Mushrooms in St. Lawrence 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.
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus6 June records since 2011
Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii5 June records since 2011
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana3 June records since 2011
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria3 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Pycnoporellus fulgens4 July records across all years- Rigidonotus glomeratus3 July records across all years
- Auriporia aurea3 July records across all years
Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei3 July records across all years- Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii3 July records across all years
Salmon Bracket Erastia salmonicolor2 July records across all years
Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis2 August records since 2011
Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum2 August records since 2011- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria2 August records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 August records since 2011
Destroying Angel Amanita bisporigera2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 September records across all years
Cornflower Bolete Gyroporus cyanescens3 September records across all years
Rigidoporus crocatus3 September records across all years
Botryobasidium conspersum3 September records across all years
Tulasnella violea3 September records across all years
Clustered Bracket Inonotus cuticularis3 September records across all years
Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius3 September records across all years- Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine2 September records across all years
Inocybe assimilata2 September records across all years
Cystostereum murrayi2 September records across all years
Stringy Butt Rot Poriella subacida2 September records across all years
Elegant Polypore Cerioporus varius2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Grey Puffball Bovista plumbea5 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 | 11 | |
| 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | 8 | |
| 4 | 8 | |
| 5 | 7 | |
| 6 | 5 | |
| 7 | 5 | |
| 8 | 5 | |
| 9 | 5 | |
| 10 | 5 | |
| 11 | 5 | |
| 12 | 5 | |
| 13 | 5 | |
| 14 | 5 | |
| 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: Aug, Sep, 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.
- 1Aug 13, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolorin Cranberry Lake Wild Forest, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Aug 12, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Star Lake, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Aug 11, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusin Five Ponds Wilderness, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4
Aug 8, 2025Frost's Amanita Amanita frostianain Horseshoe Lake Wild Forest, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5May 19, 2025Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceaein Eastern Five Ponds Access Primitive Area, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Aug 18, 2024Mandarin Yellow Ringless Amanita Amanita sinicoflavain Horseshoe Lake Wild Forest, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Aug 18, 2024Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolornear Tupper Lake, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Aug 18, 2024Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinumnear Tupper Lake, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9May 26, 2024Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Cranberry Lake, NY (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
Aug 16, 2023Cat's Tongue Pseudohydnum gelatinosumin Glenmeal State Forest, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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387 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 356 CC0 and 31 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.