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Mushrooms in Forsyth County, North Carolina
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
584mushroom records
236species recorded
Sepbusiest month
584 records since 1905 (214 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:
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta4 January records across all years
False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum3 January records across all years
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum3 January records across all years
Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceus3 January records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 January records across all years
Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes2 January records across all years
Usually recorded in February here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 February records since 2011
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus3 February records since 2011
Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata2 February records since 2011
Nigroporus vinosus2 February records since 2011
Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolor2 February records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 February records since 2011
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus5 March records across all years
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 March records across all years
Peniophora cinerea3 March records across all years- Stump Puffball Lycoperdon pyriforme2 March records across all years
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 March records across all years- False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
- Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta2 April records across all years
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 April records across all years
- False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
Protohydnum album4 May records across all years
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune4 May records across all years
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus3 May records across all years- Peniophora cinerea2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Lantern Stinkhorn Lysurus mokusin2 June records since 2011- Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus5 July records since 2011
- Nigroporus vinosus3 July records since 2011
Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei2 July records since 2011- Protohydnum album2 July records since 2011
Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi3 August records since 2011- Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo3 August records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 August records since 2011- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 August records since 2011
Umbrella Polypore Polyporus umbellatus2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum3 September records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 September records since 2011
Marasmiellus candidus2 September records since 2011
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 September records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 September records since 2011
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 September records since 2011
Bleeding Fairy Helmet Mycena haematopus2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus Hydnoporia olivacea5 October records across all years
Cobalt Crust Terana coerulea4 October records across all years
Corticium roseum4 October records across all years- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 October records across all years
Dendrothele candida3 October records across all years
Tropical Cinnabar Bracket, Orange Polypore Pycnoporus sanguineus2 October records across all years- Antrodia albida2 October records across all years
Black Witch's Butter Exidia glandulosa2 October records across all years- Hydnellum velutinum2 October records across all years
Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia2 October records across all years
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 October records across all years
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
- Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum6 November records across all years
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 November records across all years
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum3 November records across all years- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus3 November records across all years
- Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum2 November records across all years
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 November records across all years- Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceus2 November records across all years
Bulbous Honey Fungus Armillaria gallica2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
- Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva3 December records across all years
- False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 December records across all years
- Cubamyces lactineus2 December records across all years
Pinkmottle Woodwax Hygrophorus russula2 December records across all years- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 December records across all years
⚠ 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 | 18 | |
| 3 | 15 | |
| 4 | 12 | |
| 5 | 12 | |
| 6 | 12 | |
| 7 | 10 | |
| 8 | 10 | |
| 9 | 9 | |
| 10 | 9 | |
| 11 | 8 | |
| 12 | 8 | |
| 13 | 8 | |
| 14 | 7 | |
| 15 | 7 |
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, 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 9 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.
- 1Sep 25, 2026Cobalt Crust Terana coeruleanear Winston-Salem, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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- 3Aug 10, 2026Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyinear Clemmons, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Aug 6, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Clemmons, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Jul 31, 2026Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigonear Germanton, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Jul 13, 2026Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatusin City of Winston-Salem Open Space - Bethabara, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Jul 10, 2026Coprinopsis alnivoranear Winston-Salem, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Jul 10, 2026Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatusnear Winston-Salem, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Jul 10, 2026Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstineinear Winston-Salem, 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
584 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 377 CC0 and 207 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.