot Polypore Cerioporus leptocephalus2 June records across all years
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Perenniporia fraxinophila4 July records across all years
Elegant Polypore Cerioporus varius3 July records across all years
Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis3 July records across all years
White Knight Tricholoma album2 July records across all years
Milk White Brittlegill Russula delica2 July records across all years- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 July records across all years
Orange Spindle Clavulinopsis aurantiocinnabarina2 July records across all years- Artomyces candelabrus2 July records across all years
Brown Patch Disease Rhizoctonia solani2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Crested Coral Clavulina coralloides3 August records across all years
Handsome Club Clavulinopsis laeticolor3 August records across all years
Poplar Bracket Oxyporus populinus2 August records across all years
Charcoal Burner Russula cyanoxantha2 August records across all years
Brown American Star-Footed Amanita Amanita brunnescens2 August records across all years
Green-Staining Coral Mushroom Phaeoclavulina abietina2 August records across all years- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva3 September records across all years
False Deathcap Amanita citrina3 September records across all years
Lycoperdon subincarnatum3 September records across all years- Crested Coral Clavulina coralloides3 September records across all years
Peppery Milkcap Lactifluus piperatus2 September records across all years- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 September records across all years
Blackening Wax-Cap Hygrocybe conica2 September records across all years
Winter Polypore Lentinus brumalis2 September records across all years
Greyling Bracket Postia tephroleuca2 September records across all years- Poronidulus conchifer2 September records across all years
Ceriporia spissa2 September records across all years
Silky Parchment Stereum striatum2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea6 October records across all years
Big Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera fumosa6 October records across all years
Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes5 October records across all years
Brown Roll Rim Paxillus involutus5 October records across all years
Peniophora cinerea5 October records across all years
Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata4 October records across all years- Rusty Porecrust Fuscoporia ferruginosa4 October records across all years
Cellar Fungus Coniophora puteana3 October records across all years
Sooty Crust Hymenochaete fuliginosa3 October records across all years- Ceriporia spissa3 October records across all years
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina3 October records across all years
Elm Leech Hypsizygus ulmarius3 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
Stringy Butt Rot Poriella subacida2 November records across all years- Poplar Bracket Oxyporus populinus2 November records across all years
Red Belted Conk Fomitopsis pinicola2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
- Radulomyces cremoricolor2 December records across all years
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | 7 | |
| 5 | 6 | |
| 6 | 6 | |
| 7 | 6 | |
| 8 | 6 | |
| 9 | 6 | |
| 10 | 5 | |
| 11 | 5 | |
| 12 | 5 | |
| 13 | 5 | |
| 14 | 5 | |
| 15 | 5 |
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 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.
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Aug 25, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Le Roy, NY (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Oct 18, 2023Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Oakfield, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Mar 20, 2022Red Tree Brain Fungus Peniophora rufain Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Sep 27, 2019Giant Puffball Calvatia giganteanear Bergen, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Jun 23, 2019Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmaniiin Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Oct 11, 2018Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatumnear Bergen, NY (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Oct 3, 2018Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatusin Tonawanda Wma, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Sep 27, 2018Bear's Head Tooth Hericium americanumnear Le Roy, NY (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Sep 13, 2018Turkeytail Trametes versicolorin Tonawanda Wma, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Nov 2, 2016Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegansnear Middleport, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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569 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 556 CC0 and 13 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.