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Mushrooms in Durham County, North Carolina
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
4,324mushroom records
626species recorded
Octbusiest month
4,324 records since 1889 (771 in the last 10 years)
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:
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus3 January records across all years- Poronidulus conchifer3 January records across all years
Wood Blewit Lepista nuda2 January records across all years- Rhizopogon couchii2 January records across all years
Ganoderma resinaceum2 January records across all years
Usually recorded in February here:
- Athelia scutellaris2 February records across all years
Usually recorded in March here:
- Cubamyces lactineus3 March records since 2011
False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 March records since 2011- Ganoderma resinaceum2 March records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 March records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 March records since 2011
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
- Pleurotus cystidiosus5 April records across all years
Orange Moss Navel Rickenella fibula3 April records across all years- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegans4 May records across all years
Brown Hay Cap Panaeolina foenisecii2 May records across all years
Scaly Sawgill Neolentinus lepideus2 May records across all years- Poronidulus conchifer2 May records across all years
Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata5 June records across all years
Zoned Hairy Parachute Crinipellis zonata3 June records across all years
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae2 June records across all years- Russula aurea2 June records across all years
- Amanita flavorubescens2 June records across all years
Russula flavida2 June records across all years
Fluted Bird's Nest Cyathus striatus2 June records across all years
False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 June records across all years- Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegans2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Ornate-Stalked Bolete Retiboletus ornatipes3 July records since 2011- False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata3 July records since 2011
Ash Tree Bolete Boletinellus merulioides2 July records since 2011
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum2 July records since 2011
American Caesar's Mushroom Amanita jacksonii2 July records since 2011
Dung Bird's Nest Cyathus stercoreus2 July records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus8 August records since 2011
Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betula7 August records since 2011- American Caesar's Mushroom Amanita jacksonii5 August records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 August records since 2011
Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo5 August records since 2011
Apple Bolete Exsudoporus frostii4 August records since 2011- False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata4 August records since 2011
Rose-Tinted Amanita Amanita roseotincta4 August records since 2011
Pulveroboletus curtisii3 August records since 2011- Fluted Bird's Nest Cyathus striatus3 August records since 2011
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites3 August records since 2011
Violet Gray Bolete Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa12 September records since 2011- Fluted Bird's Nest Cyathus striatus6 September records since 2011
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites4 September records since 2011
Reddening Lepiota Leucoagaricus americanus3 September records since 2011- American Caesar's Mushroom Amanita jacksonii3 September records since 2011
Ringless Honey Fungus Desarmillaria tabescens3 September records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus3 September records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 September records since 2011
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 September records since 2011
Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii2 September records since 2011
Lentinus levis2 September records since 2011
Suillus hirtellus2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Suillus hirtellus19 October records since 2011
Suillus cothurnatus8 October records since 2011
Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides5 October records since 2011- American Caesar's Mushroom Amanita jacksonii5 October records since 2011
Silver-Blue Milkcap Lactarius paradoxus5 October records since 2011
Bloody Brittlegill Russula sanguinea4 October records since 2011
Short-Stalked Suillus Suillus brevipes4 October records since 2011
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens4 October records since 2011
Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceus4 October records since 2011
Cobalt Crust Terana coerulea4 October records since 2011- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa4 October records since 2011
- Amanita flavipes3 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Silver-Blue Milkcap Lactarius paradoxus4 November records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 November records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 November records since 2011
- Suillus hirtellus2 November records since 2011
Large White Leucopax Leucopaxillus albissimus2 November records since 2011- Ganoderma resinaceum2 November records since 2011
- Short-Stalked Suillus Suillus brevipes2 November records since 2011
- Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus2 November records since 2011
Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum2 November records since 2011- Wood Blewit Lepista nuda2 November records since 2011
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 November records since 2011
Byssomerulius incarnatus2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune6 December records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 December records since 2011
- Poronidulus conchifer4 December records since 2011
Yellowleg Bonnet Mycena epipterygia2 December records since 2011- Ganoderma resinaceum2 December records since 2011
⚠ Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site. We show where fungi have been recorded, nothing more. We never say any mushroom is edible or safe, and you shouldn't decide that from any website, app or photo. Many deadly mushrooms look like harmless ones. If someone may have eaten a wild mushroom, call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 right away.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | |
| 2 | 27 | |
| 3 | 26 | |
| 4 | 26 | |
| 5 | 21 | |
| 6 | 21 | |
| 7 | 18 | |
| 8 | 18 | |
| 9 | 18 | |
| 10 | 17 | |
| 11 | 17 | |
| 12 | 17 | |
| 13 | 16 | |
| 14 | 15 | |
| 15 | 14 |
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, Sep, Aug.
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
Oct 3, 2026Fibroporia radiculosanear Durham, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
- 3Sep 19, 2026Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinusnear Durham, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Sep 19, 2026Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosanear Durham, NC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
- 6
Sep 10, 2026Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus raveneliinear Durham, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Aug 20, 2026Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosanear Durham, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Aug 12, 2026Rose-Tinted Amanita Amanita roseotinctain Duke Gardens, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Aug 8, 2026Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegansnear Durham, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Aug 8, 2026Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigonear Durham, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
Many sightings are on private land. Always get the landowner's permission, and follow the rules of parks and forests, which often limit or ban collecting.
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How we built this page
4,324 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 4,092 CC0 and 232 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.