Mushrooms in Richmond 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:
- Tricholoma brunneoluteum2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus Hydnoporia olivacea6 February records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 February records since 2011
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus3 February records since 2011
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus3 February records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 February records since 2011
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 February records since 2011
Asian Beauty Radulomyces copelandii2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 March records since 2011
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 March records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 March records since 2011- Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 March records since 2011
- Poronidulus conchifer2 March records since 2011
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 April records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 April records since 2011
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 April records since 2011
- Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
Oak Milk-Cap Lactarius quietus2 June records across all years
Chestnut Brittlestem Homophron spadiceum2 June records across all years
Yellow American Blusher Amanita flavorubens2 June records across all years
Stinky Squid Pseudocolus fusiformis2 June records across all years
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus5 July records since 2011
Russula flavisiccans4 July records since 2011
Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia3 July records since 2011
Gerronema strombodes3 July records since 2011- Pluteus velutinus3 July records since 2011
Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei3 July records since 2011
Apple Bolete Exsudoporus frostii3 July records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 July records since 2011
Narrow Entoloma Entoloma strictius2 July records since 2011
Velvet Tooth Hydnellum spongiosipes2 July records since 2011
Tawny Grisette Amanita fulva2 July records since 2011
Eastern Cauliflower Mushroom Sparassis spathulata2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Coker's Amanita Amanita cokeri7 August records since 2011
Sooty Milkcap Lactarius fuliginosus6 August records since 2011- Boletus billieae5 August records since 2011
- Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia5 August records since 2011
Gymnopus iocephalus5 August records since 2011
Shaggy Legged Ringless Amanita Amanita rhacopus4 August records since 2011
Ashtray Bolete Hemileccinum rubropunctum4 August records since 2011
Bothia castanella4 August records since 2011
Blue-Green Cracking Russula Russula parvovirescens4 August records since 2011
Gerard Milky Lactarius gerardii4 August records since 2011
Leccinellum albellum4 August records since 2011- Pluteus velutinus3 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Stereopsis hiscens3 September records since 2011
- Bothia castanella3 September records since 2011
- Tricholoma brunneoluteum2 September records since 2011
- Eastern Cauliflower Mushroom Sparassis spathulata2 September records since 2011
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens2 September records since 2011
Purple-And-White Deceiver Laccaria ochropurpurea2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Blue Spot Knight Tricholoma columbetta5 October records since 2011
Cortinarius obliquus4 October records since 2011
False Matsutake Tricholoma caligatum4 October records since 2011
Gerhardtia highlandensis3 October records since 2011
Amethyst Deceiver Laccaria amethystina3 October records since 2011- Cortinarius aureovelatus3 October records since 2011
- Entoloma carolinianum3 October records since 2011
Entoloma griseum2 October records since 2011- Cortinarius compressus2 October records since 2011
- Hebeloma albidulum2 October records since 2011
Gymnopilus subspectabilis2 October records since 2011- Tawny Grisette Amanita fulva2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
Fairy-Cakes Hebeloma crustuliniforme3 November records across all years
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina3 November records across all years
Laxitextum bicolor2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
Cyanosporus livens2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | |
| 2 | 14 | |
| 3 | 12 | |
| 4 | 10 | |
| 5 | 10 | |
| 6 | 9 | |
| 7 | 8 | |
| 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | 8 | |
| 10 | 8 | |
| 11 | 8 | |
| 12 | 7 | |
| 13 | 7 | |
| 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: Aug, Jul, 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 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.
- 1Oct 2, 2026Gymnopilus subspectabilisnear New York, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Sep 2, 2026Fistulina americananear New York, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Sep 2, 2026Chrome-Footed Bolete Harrya chromipesnear New York, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Aug 10, 2026Thaxterogaster emollitusnear New York, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Aug 1, 2026Burnt-Orange Bolete Tylopilus ballouiin Richmond Parkway, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Aug 1, 2026Cinnamon Bracket Hapalopilus rutilansnear New York, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Jul 30, 2026Russula flavidain Long Pond Park, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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997 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 732 CC0 and 265 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.