Mushrooms in Orleans 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.
Too few past records in March here to list species.
Usually recorded in April here:
Laddered Webcrust Hyphoderma setigerum2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
Peniophora cinerea2 May records across all years- Blue Wood-Clay Acanthophysellum lividocoeruleum2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Common Fieldcap Agrocybe pediades8 June records across all years
Silky Parchment Stereum striatum2 June records across all years
Blackfoot Polypore Cerioporus leptocephalus2 June records across all years
Lachnella alboviolascens2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus9 July records across all years
- Russula purpurina2 July records across all years
Rusty Porecrust Fuscoporia ferruginosa2 July records across all years
Common Collybia Gymnopus dryophilus2 July records across all years
Shiny Cinnamon Polypore Coltricia cinnamomea2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Deceiver Laccaria laccata3 August records across all years
Green Quilt Russula Russula crustosa2 August records across all years
Fuzzy Foot Xeromphalina campanella2 August records across all years- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 August records across all years
Hollow Bolete Suillus cavipes2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Brick Cap Hypholoma lateritium3 September records across all years- Hollow Bolete Suillus cavipes2 September records across all years
Sessile Earthstar Geastrum saccatum2 September records across all years
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta2 September records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 September records across all years
Spreading Phlebia Phlebia radiata2 September records across all years
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta2 September records across all years
Tomentella ferruginea2 September records across all years
White Fibrecap Inocybe geophylla2 September records across all years
Panaeolus antillarum2 September records across all years
Golden Chanterelle Craterellus lutescens2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa2 October records across all years
Rectipilus fasciculatus2 October records across all years
False Matsutake Tricholoma caligatum2 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 | 12 | |
| 2 | 9 | |
| 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | 6 | |
| 5 | 5 | |
| 6 | 5 | |
| 7 | 5 | |
| 8 | 5 | |
| 9 | 4 | |
| 10 | 4 | |
| 11 | 4 | |
| 12 | 4 | |
| 13 | 4 | |
| 14 | 4 | |
| 15 | 4 |
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, Jul, 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 8 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
Jun 13, 2022Peeling Puffball Lycoperdon marginatumnear Lyndonville, NY (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Jun 13, 2022Patrician Deer Mushroom Pluteus petasatusnear Lyndonville, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Sep 24, 2018Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Medina, NY (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
1991-10Umber-Brown Puffball Lycoperdon umbrinumnear Lyndonville, NY (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (CUP) · original record - 5
Nov 3, 1968Verdigris Agaric Stropharia aeruginosanear Lyndonville, NY (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (NY) · original record - 6
Jul 5, 1968Umbrella Polypore Polyporus umbellatusnear Lyndonville, NY (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (NY) · original record - 7
Nov 19, 1962Brown Patch Disease Rhizoctonia solaninear Albion, NY (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (CUP) · original record - 8Oct 30, 1954Brown Patch Disease Rhizoctonia solaninear Albion, NY (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (CUP) · original record
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How we built this page
442 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 437 CC0 and 5 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.