Mushrooms in Guilford 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.
Usually recorded in February here:
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 March records since 2011
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:
Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii2 June records since 2011
Too few past records in July here to list species.
Usually recorded in August here:
Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo3 August records since 2011
American Caesar's Mushroom Amanita jacksonii3 August records since 2011
Caloboletus firmus2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Lentinus levis3 September records since 2011
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa3 October records since 2011- Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus4 November records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 November records across all years
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 November records across all years
Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceus2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata6 December records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus4 December records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 December records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | |
| 2 | 12 | |
| 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | 5 | |
| 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | 4 | |
| 8 | 3 | |
| 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | 3 | |
| 11 | 3 | |
| 12 | 3 | |
| 13 | 3 | |
| 14 | 3 | |
| 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: Dec, Nov, 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.
- 1Sep 24, 2026Lentinus levisnear Summerfield, NC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Sep 23, 2026Lentinus levisnear Summerfield, NC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Sep 22, 2026Lentinus levisnear Summerfield, NC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4
Aug 14, 2026Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstineinear Greensboro, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Aug 5, 2026False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvatanear Greensboro, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Aug 3, 2026American Caesar's Mushroom Amanita jacksoniiin Lake Brandt - Owls Roost, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Aug 3, 2026American Caesar's Mushroom Amanita jacksoniiin Lake Brandt - Owls Roost, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
Jul 26, 2026Marasmiellus candidusnear Greensboro, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Jul 18, 2026Entoloma parasiticumnear Oak Ridge, NC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
Jul 1, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Greensboro, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
152 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 42 CC0 and 110 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.