Mushrooms in Monroe County, New York
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
615mushroom records
215species recorded
Sepbusiest month
615 records since 1871 (506 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:
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum7 January records across all years
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus3 January records across all years
Candelabra Duster Athelia arachnoidea2 January records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 January records across all years
Usually recorded in February here:
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 February records across all years
Phellinus rimosus2 February records across all years
Usually recorded in March here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 March records since 2011
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 March records since 2011- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 April records since 2011
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 April records since 2011
- Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus3 April records since 2011
Phellinus robiniae2 April records since 2011
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 April records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus9 May records since 2011
Diamond Polypore Neofavolus alveolaris2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus9 June records since 2011
Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi3 June records since 2011
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana3 June records since 2011
Arrhenia gerardiana2 June records since 2011
Protohydnum album2 June records since 2011
Fairies' Bonnets Coprinellus disseminatus2 June records since 2011
Elegant Polypore Cerioporus varius2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
- Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi5 July records since 2011
Pale Brittlestem Candolleomyces candolleanus3 July records since 2011
Blusher Amanita rubescens3 July records since 2011- Protohydnum album3 July records since 2011
Pale Oyster Pleurotus pulmonarius2 July records since 2011
Milky Conecap Conocybe apala2 July records since 2011- Diamond Polypore Neofavolus alveolaris2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus4 August records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 August records since 2011
- Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana4 August records since 2011
Reddening Lepiota Leucoagaricus americanus4 August records since 2011
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens3 August records since 2011- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis3 August records since 2011
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum2 August records since 2011- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 August records since 2011
Blushing Rosette Abortiporus biennis2 August records since 2011- Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi2 August records since 2011
American Slippery Jack Suillus americanus2 August records since 2011
Ash Tree Bolete Boletinellus merulioides2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Giant Puffball Calvatia gigantea8 September records since 2011- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus8 September records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor6 September records since 2011
- Fairies' Bonnets Coprinellus disseminatus6 September records since 2011
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus5 September records since 2011
- Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana5 September records since 2011
- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme5 September records since 2011
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus4 September records since 2011
Bear's Head Tooth Hericium americanum3 September records since 2011
Bay Polypore Picipes badius3 September records since 2011
Leucocoprinus leucothites3 September records since 2011
Great Funnel-Veil Amanita Amanita velatipes3 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus9 October records since 2011
Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa6 October records since 2011- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum5 October records since 2011
Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum5 October records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 October records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 October records since 2011- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme3 October records since 2011
Death Cap Amanita phalloides2 October records since 2011- Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi2 October records since 2011
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 October records since 2011
- Giant Puffball Calvatia gigantea2 October records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus17 November records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis5 November records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 November records since 2011
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 November records since 2011
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta2 November records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 December records since 2011
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa3 December records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 December records since 2011
- Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus3 December records since 2011
Warlock's Butter Exidia nigricans2 December records since 2011- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 December records since 2011
Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes2 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 | 34 | |
| 2 | 30 | |
| 3 | 28 | |
| 4 | 27 | |
| 5 | 15 | |
| 6 | 15 | |
| 7 | 13 | |
| 8 | 13 | |
| 9 | 13 | |
| 10 | 12 | |
| 11 | 12 | |
| 12 | 11 | |
| 13 | 9 | |
| 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, Oct, 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 30, 2026Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatusnear Hilton, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Sep 21, 2026Giant Puffball Calvatia giganteanear Irondequoit, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Sep 18, 2026Destroying Angel Amanita bisporigeranear Webster, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Sep 17, 2026Fluted Bird's Nest Cyathus striatusnear Webster, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Sep 16, 2026Giant Puffball Calvatia giganteain Veterans Memorial Park, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Sep 13, 2026Giant Puffball Calvatia giganteanear Irondequoit, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Sep 13, 2026Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus raveneliinear Honeoye Falls, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Aug 27, 2026American Slippery Jack Suillus americanusnear Gananda, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Aug 15, 2026Protohydnum albumnear Caledonia, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Aug 15, 2026Giant Puffball Calvatia giganteanear Caledonia, 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
615 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 149 CC0 and 466 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.