Mushrooms in Alamance County, North Carolina
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:
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 January records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum3 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
- Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum4 March records since 2011
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 March records since 2011
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 May records since 2011
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Usually recorded in July here:
Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo3 July records since 2011
Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides2 August records since 2011
Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betula2 August records since 2011
Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegans2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Cross-Veined Troop Mushroom Xeromphalina kauffmanii2 September records since 2011
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 September records since 2011
Handsome Club Clavulinopsis laeticolor2 September records since 2011
White Spindles Clavaria fragilis2 September records since 2011
Too few past records in October here to list species.
Usually recorded in November here:
- Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus3 November records since 2011
Dead Man's Hand Scleroderma polyrhizum2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 December records since 2011
Byssomerulius incarnatus2 December records since 2011
White Green-Algae Coral Multiclavula mucida2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | 5 | |
| 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | 3 | |
| 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | 3 | |
| 8 | 3 | |
| 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | 2 | |
| 11 | 2 | |
| 12 | 2 | |
| 13 | 2 | |
| 14 | 2 | |
| 15 | 2 |
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, Mar.
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 8 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
Aug 24, 2026Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstineinear Saxapahaw, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Mar 8, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Graham, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Sep 7, 2025Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosain or near Cane Creek Mountains Natural Area, NC · museum/herbarium specimen (NCU) · original record
- 4Sep 7, 2025Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosanear Graham, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
Aug 17, 2025Ghost Chanterelle Cantharellus phasmatisnear Saxapahaw, NC · museum/herbarium specimen (NCU) · original record - 6
Aug 9, 2025Shaggy Legged Ringless Amanita Amanita rhacopusnear Saxapahaw, NC · museum/herbarium specimen (NCU) · original record - 7
Aug 9, 2025Pale Oyster Pleurotus pulmonariusnear Saxapahaw, NC · museum/herbarium specimen (NCU) · original record - 8
Aug 9, 2025Ivory Coral Ramariopsis kunzeinear Saxapahaw, NC · museum/herbarium specimen (NCU) · original record
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How we built this page
107 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 51 CC0 and 56 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.