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Mushrooms in Macon County, North Carolina
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
7,838mushroom records
1,308species recorded
Augbusiest month
7,838 records since 1776 (466 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:
Dead Man's Hand Scleroderma polyrhizum3 January records across all years
Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes2 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.
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus14 May records across all years
Mycetinis opacus12 May records across all years
Gymnopus subsulphureus12 May records across all years
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae6 May records across all years
Common Collybia Gymnopus dryophilus5 May records across all years- Mycena cineraria3 May records across all years
Spotted Collybia Rhodocollybia maculata3 May records across all years
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 May records across all years
Xeromphalina tenuipes2 May records across all years
Bleeding Fairy Helmet Mycena haematopus2 May records across all years
European Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia platyphylla2 May records across all years
Oak Mazegill Daedalea quercina2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus19 June records across all years
Vampires Bane Mycetinis scorodonius9 June records across all years
Cross-Veined Troop Mushroom Xeromphalina kauffmanii8 June records across all years
Marasmiellus praeacutus7 June records across all years
Collared Parachute Marasmius rotula7 June records across all years
Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia7 June records across all years- Mycetinis opacus7 June records across all years
- Mycena latifolia7 June records across all years
Deceiver Laccaria laccata5 June records across all years
Flammulaster carpophilus4 June records across all years
Foetid Parachute Gymnopus foetidus4 June records across all years- Common Collybia Gymnopus dryophilus4 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Bradley Lactifluus volemus8 July records since 2011
Collybiopsis subnuda7 July records since 2011
Blusher Amanita rubescens5 July records since 2011
Lactifluus subvellereus4 July records since 2011
Collybiopsis dichroa4 July records since 2011- Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia4 July records since 2011
Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosa3 July records since 2011
Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii3 July records since 2011
Corrugated-Cap Milky Lactarius corrugis3 July records since 2011- Mycetinis opacus3 July records since 2011
- Craterellus pallidipes3 July records since 2011
Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis3 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum7 August records since 2011
Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo5 August records since 2011
Gray Milkcap Lactarius griseus4 August records since 2011- Collybiopsis dichroa4 August records since 2011
- Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis4 August records since 2011
Old Man Of The Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceus4 August records since 2011
Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei4 August records since 2011- Deceiver Laccaria laccata3 August records since 2011
American Slippery Jack Suillus americanus3 August records since 2011
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens3 August records since 2011- Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii3 August records since 2011
Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus3 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Deceiver Laccaria laccata48 September records across all years
Laccaria glabripes22 September records across all years
Grey Tooth Phellodon melaleucus21 September records across all years
Fused Tooth Phellodon confluens12 September records across all years
Zoned Tooth Hydnellum concrescens12 September records across all years
Coltricia montagnei11 September records across all years
The Granulated Bolete Suillus granulatus9 September records across all years- American Slippery Jack Suillus americanus9 September records across all years
Graceful Bolete Austroboletus gracilis8 September records across all years
Hydnellum underwoodii7 September records across all years
Slippery Jack Suillus luteus7 September records across all years
American Floury Amanita Amanita farinosa6 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Butter Cap Rhodocollybia butyracea3 October records across all years
Veiled Panus Tectella patellaris3 October records across all years- Crepidotus bresadolae3 October records across all years
Infundibulicybe squamulosa2 October records across all years- Cortinarius stillatitius2 October records across all years
Truncated Club Clavariadelphus truncatus2 October records across all years
The Gypsy Cortinarius caperatus2 October records across all years
Byssocorticium atrovirens2 October records across all years- Common Collybia Gymnopus dryophilus2 October records across all years
- Albatrellopsis ellisii2 October records across all years
- Deceiver Laccaria laccata2 October records across all years
- Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina3 November records across all years
Brick Cap Hypholoma lateritium2 November records across all years
Conifer Tuft Hypholoma capnoides2 November records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum2 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 | 114 | |
| 2 | 91 | |
| 3 | 88 | |
| 4 | 67 | |
| 5 | 60 | |
| 6 | 59 | |
| 7 | 48 | |
| 8 | 47 | |
| 9 | 47 | |
| 10 | 45 | |
| 11 | 43 | |
| 12 | 43 | |
| 13 | 42 | |
| 14 | 41 | |
| 15 | 41 |
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, Sep.
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.
- 1Jul 31, 2026Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigoin Nantahala National Forest, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Jul 28, 2026Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugaein Nantahala National Forest, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Jun 24, 2026Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatusin Nantahala National Forest, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4
Jun 21, 2026Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegansin Nantahala National Forest, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5May 30, 2026Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigonear Andrews, NC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6May 14, 2026Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugaein Nantahala National Forest, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Dec 12, 2025Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotinanear Franklin, NC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
Oct 11, 2025Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Franklin, NC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Oct 11, 2025Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinumin Macon County, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Sep 27, 2025Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformisnear Andrews, NC (location blurred by the observer) · 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
7,838 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 7,506 CC0 and 332 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.