Mushrooms in Suffolk County, New York
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
2,148mushroom records
904species recorded
Augbusiest month
2,148 records since 1875 (592 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:
Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolor2 January records across all years
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 January records across all years
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 January records across all years
Willow Glue Hydnoporia tabacina2 January records across all years
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 January records across all years
Barometer Earthstar Astraeus hygrometricus2 January records across all years
Usually recorded in February here:
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus3 February records across all years
Northern Cinnabar Polypore Trametes cinnabarina2 February records across all years- Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 February records across all years
Amber Jelly Exidia recisa2 February records across all years
Usually recorded in March here:
Dung Bird's Nest Cyathus stercoreus3 March records across all years
Lacquered Bracket Ganoderma lucidum3 March records across all years
American Club-Footed Lepidella Amanita rhopalopus3 March records across all years
Blusher Amanita rubescens3 March records across all years
Dendrothele nivosa2 March records across all years
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
Common Fieldcap Agrocybe pediades2 May records across all years
Sepia Pinkgill Entoloma jubatum2 May records across all years
Mulch Fieldcap Agrocybe putaminum2 May records across all years
Goldenhaired Inkcap Parasola auricoma2 May records across all years
Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus3 June records across all years
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 June records across all years
Agaricus floridanus2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Tubaria-Like Fiberhead Inocybe tubarioides2 July records since 2011
Ball Gown Amanita Amanita submaculata2 July records since 2011
Pluteus podospileus2 July records since 2011
American Amidella Amanita volvata2 July records since 2011
Franchet's Amanita Amanita franchetii2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus5 August records since 2011
Entoloma indigoferum4 August records since 2011
Callistosporium pseudofelleum3 August records since 2011- Squamanita imbachii3 August records since 2011
Ashtray Bolete Hemileccinum rubropunctum3 August records since 2011
Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosa3 August records since 2011- Pholiota calvinii2 August records since 2011
Leucocoprinus flammeotinctus2 August records since 2011- Agaricus argyropotamicus2 August records since 2011
Lactifluus petersenii2 August records since 2011- Rhodocybe tugrulii2 August records since 2011
Entoloma unicolor2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus10 September records since 2011
- Entoloma indigoferum6 September records since 2011
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria4 September records since 2011
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa3 September records since 2011- Inocybe suecica2 September records since 2011
- Panaeolus atrobalteatus2 September records since 2011
Inocybe curvipes2 September records since 2011
Agrocybe arvalis2 September records since 2011
Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegans2 September records since 2011
Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa7 October records since 2011- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus6 October records since 2011
Lyophyllum semitale3 October records since 2011- Galerina laticeps3 October records since 2011
- Hebeloma excedens3 October records since 2011
Clitocybe diatreta3 October records since 2011
Ganoderma resinaceum2 October records since 2011- Cortinarius laetus2 October records since 2011
Chestnut Mushroom Pholiota adiposa2 October records since 2011- Inocybe plurabellae2 October records since 2011
Lactarius imperceptus2 October records since 2011
Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Hebeloma sordidum2 November records since 2011
- Melanoleuca serratifolia2 November records since 2011
- Cortinarius albobrunnescens2 November records since 2011
- Cortinarius rubeus2 November records since 2011
Rhodocollybia prolixa2 November records since 2011- Hebeloma excedens2 November records since 2011
- Rhodocybe tugrulii2 November records since 2011
Zoned Tooth Hydnellum concrescens2 November records since 2011
Death Cap Amanita phalloides2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Cortinarius albobrunnescens2 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 | 31 | |
| 2 | 15 | |
| 3 | 14 | |
| 4 | 14 | |
| 5 | 13 | |
| 6 | 12 | |
| 7 | 11 | |
| 8 | 10 | |
| 9 | 10 | |
| 10 | 10 | |
| 11 | 10 | |
| 12 | 10 | |
| 13 | 10 | |
| 14 | 10 | |
| 15 | 9 |
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, 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 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.
- 1
Oct 5, 2026American Slippery Jack Suillus americanusnear Brentwood, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Sep 30, 2026Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosanear Brentwood, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Sep 29, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Hampton Bays, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Sep 24, 2026Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus raveneliinear Brentwood, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
Sep 21, 2026Ganoderma lobatumnear Islip Terrace, NY (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Sep 21, 2026Ashtray Bolete Hemileccinum rubropunctumnear Patchogue, NY (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Sep 19, 2026Lactarius hygrophoroidesnear Springs, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Sep 9, 2026Fly Agaric Amanita muscarianear Stony Brook University, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9
Sep 3, 2026Peeling Puffball Lycoperdon marginatumnear Brentwood, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10
Aug 29, 2026Fistulina americananear Middle Island, 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
2,148 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 1,937 CC0 and 211 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.