Mushrooms in Haywood 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:
Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes3 January records across all years
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Too few past records in March here to list species.
Usually recorded in April here:
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus12 May records across all years
Xeromphalina tenuipes4 May records across all years
Deer Mushroom Pluteus cervinus3 May records across all years
Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius2 May records across all years
Narrow Entoloma Entoloma strictius2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Collybiopsis subnuda3 June records since 2011
Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi3 June records since 2011
Chestnut Bolete Gyroporus castaneus2 June records since 2011
Cat's Tongue Pseudohydnum gelatinosum2 June records since 2011
Blackening Wax-Cap Hygrocybe conica2 June records since 2011
Inocybe luteifolia2 June records since 2011
Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Charcoal Burner Russula cyanoxantha4 July records since 2011- Inosperma hirsutum3 July records since 2011
Flame Chanterelle Craterellus ignicolor3 July records since 2011
Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides3 July records since 2011- Inocybe ventricosa3 July records since 2011
Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis3 July records since 2011
False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca2 July records since 2011
Violet Gray Bolete Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus2 July records since 2011
Buff Fishy Milky Lactifluus luteolus2 July records since 2011
Coker's Amanita Amanita cokeri2 July records since 2011
Pholiota polychroa2 July records since 2011
Heath Waxcap Gliophorus laetus2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum6 August records since 2011
Decorated Mop Tricholomopsis decora2 August records since 2011- Aureonarius tofaceus2 August records since 2011
Blushing Webcap Cortinarius cyanites2 August records since 2011
Gray Milkcap Lactarius griseus2 August records since 2011
Salmon Amanita Amanita wellsii2 August records since 2011
Apple Bolete Exsudoporus frostii2 August records since 2011
Chocolate Milky Lactarius lignyotus2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae3 September records since 2011
- Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum3 September records since 2011
White Green-Algae Coral Multiclavula mucida2 September records since 2011
Albomagister subaustralis2 September records since 2011
Bearded Seamine Ripartites tricholoma2 September records since 2011
Violaceous Fairy Club Clavaria zollingeri2 September records since 2011
Russula silvestris2 September records since 2011
Clavariadelphus americanus2 September records since 2011
Crimped Gill Plicaturopsis crispa2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Armillaria gemina5 October records across all years- White Green-Algae Coral Multiclavula mucida4 October records across all years
False Deathcap Amanita citrina3 October records across all years- Typhrasa delineata2 October records across all years
Lentinellus subaustralis2 October records across all years
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum2 October records across all years
Conifer Tuft Hypholoma capnoides2 October records across all years
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea2 October records across all years
Yellow Shield Pluteus chrysophaeus2 October records across all years
Golden Waxcap Hygrocybe chlorophana2 October records across all years
Magnolia-Cone Mushroom Strobilurus conigenoides2 October records across all years
Lilac Bonnet Mycena pura2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
Glutinous Waxcap Hygrocybe glutinipes2 November records across all years- Stereum ochroleucum2 November records across all years
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | |
| 2 | 20 | |
| 3 | 17 | |
| 4 | 12 | |
| 5 | 12 | |
| 6 | 11 | |
| 7 | 10 | |
| 8 | 10 | |
| 9 | 10 | |
| 10 | 10 | |
| 11 | 10 | |
| 12 | 10 | |
| 13 | 10 | |
| 14 | 9 | |
| 15 | 9 |
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: Jul, Aug, Jun.
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
Aug 29, 2026Lentinus levisnear Maggie Valley, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Aug 20, 2026Apple Bolete Exsudoporus frostiinear Maggie Valley, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Aug 12, 2026Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatusin Great Smoky Mountains National Park, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Jul 28, 2026Pholiota polychroanear Maggie Valley, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
Dec 30, 2025Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatusin Pisgah National Forest, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Sep 28, 2025Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Maggie Valley, NC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Sep 8, 2025Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinumin Pisgah National Forest, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Aug 19, 2025Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinumin Great Smoky Mountains National Park, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9
Jun 17, 2025Rosy Conk Rhodofomes cajanderinear Maggie Valley, NC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Jun 14, 2025Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyiin Pisgah National Forest, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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2,013 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 1,864 CC0 and 149 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.