Mushrooms in Carteret 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.
Usually recorded in March here:
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune5 March records since 2011
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.
Usually recorded in July here:
Phallus rubicundus2 July records across all years
Trechispora farinacea2 July records across all years
Too few past records in August here to list species.
Too few past records in September here to list species.
Usually recorded in October here:
Sulphur Tuft Hypholoma fasciculare4 October records across all years
Spotted Cort Cortinarius iodes3 October records across all years
White Green-Algae Coral Multiclavula mucida2 October records across all years
Red Hot Milk Cap Lactarius rufus2 October records across all years- Melanoleuca cinereifolia2 October records across all years
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 October records across all years
Marasmius fulvoferrugineus2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
- Melanoleuca cinereifolia2 November records across all years
Beach Brittlestem Psathyrella ammophila2 November records across all years
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | Rhizopogon vesiculosus | 5 |
| 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | Melanoleuca cinereifolia | 4 |
| 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | 4 | |
| 8 | Melanoleuca ammophila | 3 |
| 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | Burgoa verzuoliana | 3 |
| 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: Oct, Jul, Jan.
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.
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Oct 12, 2025Exsudoporus floridanusnear Emerald Isle, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Aug 9, 2025False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybditesin Fort Macon State Park, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Dec 13, 2024Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicinain Croatan National Forest, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Aug 4, 2024Lactarius hygrophoroidesin Emerald Isle Woods Park, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Aug 4, 2024Anise And Raspberry Limbed-Lepidella Amanita mutabilisin Emerald Isle Woods Park, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Mar 2, 2024Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Gloucester, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Oct 28, 2022Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatusnear Atlantic Beach, NC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Sep 17, 2022Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegansnear Morehead City, NC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
Sep 8, 2022Scaly Sawgill Neolentinus lepideusnear Pine Knoll Shores, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10
Apr 18, 2021Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Broad Creek, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
221 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 101 CC0 and 120 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.