Mushrooms in Jackson 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.
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:
- Stereum ochroleucum2 April records across all years
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Usually recorded in June here:
Brown Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum fuscoviolaceum4 June records across all years
Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia3 June records across all years- Peniophorella pallida3 June records across all years
Amanita amerivirosa2 June records across all years- Echinoderma perplexum2 June records across all years
- Hyphoderma roseocremeum2 June records across all years
Phanerochaete sordida2 June records across all years
Hyphodontia pallidula2 June records across all years
Nninepin-Cystidia Galerina Galerina tibiicystis2 June records across all years- Russula pseudofoetens2 June records across all years
Collybiopsis subnuda2 June records across all years- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Bradley Lactifluus volemus3 July records since 2011
Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum3 July records since 2011
Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei3 July records since 2011
Ramaria gracilis2 July records since 2011- Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Green Quilt Russula Russula crustosa4 August records since 2011
Pallid Bolete Imleria pallida3 August records since 2011
Scaly Chanterelle Turbinellus floccosus3 August records since 2011
Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis3 August records since 2011
Xerocomellus truncatus2 August records since 2011- Boletus occidentalis2 August records since 2011
- Amanita murrilliana2 August records since 2011
Russula pectinatoides2 August records since 2011- Sebacina candida2 August records since 2011
- Lactarius agglutinatus2 August records since 2011
White Hedgehog Hydnum albidum2 August records since 2011
Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Laccaria glabripes20 September records across all years
Deceiver Laccaria laccata16 September records across all years
Scurfy Deceiver Laccaria proxima6 September records across all years- Ramaria gracilis2 September records across all years
Deer Mushroom Pluteus cervinus2 September records across all years
Fluted Bird's Nest Cyathus striatus2 September records across all years- Brunneoporus malicola2 September records across all years
Purple-And-White Deceiver Laccaria ochropurpurea2 September records across all years
Zoned Tooth Hydnellum concrescens2 September records across all years- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
- Stereum ochroleucum3 October records across all years
- Corticium stevensonii2 October records across all years
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 October records across all years- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 October records across all years
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 October records across all years
Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum2 October records across all years
False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
- Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
Rooting Bovist Lycoperdon radicatum2 December records across all years
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35 | |
| 2 | 27 | |
| 3 | 14 | |
| 4 | 14 | |
| 5 | 11 | |
| 6 | 9 | |
| 7 | 9 | |
| 8 | 9 | |
| 9 | 8 | |
| 10 | 7 | |
| 11 | 7 | |
| 12 | 7 | |
| 13 | 6 | |
| 14 | 6 | |
| 15 | 6 |
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: Aug, Jul, 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 23, 2026Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudensnear Cullowhee, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Aug 21, 2026Scaly Chanterelle Turbinellus floccosusnear Waynesville, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Aug 6, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Glenville, NC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Jul 18, 2026Fragile Dapperling Leucocoprinus fragilissimusnear Cullowhee, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Oct 19, 2025Chrome-Footed Bolete Harrya chromipesnear Cullowhee, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Oct 19, 2025False Turkeytail Stereum lobatumnear Cullowhee, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Oct 19, 2025False Turkeytail Stereum lobatumnear Cullowhee, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Oct 18, 2025Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinusnear Cullowhee, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Oct 16, 2025Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosumnear Sylva, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Sep 16, 2025Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudensnear Webster, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
909 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 751 CC0 and 158 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.