Mushrooms in Columbus 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.
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.
Too few past records in August here to list species.
Usually recorded in September here:
Chanterelle Cantharellus cibarius4 September records across all years
Cep Boletus edulis3 September records across all years
Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum3 September records across all years
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa3 September records across all years
Coconut Milkcap Lactarius glyciosmus2 September records across all years
Golden Coral Fungus Ramaria aurea2 September records across all years
Netted Crust Byssomerulius corium2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Green Cheese Polypore Niveoporofomes spraguei4 October records across all years
Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii3 October records across all years
Laxitextum bicolor3 October records across all years
False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum3 October records across all years
Ochre Spreading Tooth Steccherinum ochraceum2 October records across all years- Gloeophyllum berkeleyi2 October records across all years
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 November records across all years
Marshmallow Polypore Irpiciporus pachyodon2 November records across all years
Nidularia pulvinata2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
- Ochre Spreading Tooth Steccherinum ochraceum3 December records across all years
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | 4 | |
| 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | 3 | |
| 8 | 3 | |
| 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | 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: Sep, Oct, Nov.
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 7 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
Feb 18, 2025Earth-Fan Thelephora terrestrisin Lake Waccamaw State Park, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Dec 17, 2024Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceusnear Fair Bluff, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Feb 26, 2023False Turkeytail Stereum lobatumnear Lake Waccamaw, NC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Feb 26, 2023Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Lake Waccamaw, NC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Nov 14, 2013Marshmallow Polypore Irpiciporus pachyodonin or near Lake Waccamaw State Park, NC · museum/herbarium specimen (H) · original record
- 6Nov 14, 2013Marshmallow Polypore Irpiciporus pachyodonin or near Lake Waccamaw State Park, NC · museum/herbarium specimen (H) · original record
- 7Nov 14, 2013Fomitella supinain or near Lake Waccamaw State Park, NC · museum/herbarium specimen (H) · original record
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How we built this page
117 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 108 CC0 and 9 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.