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Mushrooms in Buncombe County, North Carolina
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
1,855mushroom records
718species recorded
Sepbusiest month
1,855 records since 1896 (509 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 versicolor3 January records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 February records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 February records since 2011
Diamond Polypore Neofavolus alveolaris2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus4 April records since 2011
Pale Brittlestem Candolleomyces candolleanus2 April records since 2011
Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegans2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 May records across all years
Orange Netcrust Pseudomerulius aureus2 May records across all years
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea12 June records across all years
False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata3 June records across all years
Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii3 June records across all years
Reddish Brown Bitter Bolete Tylopilus rubrobrunneus2 June records across all years
Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 July records since 2011
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus3 July records since 2011
Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi3 July records since 2011
Mycorrhaphium adustum3 July records since 2011
Xeromphalina tenuipes2 July records since 2011
Eastern Cauliflower Mushroom Sparassis spathulata2 July records since 2011- Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii2 July records since 2011
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens2 July records since 2011
Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei2 July records since 2011
Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum2 July records since 2011
Corrugated Bolete Hemileccinum hortonii2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum4 August records since 2011
Destroying Angel Amanita bisporigera3 August records since 2011- Craterellus dubius3 August records since 2011
Black Tooth Phellodon niger3 August records since 2011
American Cauliflower Mushroom Sparassis americana3 August records since 2011
Ball Gown Amanita Amanita submaculata2 August records since 2011
Amanita amerivirosa2 August records since 2011
Spotted Cort Cortinarius iodes2 August records since 2011
Scaly Chanterelle Turbinellus floccosus2 August records since 2011
Thelephora vialis2 August records since 2011
False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 August records since 2011
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Amanita amerivirosa17 September records since 2011
The Granulated Bolete Suillus granulatus15 September records since 2011- Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei11 September records since 2011
- Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum8 September records since 2011
- Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens6 September records since 2011
Garlic-Odored Death Cap Amanita suballiacea5 September records since 2011
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea5 September records since 2011
Laeticutis cristata5 September records since 2011
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum4 September records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 September records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum4 September records since 2011
American Slippery Jack Suillus americanus4 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum3 October records since 2011
Brown American Star-Footed Amanita Amanita brunnescens2 October records since 2011
Coker's Lavender Staining Amanita Amanita lavendula2 October records since 2011- Amanita amerivirosa2 October records since 2011
Cat's Tongue Pseudohydnum gelatinosum2 October records since 2011
Weeping Widow Lacrymaria lacrymabunda2 October records since 2011
Parrot Mushroom Gliophorus psittacinus2 October records since 2011
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus2 October records since 2011- Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum2 October records since 2011
- False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 October records since 2011
Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa2 October records since 2011
Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceus2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
Phlebiopsis gigantea14 November records across all years
Porostereum spadiceum7 November records across all years
Wood Blewit Lepista nuda2 November records across all years- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 November records across all years
Bleeding Oak Crust Stereum gausapatum2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 December records since 2011
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum5 December records since 2011
Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus Hydnoporia olivacea2 December records since 2011
Phellinus robiniae2 December records since 2011- False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 December records since 2011
- Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum2 December records since 2011
Asian Beauty Radulomyces copelandii2 December records since 2011
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus2 December records since 2011
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 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 | 23 | |
| 2 | 23 | |
| 3 | 23 | |
| 4 | 21 | |
| 5 | 21 | |
| 6 | 18 | |
| 7 | 16 | |
| 8 | 15 | |
| 9 | 15 | |
| 10 | 15 | |
| 11 | 15 | |
| 12 | 14 | |
| 13 | 14 | |
| 14 | 13 | |
| 15 | 12 |
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, 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 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.
- 1Sep 26, 2026Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinusin Pisgah National Forest, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Sep 26, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Barnardsville, NC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Sep 25, 2026Lentinus levisnear Mars Hill, NC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Sep 5, 2026Painted Suillus Suillus spragueiin Pisgah National Forest, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Aug 24, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Asheville, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Aug 15, 2026False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvatanear Hoopers Creek, NC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Aug 7, 2026Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiariumin Buncombe County Park, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Jul 31, 2026Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudensnear Montreat, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9
Jul 27, 2026Magpie Fungus Coprinopsis picaceanear Asheville, NC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Jun 27, 2026Scaly Chanterelle Turbinellus floccosusnear Asheville, NC (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
1,855 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 1,448 CC0 and 407 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.