Mushrooms in Orange 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:
- Conocybe intrusa4 January records across all years
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Usually recorded in March here:
Dendrothele nivosa2 March records across all years
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Usually recorded in June here:
- Sclerotium cepivorum2 June records across all years
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Old Man Of The Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceus2 July records across all years
Chestnut Bolete Gyroporus castaneus2 July records across all years- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 July records across all years
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis helvola2 August records since 2011
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus4 September records across all years
Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus2 September records across all years
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria3 October records across all years
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Conocybe intrusa | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | |
| 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | 3 | |
| 8 | 3 | |
| 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | 3 | |
| 11 | 3 | |
| 12 | 2 | |
| 13 | 2 | |
| 14 | 2 | |
| 15 | 2 |
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, Aug, 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.
- 1
Sep 30, 2026Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumin Sterling Forest State Park, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Sep 20, 2026Peeling Puffball Lycoperdon marginatumin Harriman State Park, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Sep 18, 2026Fairies' Bonnets Coprinellus disseminatusnear Warwick, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Aug 20, 2026Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigonear Salisbury Mills, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Aug 14, 2026Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatusnear Beaver Dam Lake, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Aug 4, 2026Spotted Cort Cortinarius iodesnear Tuxedo, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Jul 11, 2026Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatusnear Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
Apr 4, 2026Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulinanear Tuxedo, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
Mar 29, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Otisville, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Sep 15, 2025Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Woodbury, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
170 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 128 CC0 and 42 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.