Mushrooms in Montgomery 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.
Usually recorded in March here:
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus8 March records across all years
Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum3 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
Caesar Amanita caesarea2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta2 May records across all years
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum2 May records across all years
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Usually recorded in July here:
False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca3 July records across all years
Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve2 July records across all years
Scaly Sawgill Neolentinus lepideus2 July records across all years
Tuckahoe Wolfiporia cocos2 July records across all years
Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betula4 August records across all years
Silky Parchment Stereum striatum3 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Blusher Amanita rubescens5 September records across all years- Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus3 September records across all years
Brain Puffball Calvatia craniiformis3 September records across all years
Red Belted Conk Fomitopsis pinicola3 September records across all years
Umber-Brown Puffball Lycoperdon umbrinum3 September records across all years
Horse Mushroom Agaricus arvensis3 September records across all years- Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betula2 September records across all years
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea2 September records across all years- Lysurus periphragmoides2 September records across all years
Purple-Spored Puffball Calvatia cyathiformis2 September records across all years
Potato Earthball Scleroderma bovista2 September records across all years
Bohemian Truffle Pisolithus arhizus2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
- Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus3 October records across all years
Marasmius graminum2 October records across all years
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | |
| 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 5 | |
| 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | 5 | |
| 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | 4 | |
| 8 | 4 | |
| 9 | 4 | |
| 10 | 3 | |
| 11 | 3 | |
| 12 | 3 | |
| 13 | 3 | |
| 14 | 3 | |
| 15 | 3 |
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, Jul, 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 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 24, 2026Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinusin Uwharrie National Forest, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Jun 28, 2025Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosain Uwharrie National Forest, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3May 18, 2025Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatumin Uwharrie National Forest, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4May 18, 2025Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatumin Uwharrie National Forest, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
Oct 6, 2024Byssomerulius incarnatusnear Badin, NC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Sep 22, 2024Pholiota polychroanear Mount Gilead, NC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Sep 8, 2024Flaming Gold Bolete Aureoboletus auriflammeusnear Candor, NC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
- 9Aug 11, 2024Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betulain Town of Troy - Roy J. Maness Nature Preserve, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Aug 11, 2024Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betulain Town of Troy - Roy J. Maness Nature Preserve, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
368 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 328 CC0 and 40 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.