Mushrooms in Chatham 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:
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune4 January records since 2011
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus3 January records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 February records since 2011
False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
Spreading Yellow Tooth Hydnophlebia chrysorhiza2 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceus2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
Crepidotus nephrodes3 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
American Caesar's Mushroom Amanita jacksonii5 July records since 2011
Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides3 July records since 2011
Violet Gray Bolete Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus3 July records since 2011
Peppery Milkcap Lactifluus piperatus2 July records since 2011
Bradley Lactifluus volemus2 July records since 2011
Smooth Chanterelle Cantharellus lateritius2 July records since 2011
Hymenopellis furfuracea2 July records since 2011
Crystal Brain Fungus Myxarium nucleatum2 July records since 2011
White Chicken Mushroom Berkcurtia persicina2 July records since 2011
Deer Mushroom Pluteus cervinus2 July records since 2011
Caloboletus firmus2 July records since 2011
Peck's Yellow Dust Amanita Amanita elongata2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betula4 August records since 2011
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa3 August records since 2011
Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii3 August records since 2011
Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus2 August records since 2011
Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii2 August records since 2011
Suillus hirtellus2 August records since 2011
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum2 August records since 2011
Carrot-Footed Lepidella Amanita daucipes2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa7 September records since 2011
- Suillus hirtellus3 September records since 2011
Purple-And-White Deceiver Laccaria ochropurpurea2 September records since 2011
Ringless Honey Fungus Desarmillaria tabescens2 September records since 2011
Dead Man's Hand Scleroderma polyrhizum2 September records since 2011
Silver-Blue Milkcap Lactarius paradoxus2 September records since 2011
Slippery Jill Suillus salmonicolor2 September records since 2011- Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betula2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Suillus hirtellus8 October records since 2011
The Granulated Bolete Suillus granulatus7 October records since 2011
Plateful Of Pyramids Lepidella Amanita polypyramis4 October records since 2011
Suillus cothurnatus3 October records since 2011
Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicina2 October records since 2011- Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betula2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Suillus cothurnatus8 November records across all years
Trametes villosa4 November records across all years
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria4 November records across all years
Copper-Top Leccinum aurantiacum3 November records across all years- Silver-Blue Milkcap Lactarius paradoxus2 November records across all years
Brittlegills Russula albidula2 November records across all years
Scaly Tooth Sarcodon imbricatus2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
- Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus4 December records across all years
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 December records across all years
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 December records across all years
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | |
| 2 | 12 | |
| 3 | 11 | |
| 4 | 10 | |
| 5 | 9 | |
| 6 | 9 | |
| 7 | 9 | |
| 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | 8 | |
| 10 | 7 | |
| 11 | 7 | |
| 12 | 7 | |
| 13 | 6 | |
| 14 | 5 | |
| 15 | 5 |
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, Oct.
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.
- 1Oct 4, 2026Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betulanear Pittsboro, NC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Jul 19, 2026Lentinus levisnear Governors Club, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Feb 12, 2026Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinumnear Moncure, NC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Dec 19, 2025Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumnear Pittsboro, NC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
Dec 18, 2025Ganoderma resinaceumnear Carolina Meadows, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Nov 4, 2025Pine Spikes Chroogomphus vinicolornear Apex, NC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Oct 30, 2025Calostoma raveneliinear Fearrington Village, NC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Oct 7, 2025Hericium carolinensenear Apex, NC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Sep 27, 2025Dead Man's Hand Scleroderma polyrhizumnear Fearrington Village, NC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Aug 31, 2025Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosanear Carolina Meadows, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
496 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 273 CC0 and 223 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.