Mushrooms in Anson 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:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 January records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 January records since 2011
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.
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Usually recorded in June here:
Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 June records since 2011
Too few past records in July here to list species.
Usually recorded in August here:
Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus2 August records since 2011
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 September records since 2011
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis2 October records since 2011
Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceus2 October records since 2011- Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceus2 November records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 November records since 2011
Purple-Spored Puffball Calvatia cyathiformis2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceus3 December records since 2011
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 December records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 December records since 2011
Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulans2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | 8 | |
| 4 | 7 | |
| 5 | 7 | |
| 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | 4 | |
| 8 | 4 | |
| 9 | 4 | |
| 10 | 3 | |
| 11 | 3 | |
| 12 | 3 | |
| 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: Dec, Aug, Sep.
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
Jul 26, 2026Fragile Dapperling Leucocoprinus fragilissimusnear Wadesboro, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Feb 18, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communein Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Oct 2, 2025Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceusnear Polkton, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Sep 17, 2025Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosanear Polkton, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
Sep 17, 2025False Turkeytail Stereum lobatumnear Polkton, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Aug 25, 2025Purple-Spored Puffball Calvatia cyathiformisnear Wadesboro, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Aug 20, 2025Bitter Tooth Hydnellum scabrosumnear Polkton, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Aug 13, 2025Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosanear Morven, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Aug 10, 2025Fragile Dapperling Leucocoprinus fragilissimusin Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
May 28, 2025Small Chanterelle Cantharellus minorin Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
105 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 105 CC0 and 0 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.