Mushrooms in Onondaga County, New York
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
2,043mushroom records
518species recorded
Octbusiest month
2,043 records since 1849 (308 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:
Silky Parchment Stereum striatum3 January records across all years
Stereum versicolor3 January records across all years
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus3 January records across all years
Fragrant Bracket Trametes suaveolens2 January records across all years
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 January records across all years
Usually recorded in February here:
Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum5 February records across all years
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus4 February records across all years
Crimped Gill Plicaturopsis crispa3 February records across all years- Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 February records across all years
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 February records across all years
Usually recorded in March here:
- Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus4 March records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 March records since 2011- Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus4 March records since 2011
- Acanthophysium oakesii3 March records since 2011
- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 March records since 2011
Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulans2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
- Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus4 April records since 2011
- Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 April records since 2011
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 April records since 2011
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 April records since 2011- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus7 May records across all years
Peniophora cinerea7 May records across all years
Bleeding Broadleaf Crust Stereum rugosum5 May records across all years- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis5 May records across all years
Laurilia sulcata4 May records across all years- Rhizoctonia anceps2 May records across all years
Phylloporia ribis2 May records across all years
Elbowpatch Crust Fomitiporia punctata2 May records across all years- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae5 June records across all years
Common Fieldcap Agrocybe pediades4 June records across all years
Diamond Polypore Neofavolus alveolaris4 June records across all years
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana4 June records across all years
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus3 June records across all years- Cotylidia diaphana2 June records across all years
Pale Brittlestem Candolleomyces candolleanus2 June records across all years- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 June records across all years
- Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 June records across all years
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
White Spindles Clavaria fragilis4 July records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 July records since 2011- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus3 July records since 2011
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 July records since 2011
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum2 July records since 2011
Collared Parachute Marasmius rotula2 July records since 2011
Yellow Unicorn Entoloma Entoloma murrayi2 July records since 2011
Pale Oyster Pleurotus pulmonarius2 July records since 2011
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Elbowpatch Crust Fomitiporia punctata5 August records across all years
Chocolate Milky Lactarius lignyotus4 August records across all years
Ceriporia spissa4 August records across all years- Perenniporia unita4 August records across all years
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 August records across all years
Boreostereum radiatum3 August records across all years- Vitreoporus dichrous3 August records across all years
Bradley Lactifluus volemus3 August records across all years- Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana3 August records across all years
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 August records across all years
Cinnamon Bracket Hapalopilus rutilans2 August records across all years
Deceiving Milkcap, Cottonroll Milkycap Lactarius deceptivus2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Oak Bracket Pseudoinonotus dryadeus5 September records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 September records since 2011
Bear's Head Tooth Hericium americanum4 September records since 2011
Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum3 September records since 2011
Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum3 September records since 2011- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 September records since 2011
- Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 September records since 2011
- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 September records since 2011
Collared Earthstar Geastrum triplex2 September records since 2011- Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 October records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune4 October records since 2011
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus3 October records since 2011
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina3 October records since 2011
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus3 October records since 2011- Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus3 October records since 2011
Brick Cap Hypholoma lateritium2 October records since 2011- Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum2 October records since 2011
Elm Leech Hypsizygus ulmarius2 October records since 2011- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 October records since 2011
Giant Puffball Calvatia gigantea2 October records since 2011- Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
Phanerochaete sordida10 November records across all years
Spiny Webcrust Hyphodontia arguta9 November records across all years
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum8 November records across all years- Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus8 November records across all years
Trechispora mollusca7 November records across all years- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune6 November records across all years
Merismodes anomala6 November records across all years
Rosy Crust Peniophora incarnata5 November records across all years- Atheliachaete sanguinea5 November records across all years
- Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus5 November records across all years
- Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum5 November records across all years
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta4 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
- Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus7 December records across all years
Stringy Butt Rot Poriella subacida6 December records across all years
Laxitextum bicolor4 December records across all years- Rosy Crust Peniophora incarnata3 December records across all years
Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolor2 December records across all years- Ceriporia spissa2 December records across all years
Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius2 December records across all years
⚠ 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 | 57 | |
| 2 | 31 | |
| 3 | 23 | |
| 4 | 23 | |
| 5 | 21 | |
| 6 | 20 | |
| 7 | 20 | |
| 8 | 19 | |
| 9 | 18 | |
| 10 | 18 | |
| 11 | 18 | |
| 12 | 16 | |
| 13 | 16 | |
| 14 | 16 | |
| 15 | 16 |
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, Nov.
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 25, 2026Giant Puffball Calvatia giganteanear Baldwinsville, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Sep 16, 2026Bear's Head Tooth Hericium americanumnear Camillus, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Sep 13, 2026Fairies' Bonnets Coprinellus disseminatusnear Marcellus, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Sep 4, 2026Protohydnum albumnear Baldwinsville, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Sep 4, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Baldwinsville, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Sep 4, 2026Collared Earthstar Geastrum triplexnear Baldwinsville, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Aug 27, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Baldwinsville, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Aug 9, 2026Protohydnum albumnear Baldwinsville, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Jul 30, 2026Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosusnear Baldwinsville, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Jul 11, 2026White Spindles Clavaria fragilisnear Manlius, 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
2,043 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 1,781 CC0 and 262 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.