Mushrooms in Westchester County, New York
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
1,250mushroom records
492species recorded
Octbusiest month
1,250 records since 1875 (461 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:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 January records across all years
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum4 January records across all years
Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes3 January records across all years
Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius2 January records across all years
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 January records across all years- Poronidulus conchifer2 January records across all years
Usually recorded in February here:
- Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa3 February records across all years
- Meganotus everhartii2 February records across all years
Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus Hydnoporia olivacea2 February records across all years
Phellinopsis conchata2 February records across all years- Fulvifomes inermis2 February records across all years
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 February records across all years
Usually recorded in March here:
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa4 March records since 2011- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina3 March records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 March records since 2011
Phellinus robiniae2 March records since 2011- Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 March records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius6 April records across all years
- Tulasnella violacea2 April records across all years
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus3 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
Wine Roundhead Stropharia rugosoannulata6 June records since 2011
Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii3 June records since 2011
Flat Crep Crepidotus applanatus3 June records since 2011
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 June records since 2011- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius2 June records since 2011
Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei2 June records since 2011
Yellow American Blusher Amanita flavorubens2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
- Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei6 July records since 2011
Feltscale Inky Cap Coprinopsis variegata6 July records since 2011
Purple-Bloom Russula Russula mariae5 July records since 2011
Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus5 July records since 2011- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus5 July records since 2011
Gunpowder Amanita Amanita onusta3 July records since 2011
Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia3 July records since 2011
Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi3 July records since 2011- Yellow American Blusher Amanita flavorubens3 July records since 2011
Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii2 July records since 2011
Shiny Cinnamon Polypore Coltricia cinnamomea2 July records since 2011
Deceiving Milkcap, Cottonroll Milkycap Lactarius deceptivus2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei7 August records since 2011
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus4 August records since 2011
False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 August records since 2011
Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis2 August records since 2011
Stinky Squid Pseudocolus fusiformis2 August records since 2011
Lactarius hygrophoroides2 August records since 2011
Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum2 August records since 2011
Fungi Neoporphyrellus alboater2 August records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 August records since 2011
- Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii2 August records since 2011
Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve2 August records since 2011
Smooth Chanterelle Cantharellus lateritius2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus4 September records since 2011
Northern Tooth Climacodon septentrionalis3 September records since 2011
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa3 September records since 2011
Old Man Of The Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceus2 September records since 2011
Giant Puffball Calvatia gigantea2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 October records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme4 October records since 2011- Giant Puffball Calvatia gigantea3 October records since 2011
- Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa3 October records since 2011
Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum3 October records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 October records since 2011
Spreading Phlebia Phlebia radiata2 October records since 2011- Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis2 October records since 2011
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 October records since 2011
Phaeomarasmius proximans2 October records since 2011
Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Tricholoma cingulatum4 November records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 November records since 2011
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina3 November records since 2011- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 November records since 2011
Oak Mazegill Daedalea quercina2 November records since 2011
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 December records since 2011
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina3 December records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 December records since 2011
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 December records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 December records since 2011
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 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 | 34 | |
| 2 | 17 | |
| 3 | 16 | |
| 4 | 15 | |
| 5 | 15 | |
| 6 | 14 | |
| 7 | 14 | |
| 8 | 13 | |
| 9 | 13 | |
| 10 | 12 | |
| 11 | 12 | |
| 12 | 12 | |
| 13 | 10 | |
| 14 | 10 | |
| 15 | 10 |
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 9 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.
- 1Sep 12, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Rye, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Sep 12, 2026Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosanear Mamaroneck, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Sep 9, 2026Giant Puffball Calvatia giganteanear Larchmont, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Sep 7, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Peach Lake, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Sep 7, 2026Old Man Of The Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceusnear Peach Lake, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Aug 29, 2026False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybditesnear Yorktown Heights, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Aug 28, 2026Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstineinear Golden's Bridge, NY (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Aug 17, 2026Stinky Squid Pseudocolus fusiformisnear Mamaroneck, NY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Aug 3, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Golden's Bridge, NY (location blurred by the observer) · 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
1,250 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 1,056 CC0 and 194 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.