Mushrooms in Queens County, New York
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
710mushroom records
249species recorded
Augbusiest month
710 records since 1889 (593 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:
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina6 January records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 January records since 2011
Oak Mazegill Daedalea quercina3 January records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 January records since 2011
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus3 January records since 2011
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus3 January records since 2011
Dendrothele nivosa2 January records since 2011
Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulans2 January records since 2011
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa2 January records since 2011- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 January records since 2011
Asian Beauty Radulomyces copelandii2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
Tulasnella violea2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 March records since 2011
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa4 March records since 2011
Dentocorticium portoricense3 March records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 March records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 March records since 2011
Scurfy Twiglet Tubaria furfuracea2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune4 April records since 2011
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus3 April records since 2011
Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus Hydnoporia olivacea2 April records since 2011
Phellinus robiniae2 April records since 2011- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 April records since 2011
Black-Eared Fungus Auricularia nigricans2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus7 May records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune4 May records since 2011
Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius3 May records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 May records since 2011
Lentinellus subaustralis2 May records since 2011
Wine Roundhead Stropharia rugosoannulata2 May records since 2011
Delicatula integrella2 May records since 2011
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 May records since 2011- Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus5 June records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune4 June records since 2011
Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi3 June records since 2011- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 June records since 2011
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 June records since 2011
Deer Mushroom Pluteus cervinus2 June records since 2011
Yellow Fieldcap Bolbitius titubans2 June records since 2011
Fairies' Bonnets Coprinellus disseminatus2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei7 July records since 2011- Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa3 July records since 2011
- Agaricus tennesseensis2 July records since 2011
Yellowing Curtain Crust Stereum subtomentosum2 July records since 2011- Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi2 July records since 2011
Ganoderma resinaceum2 July records since 2011- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Amanita murrilliana3 August records since 2011
Blackening Russula Russula albonigra3 August records since 2011
Purple-Edged Lute Callistosporium purpureomarginatum3 August records since 2011
Byssomerulius incarnatus2 August records since 2011
Camembert Brittlegill Russula amoenolens2 August records since 2011
Giant Puffball Calvatia gigantea2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi3 September records since 2011
- Asian Beauty Radulomyces copelandii3 September records since 2011
- Entoloma cyaneum2 September records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 September records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 September records since 2011
- Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 September records since 2011
- Byssomerulius incarnatus2 September records since 2011
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa8 October records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 October records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 October records since 2011- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 October records since 2011
Crystal Brain Fungus Myxarium nucleatum2 October records since 2011- Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 October records since 2011
Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum2 October records since 2011- Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa4 November records since 2011- Byssomerulius incarnatus3 November records since 2011
- Asian Beauty Radulomyces copelandii3 November records since 2011
Clustered Bonnet Mycena inclinata2 November records since 2011
Skullcap Dapperling Leucocoprinus brebissonii2 November records since 2011- Phellinus robiniae2 November records since 2011
- Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa2 November records since 2011
- Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 November records since 2011
- Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulans2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum6 December records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 December records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune5 December records since 2011
- Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus4 December records since 2011
Spreading Phlebia Phlebia radiata4 December records since 2011- Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa4 December records since 2011
- Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus4 December records since 2011
- Asian Beauty Radulomyces copelandii3 December records since 2011
Crimped Gill Plicaturopsis crispa2 December records since 2011
Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia2 December records since 2011- Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 December records since 2011
- Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 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 | 30 | |
| 2 | 22 | |
| 3 | 16 | |
| 4 | 16 | |
| 5 | 15 | |
| 6 | 15 | |
| 7 | 14 | |
| 8 | 13 | |
| 9 | 12 | |
| 10 | 12 | |
| 11 | 12 | |
| 12 | 11 | |
| 13 | 11 | |
| 14 | 10 | |
| 15 | 10 |
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: Aug, Dec, Oct.
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 9 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.
- 1Aug 2, 2026Blackening Russula Russula albonigrain Cunningham Park, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Jul 2, 2026Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstineinear New York, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Jun 20, 2026Erythricium aurantiacumin Alley Pond Park, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4
Jun 20, 2026Mycoacia fuscoatrain Alley Pond Park, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5May 27, 2026Wine Roundhead Stropharia rugosoannulatanear New York, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Apr 26, 2026Phellinus robiniaenear New York, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Apr 26, 2026Black-Eared Fungus Auricularia nigricansin Alley Pond Park, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
Mar 22, 2026Serpula himantioidesin Alley Pond Park, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
Jan 11, 2026Heterobasidion irregularein Forest Park, 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
710 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 275 CC0 and 435 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.