Mushrooms in Caldwell 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.
Usually recorded in February here:
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
- Amanita cothurnata11 March records across all years
Deceiver Laccaria laccata6 March records across all years
False Deathcap Amanita citrina4 March records across all years
Blusher Amanita rubescens4 March records across all years- Amanita echinocephala3 March records across all years
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Too few past records in July here to list species.
Usually recorded in August here:
Appalachian Spindle Clavulinopsis appalachiensis2 August records across all years
Tremellodendron cladonia2 August records across all years
Meadow Coral Clavulinopsis corniculata2 August records across all years
Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis2 August records across all years
Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Destroying Angel Amanita virosa7 September records across all years
Plateful Of Pyramids Lepidella Amanita polypyramis2 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 | 11 | |
| 2 | 7 | |
| 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | 4 | |
| 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | 3 | |
| 8 | Amanita echinocephala | 3 |
| 9 | 2 | |
| 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, Mar, 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
Nov 6, 2025Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Lenoir, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Nov 5, 2025Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosain City of Lenoir Open Space, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Nov 3, 2025Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosanear Lenoir, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Nov 1, 2025Byssomerulius incarnatusnear Lenoir, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Nov 1, 2025Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilvanear Lenoir, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Nov 1, 2025Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumnear Lenoir, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Oct 23, 2025Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Lenoir, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Aug 29, 2025Hygrocybe parvulanear Blowing Rock, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Feb 23, 2025Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatusnear Gamewell, NC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Feb 11, 2024Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatusnear Gamewell, NC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
147 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 126 CC0 and 21 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.