Mushrooms in Washington County, New York
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
1,737mushroom records
597species recorded
Augbusiest month
1,737 records since 1865 (74 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.
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.
Usually recorded in April here:
Split Porecrust Schizopora paradoxa2 April records across all years- Aleurodiscus farlowii2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta3 May records across all years
Amber Jelly Exidia recisa2 May records across all years
Timber Mazegill Gloeophyllum trabeum2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Parrot Mushroom Gliophorus psittacinus4 June records across all years
Gymnopus semihirtipes4 June records across all years
Northern Cinnabar Polypore Trametes cinnabarina3 June records across all years
Golden Waxcap Hygrocybe chlorophana3 June records across all years
Dung Roundhead Protostropharia semiglobata2 June records across all years
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 June records across all years
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana2 June records across all years
Black Witch's Butter Exidia glandulosa2 June records across all years
Diamond Polypore Neofavolus alveolaris2 June records across all years- Crepidotus dorsalis2 June records across all years
Club Foot Ampulloclitocybe clavipes2 June records across all years
Deer Mushroom Pluteus cervinus2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
- Clavaria cristatula13 July records across all years
Smoky Spindles Clavaria fumosa10 July records across all years- Lentaria patouillardii5 July records across all years
Perenniporia fraxinophila4 July records across all years- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus4 July records across all years
- Entoloma grayanum4 July records across all years
- Pterulicium gracile3 July records across all years
Carnation Earthfan Thelephora caryophyllea3 July records across all years
Pluteus admirabilis3 July records across all years- Hygrocybe peckii3 July records across all years
White Knight Tricholoma album3 July records across all years
Grisette Amanita vaginata3 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Scaly Chanterelle Turbinellus floccosus10 August records across all years- Clavaria cristatula9 August records across all years
- Diamond Polypore Neofavolus alveolaris7 August records across all years
Ivory Coral Ramariopsis kunzei6 August records across all years
Meadow Coral Clavulinopsis corniculata6 August records across all years
Woolly Milkcap Lactarius torminosus5 August records across all years
Chanterelle Cantharellus cibarius5 August records across all years
Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve5 August records across all years
Blackening Wax-Cap Hygrocybe conica5 August records across all years- Clitocybe infundibuliformis4 August records across all years
Death Cap Amanita phalloides4 August records across all years
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus4 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
- Pterulicium gracile5 September records across all years
White Coral Jelly Fungus Sebacina sparassoidea5 September records across all years
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum5 September records across all years- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis4 September records across all years
White Cheese Polypore Tyromyces chioneus4 September records across all years
Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa4 September records across all years
Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis4 September records across all years- Clavaria cristatula4 September records across all years
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria4 September records across all years
Phaeoclavulina flaccida3 September records across all years- Ivory Coral Ramariopsis kunzei3 September records across all years
- Meadow Coral Clavulinopsis corniculata3 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
- Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum10 October records across all years
Chestnut Mushroom Pholiota adiposa6 October records across all years
Cystodermella granulosa4 October records across all years
Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiarium4 October records across all years
Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata4 October records across all years
Collared Earthstar Geastrum triplex3 October records across all years- Club Foot Ampulloclitocybe clavipes3 October records across all years
- White Cheese Polypore Tyromyces chioneus3 October records across all years
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva3 October records across all years
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea3 October records across all years
Goblet Pseudoclitocybe cyathiformis3 October records across all years
Gold Dust Waxy Cap Hygrophorus chrysodon3 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius5 November records across all years
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina3 November records across all years
Fragrant Bracket Trametes suaveolens2 November records across all years
Spreading Phlebia Phlebia radiata2 November records across all years
White-Rot Fungus Trametes pubescens2 November records across all years
Crystal Brain Fungus Myxarium nucleatum2 November records across all years- Collared Earthstar Geastrum triplex2 November records across all years
Oak Curtain Crust Hymenochaete rubiginosa2 November records across all years
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 November records across all years
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta2 November records across all years
Rosy Crust Peniophora incarnata2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 December records across all years
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum2 December records across all years
⚠ 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 | 29 | |
| 2 | 19 | |
| 3 | 16 | |
| 4 | 15 | |
| 5 | 15 | |
| 6 | 14 | |
| 7 | 14 | |
| 8 | 13 | |
| 9 | 13 | |
| 10 | 11 | |
| 11 | 11 | |
| 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
Sep 15, 2024Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriformenear North Granville, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Nov 11, 2023Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumin Lake George Wild Forest, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Nov 11, 2023Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformisin Lake George Wild Forest, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Nov 11, 2023Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentariusin Lake George Wild Forest, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Nov 11, 2023Ochre-Banded Conk Fomitopsis ochraceain Lake George Wild Forest, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Nov 11, 2023Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentariusin Lake George Wild Forest, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Nov 11, 2023Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatumin Lake George Wild Forest, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Nov 11, 2023Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotinain Lake George Wild Forest, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Nov 11, 2023Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotinain Lake George Wild Forest, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
Nov 11, 2023Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatusin Lake George Wild Forest, 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
1,737 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 1,664 CC0 and 73 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.