Mushrooms in Rockland 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:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 January records since 2011- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 January records since 2011
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Usually recorded in March here:
False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
Rusty Porecrust Fuscoporia ferruginosa2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
European Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia platyphylla3 June records across all years
Phellinus viticola2 June records across all years- False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 June records across all years
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 June records across all years
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
- Inocybe acriolens6 July records since 2011
Collybiopsis dichroa3 July records since 2011
Corrugated-Cap Milky Lactarius corrugis3 July records since 2011- Inocybe digitula2 July records since 2011
Simocybe serrulata2 July records since 2011
Pluteus hongoi2 July records since 2011
Charcoal Burner Russula cyanoxantha2 July records since 2011
Green Quilt Russula Russula crustosa2 July records since 2011
Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Dappled Webcap Cortinarius bolaris3 August records since 2011
Almond-Scented Russula Russula grata2 August records since 2011
Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides2 August records since 2011
Gerard Milky Lactarius gerardii2 August records since 2011
Greasy Green Brittlegill Russula heterophylla2 August records since 2011
Spotted Cort Cortinarius iodes2 August records since 2011
Russula earlei2 August records since 2011
Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Saffron Milk-Cap Lactarius deliciosus3 September records across all years
Blue Polypore Neoalbatrellus caeruleoporus2 September records across all years- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 September records across all years
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 September records across all years
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Flame Shield Pluteus aurantiorugosus4 October records since 2011
Red Banded Webcap Cortinarius armillatus3 October records since 2011- Cortinarius brevissimus3 October records since 2011
- Tricholomopsis sulfureoides2 October records since 2011
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina2 October records since 2011
Cinnamon Webcap Cortinarius cinnamomeus2 October records since 2011- Lactarius mammosus2 October records since 2011
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 October records since 2011
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens2 October records since 2011
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria2 October records since 2011
Asian Beauty Radulomyces copelandii2 October records since 2011
Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 November records since 2011
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus2 November records since 2011
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | |
| 2 | 9 | |
| 3 | 8 | |
| 4 | 7 | |
| 5 | Inocybe acriolens | 6 |
| 6 | 6 | |
| 7 | 5 | |
| 8 | 5 | |
| 9 | 4 | |
| 10 | 4 | |
| 11 | 4 | |
| 12 | 4 | |
| 13 | 4 | |
| 14 | Tricholomopsis sulfureoides | 3 |
| 15 | 3 |
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, 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 4 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 24, 2026Gerard Milky Lactarius gerardiiin Harriman State Park, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Aug 22, 2026Woolly Fibrecap Inocybe lanuginosanear Sloatsburg, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
- 4
Aug 8, 2026Cat's Tongue Pseudohydnum gelatinosumin Harriman State Park, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
481 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 349 CC0 and 132 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.