Mushrooms in Avery 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.
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.
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
Rosy Conk Rhodofomes cajanderi2 May records across all years
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Russula montana3 June records since 2011- Inocybe goniopusio2 June records since 2011
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 June records since 2011- Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Smooth Bristle Bracket Phellinus laevigatus3 July records across all years
Botryobasidium vagum3 July records across all years
Botryobasidium subcoronatum2 July records across all years
Fluted Bird's Nest Cyathus striatus2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Xylodon brevisetus6 August records across all years- Leucogaster araneosus2 August records across all years
- Leucogaster luteomaculatus2 August records across all years
Brown Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum fuscoviolaceum2 August records across all years- Porphyrellus fumosipes2 August records across all years
Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum2 August records across all years
Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinum7 September records across all years- Porodaedalea abietis6 September records across all years
Alder Bracket Xanthoporia radiata6 September records across all years
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus4 September records across all years
Trechispora mollusca3 September records across all years
Purple-Bloom Russula Russula mariae2 September records across all years
White Cheese Polypore Tyromyces chioneus2 September records across all years- Rhodofomes carneus2 September records across all years
Too few past records in October here to list species.
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | 7 | |
| 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | Porodaedalea abietis | 6 |
| 5 | 6 | |
| 6 | 5 | |
| 7 | 4 | |
| 8 | 4 | |
| 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | 3 | |
| 11 | 3 | |
| 12 | 3 | |
| 13 | 3 | |
| 14 | 3 | |
| 15 | 3 |
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: Sep, Aug, Jul.
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.
- 1Aug 13, 2026Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinumin Blue Ridge Parkway, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Aug 13, 2026Shining Waxcap, Nested Waxcap Gloioxanthomyces nitidusin Blue Ridge Parkway, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Jan 18, 2026Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsutain Pisgah National Forest, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Sep 11, 2025Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Grandfather Village, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Aug 30, 2025Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosanear Grandfather Village, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Aug 30, 2025Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinumnear Grandfather Village, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Aug 30, 2025Delicatula integrellanear Grandfather Village, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Aug 30, 2025Amanita erythrocephalanear Grandfather Village, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9
Aug 30, 2025Chocolate Milky Lactarius lignyotusnear Grandfather Village, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Aug 30, 2025Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinumnear Grandfather Village, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
261 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 231 CC0 and 30 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.