Mushrooms in Cumberland 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:
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 February records since 2011
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 February records since 2011
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.
Usually recorded in June here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa3 August records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 August records since 2011
False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Dyer's Mazegill Phaeolus schweinitzii2 September records across all years
Too few past records in October here to list species.
Usually recorded in November here:
Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicina4 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
Dung Bird's Nest Cyathus stercoreus2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | |
| 2 | 5 | |
| 3 | 5 | |
| 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | 4 | |
| 6 | 3 | |
| 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: Feb, Aug, 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.
- 1Aug 5, 2026False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvatanear Fayetteville, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Aug 5, 2026False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvatanear Fayetteville, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Aug 3, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Fayetteville, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4
Jul 26, 2026Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosain Clark, J. Bayard Park, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Jun 25, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Fayetteville, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Apr 3, 2026Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumnear Hope Mills, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Feb 21, 2026False Turkeytail Stereum lobatumin Carver's Creek State Park, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Feb 21, 2026Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticusin Carver's Creek State Park, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Feb 21, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolorin Carver's Creek State Park, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
Feb 21, 2026Deer-Colored Trametes Trametopsis cervinain Carver's Creek State Park, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
106 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 20 CC0 and 86 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.